[Copernicus]

Looks like they wanted to destroy Google tv with this workaround.

Seriously, this makes no sense.

[Subliminal]

https://play.google.com/store/device...d=nexus_7_16gb

UK Link!!

[JonnyBrad]

They didn't do a good job framing it ... but the price is fine given similar products like Sonos (and they don't offer video).

Yeah its cheaper than a sonos connect amp. However Sonos can read music from anywhere. Whereas with the Q you're locked into google music/video.

[Emily Chu]

Nexus Q 300$

WHO IS THIS FOR ??!!!

[jobber]

lol @ using apple macbooks

[Raelson]

Impossible? just stream on ustream or something bro

[effingvic]

keynote was okay. nexus7 is cool but i dont need another tablet now.

highlight for me was the project butter so far. addressed one of the biggest issues i had with android.

edit: oh its not over yet. google+? eh

[claviertekky]

Now to advertise the better social network that no one uses.

[kharma45]

https://play.google.com/store/device...d=nexus_7_16gb UK Link!!

Glad to see the UK isn't getting shafted, that's a really good price for it!

[D4Danger]

https://play.google.com/store/device...d=nexus_7_16gb UK Link!!

8GB is £159.99. Not bad.

[Sanjuro]

I'm not sure if I'm going to regret purchasing the 8GB. I'm really only using it for comic books and already past what I'm looking to spend on the device.

It looks fantastic though.

[JonnyBrad]

https://play.google.com/store/device...d=nexus_7_16gb UK Link!!

I love you!

[Marty Chinn]

True, it just seems like a larger, oddly shaped and more expensive version of Apple TV. Did they mention any features for it that the Apple TV doesn't have?

Shared playlist, sync playback among multiple units, and possibly headless.

[Andrex]

All of the Jellybean stuff was awesome, but I'm really hoping that battery life doesn't take a hit.

Why would it? Better performance generally means optimizations, and optimizations generally lead to improved hardware.

[Jeff-DSA]

Not interested in the Q at all. Give me a $99 version without the amp and we'll talk.

Jelly Bean looks fantastic. Can't wait for the update to hit my Xoom. I may get my wife a Nexus 7 and we can give our son the Kindle Fire.

[jokkir]

Holy shit. The Play Store Shop is opened in Canada now?

[Subliminal]

Yeah, I'm worried I'll regret getting the 8GB.. hm..

[JonnyBrad]

IMO they knocked it out of the park with the Nexus 7, but i don't know that the Q was worthy as a key note thing. Its just a sonos knockoff.

[smiggyRT]

Glad to see the UK isn't getting shafted, that's a really good price for it!

£159/£199

Well, it was better than I expected I guess...

[SRG01]

I thought they mentioned something about purchasing music? There's nothing online for Canada yet :(

[Rocket Scientist]

I just went on Google+ for the first time in a few weeks... What... The... Fuck....??? This is hideous! Why did they change it?! Whaaaaaaaaaaaat, horrible!

[Andrex]

250 million total Google+ users.

150 million active users. More than Twitter, I believe.

75 million users logging in daily.

[Yoshiya]

https://play.google.com/store/device...HVzXzdfOGdiIl0.

No, $200 US is not equivalent to $250 AU, Google. Try a 10% discrepancy, at least then it could be down to sales tax.

[Maiar_m]

https://play.google.com/store/device...d=nexus_7_16gb UK Link!!

UK but not the rest of Europe (yes, don't be a sissy). I don't even understand why :( .

[CrunchinJelly]

Nobody cares about +.

[claviertekky]

250 million total Google+ users. 150 million active users. More than Twitter, I believe. 75 million users logging in daily.

That's because there are more gmail users than twitter users.

[Marty Chinn]

I just went on Google+ for the first time in a few weeks... What... The... Fuck....??? This is hideous! Why did they change it?! Whaaaaaaaaaaaat, horrible!

Changed?

[Copernicus]

Tablet finally, fucking about time.

[lunarworks]

Shared playlist, sync playback among multiple units, and possibly headless.

That's all software. A firmware update away for the $99 Apple TV.

$299 is insanity.

[jobber]

YES YES YES YES

[Raistlin]

Yeah its cheaper than a sonos connect amp. However Sonos can read music from anywhere. Whereas with the Q you're locked into google music/video.

Agreed.

Of course the converse is true as well. Sonos doesn't support online repositories like GooglePlay, Amazon Cloud, Sky Drive, Dropbox, etc.




It's sad that after all this time, even audio is still like video in that you need one player that does a great job with local content, and another that does best with online content.

CE industry fucking FAIL

[Hoo-doo]

Google+ on a tablet?

ME-GA-TON

[JonnyBrad]

Asus are normally really good with updates. I wonder how long JB will take on the prime's.

[SimleuqiR]

Coco ! Goolge+ Tablet app.

[zbeeb]

TABLET GOOGLE+ TODAY

[giga]

250 million total Google+ users. 150 million active users. More than Twitter, I believe. 75 million users logging in daily.

Google account. I like how they like to mix the two together.

[VanWinkle]

Finally a tablet app for Google+

[Greyface]

Holy shit. The Play Store Shop is opened in Canada now?

Same prices for phone, tablet etc as in US?

[Majine]

Google+ for iPad? Feels a little too late.

[D4Danger]

£159/£199 Well, it was better than I expected I guess...

It's actually really good. At the current exchange rate + 20% VAT it's only a few quid off.

[Zefah]

I wonder what they count as "logging in".

Technically I'm logging in to Google+ every time I use Gmail. I never actually go to Google+ except when I accidentally click the +[my name] thing at the top-left of the screen.

[Suite Pee]

Dammit, why did I buy a Sony Google TV?

Might sell my tf101 and get a Nexus.

[SRG01]

Same prices for phone, tablet etc as in US?

Only tablet, no phone :(

[Friedreich]

I have definitely watched a few youtube videos with friends. Being able to have a bunch of people add songs to a playlist from different devices is also pretty cool. But not for $299.

I'm talking more about:

- continuing a movie I started watching elsewhere at a friends place
- listening to the same music, perfectly in sync with my friends. all online at separate places

Admittedly I've done something similar at one point and my original statement is a silly absolute, but the features the Q are touting definitely aren't things done often enough to warrant the price.

[Copernicus]

Events on the list, heh.

[JonnyBrad]

Agreed. Of course the converse is true as well. Sonos doesn't support online repositories like GooglePlay, Amazon Cloud, Sky Drive, Dropbox, etc. It's sad that after all this time, even audio is still like video in that you need one player that does a great job with local content, and another that does best with online content. CE industry fucking FAIL

Sonos actively adds stuff if they can though. If the companies have active API's they will add they ability to play from them.

I have a play 5 and i don't see a reason to shift atm. (not in anyway interested in video streaming)

[rezuth]

250 million total Google+ users. 150 million active users. More than Twitter, I believe. 75 million users logging in daily.

No shit, they forced everyone into Google+ accounts.

[kharma45]

So I'm catching up, Android finally at 60fps? Very nice.

[surly]

https://play.google.com/store/device...d=nexus_7_16gb UK Link!!

Thanks, but every time I try to buy one, it says "We're sorry, there was an error. Please try again later."

[Andrex]

That's because there are more gmail users than twitter users.

Wrong, there are only 349 million Gmail users. Twitter claims to have 500 million, but the vast majority of them aren't active. (Mostly, spammers and secondary accounts.)