Google Nexus Q Review – Unconventional But Awesome
The Nexus Q is (or should I was say was) going to definitely be a bit of an unexpected entry from Google. For all of the other leaks that were coming out ahead of Google IO, information about a Google-made media streamer was absent until the morning of it’s announcement. With it’s eye-catching design, robust build quality, made in the USA credentials and $300 US price tag, it’s probably the last thing any tech analyst would’ve expected out of Google. It’s also quite an odd duck when it comes to being a media streaming device. On it’s surface, it’s comically limited as it stands. Officially, the only way you can use it with an Android phone or tablet with the Nexus Q connect software loaded on it, and even then, you can only stream audio from the Google Play Music app and stream video from YouTube. In comparison to various devices including the AppleTV and the various Roku streamers, all of which retail for a 1/3 the cost or less