Google
Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is reportedly postponing the launch of the much-awaited Nexus
Q. the device is Google’s first self-designed and marketed electronic device.
The delay is being predicted as a bonus for fans the internet giant’s streaming
media device.
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The
tech team at Google that is responsible for handling manufactured and
engineered hardware is delaying the public launch of the product to add some
new features to the device. This will benefit those who have already committed
to Nexus Q. Google has stopped accepting pre-orders but has not shed any light
on when exactly the device is going to launch. People, who have already placed
orders for the device, will receive their orders in the next few weeks.
There’s
more. Google has decided to ship Nexus Q to all the customers, who have
pre-ordered, for free. In a way, the company will treat all its customers like
the thousands of developers and few others who had received Nexus Q free of
cost at the Google I/O conference.
The
Nexus Q has been touted as made in the USA and echoed the budding trend of
‘reshoring’ manufacturing functions.
The
cross between an audio amplifier and a streaming video box is the Internet
giant’s first end-to-end hardware enterprise. It is just a aspect of the bigger
push into hardware ground that is currently being dominated by Samsung
Electronics and Apple Inc. Google is also working on promoting the unique
‘Google Glass’, the amplified reality eyeglasses.
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When
the Nexus Q was showcased at the I/O, the hardware was praised to a great
extent. However, the general consent on the devise was that the streaming media
bit supports a handful of services. It only plays tracks from Google music and
videos from YouTube and Google Play.
Google
has refused to comment on the new features it is planning on adding to Nexus Q.
only information is that the Android team is working hard to enhance
functionalities of the device.
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