When the entire online community had expected Google to reveal its new smartphone and tablet Nexus and the new Android 5.0 (dubbed Lollipop ), the giant even brought big news to reveal the launch of its new Nexus Player .
The Nexus Player has proven to be a big surprise for many reasons. Will be compatible with a wide variety of Nexus devices, to build on the recent platform Android TV and this time Google decided to opt for a new processor that is neither Qualcomm or NVIDIA.
Google decided to use this new device a quad-core Intel Atom (1.8GHz) processor, put only 1GB of RAM (which puts in question its ability to be used in games) and graphics chosen terms was PowerVR Series 6 , created by Imagination .
This device also comes with a very small internal memory (8GB only) and no possibility to use microSD cards . However, owned a USB 2.0 where external memory devices may be connected port.
The Nexus Player connects to the television via cable HDMI and internet networks through WiFi . Another of the revelations that emerged with some strangeness is the fact that it is advertised as a device “ Cast Google Ready” , and thus remove the famous Chromecast of his throne. However, many users will continue to prefer a much simpler and certainly cheaper device.
To interact with this new device, the user will have at its disposal a command that displays extremely minimal , with very few buttons. A command with so few buttons is only possible because the main way to interact with the Nexus Player will be through voice commands .
There is however another way to interact with the Nexus Player through a gaming pad which can be purchased separately. As has been revealed for some time, the Android TV platform continues to be developed with great attention to shed gaming , but the question remains: “Does Nexus Player able to withstand the most famous titles in the Google Play Store? “
As the rest of the devices presented by Google, the Nexus Player will not be available for pre booking the day before 17 October and its price is still unknown. When the gaming pad , will not be available before the day November 3 .
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