Along with the pure Android running Nexus 6 & Nexus 9, Google has the flagship Android TV powered home entertainment hub, they call the Nexus Player. This small console is designed to sit discretely alongside your home entertainment setup, offering access to your favourite TV shows and Android games.
The Nexus Player was designed in collaboration with ASUS and acts a streaming hub for music, movies, and other videos. All you need to do is hook it up to your TV via an HDMI cable and start streaming your content over WiFi. The device runs Android TV based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Now because it is Android TV powered, the Nexus Player employs the Android TV functions shown off at I/O earlier in the year, including a TV optimized Play Store interface, content based search functions, and a gaming platform.
It is powered by a quad-core 1.8GHz Intel Atom processor with PowerVR Series 6 graphics, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage. The Nexus Player can also be used to cast your favourite entertainment apps directly from your Android or iOS device, Mac or Windows laptop, or Chromebook to the TV. Content also syncs across Android devices, so you can start a movie on your TV and finish it on your tablet in bed.
The Nexus Player console comes with a dedicated remote for selecting and skipping through your content. The remote is also voice activated, allowing you to make the most of Google’s search functions.
For the gamers out there, a dedicated gamepad for the Nexus Player will be available for purchase separately. The Nexus Player will be available for pre-order on October 17th and will cost $99. If you liked this article, please give it a +1 down below. Also, follow me on Google+ and Facebook to get instant updates. As this is a blog, let's keep things interactive... Feel free to comment down below.
As expected, a powerful new phablet has gone official today in the form of Google’s Motorola-made Nexus 6. The phablet represents an affordable stock Android offering, one that doesn’t compromise on the specs front either. Let’s take a look at it, shall we?
Here we’re looking at a 5.96-inch QHD (2560x1440) display, a 13MP camera sensor with OIS, a front-facing 2MP sensor, a 3,220 mAh battery, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor, 3GB of RAM, dual front-facing speakers, and more. There’s also support for Motorola’s Turbo Charger, which can give the Nexus 6 six hours of battery with just 15 minutes on the charger – impressive stuff. And just as expected, Android Lollipop runs the hardware The Nexus 6 will be available for pre-order beginning later this month. Pricing is set to start at nearly $650 for the 32GB version, with blue and white color options. The 64GB model will run you just $50 more, coming in closer to $700.... which makes me wonder if Google forgot if this is a Nexus or not! If you liked this article, please give it a +1 down below. Also, follow me on Google+ and Facebook to get instant updates. As this is a blog, let's keep things interactive... Feel free to comment down below.
A powerful new tablet has gone official. A tablet that represents an affordable stock Android offering but doesn’t compromise on the including the latest and greatest hardware either. Let’s take a look at it, shall we?
To kick things of, the Nexus 9 rock an 8.9-inch display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 (resulting in a 3:2 aspect ratio). A 64-bit NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor coupled with a 192 Kepler GPU are the heart of this tablet. 8MP and 1.6MP camera combination are there on the front and back of this Nexus. There’s also 2GB of RAM, a 6700mAh battery, and 16 or 32GB of internal storage. The tablet will feature HTC BoomSound. Brushed metal sides are also present on the Nexus 9. And now to the killer feature, the Nexus 9 ships with Android 5.0 Lollipop with 64bit enabled!
That keyboard case we saw a few weeks back is confirmed, magnetically securing itself to the Nexus 9 and offering adjustable angles of support, all ready to accommodate the workspace of your choice. The new Nexus tablet will be available for pre-order on October 17. Color options will include black, white, and “sand.”
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