For the first time, the Google TV Streamer is getting a 16% discount for Father’s Day. The Google TV Streamer is retailing for $84 across major e-retailers, including Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and the Google Store. It is just $5 away from the lowest price that was during the year-end sale.

Google’s latest streaming device packs several new enhancements and hardware improvements. It bundles support for Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and offers access to a wide variety of streaming apps. While running on Google TV, you will enjoy a smooth user experience, thanks to the increased RAM and storage.

Apart from the streaming features, it can act as an excellent smart home hub to control the IoT devices, with support for Matter, Thread, and Google Assistant voice controls.

The Google TV streamer brings support for up to 4K HDR, including Dolby Vision and HDR10+. It brings all your favorite content—apps, live TV, and personalized suggestions—into one simple interface. With Google Assistant built in, you can search shows, control smart home devices, or get quick answers using just your voice. The voice remote is compact and has quick-access buttons for popular apps. The compact voice remote includes shortcut buttons for popular apps and makes navigation effortless.

It is a good deal if you are looking to upgrade your streaming experience.

You can grab it for $84 via Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy.

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A new Chromecast with Google TV could be featured on the Google Home app. A new leak points to this feature just months after its release. The new dongle was featured in a preview update for the Google Home app.

The new Google Chromecast dongle, according to the app preview, includes a new Google TV device with the YTC moniker. As a trend, the original Chromecast with Google TV was codenamed YTV, while the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) had the YTB codename. The inference to draw from the leaked codename is that the product will be another iteration of the Chromecast with Google TV.

Little is still known about the upcoming dongle outside the Google Home app preview. It could still be under development and is expected to be a high-end product higher than the HD variant of Chromecast. Moreover, there is a need to refresh the current Chromecast released in 2020. It is speculated that the new dongle will support AV1 decoding as a new Google standard. The device will also likely come with a more powerful chipset than its predecessor. There will also be improvements in storage and other features.

Google hasn’t made any announcement yet on the leaked Chromecast with Google TV. This is not the first time when a Google product will leak before its release. We, therefore, expect more release details for the upcoming dongle in the coming weeks. The price and availability details of the new device will also be available later. The mystery however remains that the specific release date for the product is not known. In addition, this could well be a rumor that the company doesn’t have any plans to pursue.

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A new Google Chromecast with Google TV has been launched in India. The device is very compact, thin, and versatile. It can easily connect via HDMI to your TV and delivers 4K HDR output. It offers a frame rate of 60fps. The new Chromecast is priced at Rs. 6,399 (~$81) and can be purchased from Flipkart. It comes with a YouTube Premium package for up to three months.

The Google Chromecast with Google TV supports Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HDR 10+ streaming. It also features Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos pass-through audio. The Chromecast has HDMI and USB ports for easy connection to the TV, while Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity are also available. It runs on Android TV OS and weighs about 118g.

Other features available in the Chromecast include a Bluetooth voice remote with infra-red to control the TV. The soundbar comes with a receiver, an integrated microphone, and an Accelerator.

Google Chromecast with Google TV has a dedicated Google Assistant button, as well as YouTube and Netflix buttons. It has Google programmable TV controls for easier operation. Only the snow color variant is available for the device currently. Users can get personalized suggestions from their subscription and a Watchlist. You can add to your Watchlist from several devices including your smartphone or laptop.

Apart from the Chromecast, the package also includes a power adaptor, a power cable, a voice remote, and two AAA batteries.

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Google launched the Chromecast with Google TV in late 2020. It is the company’s first streaming device with an operating system. It ships with Android TV with Google TV interface, hence the name. Over a year later, a report now says that the search giant is working on a lower variant of this product.

According to Protocol, Google’s upcoming streaming device will be officially called Chromecast HD with Google TV. As the name suggests, it will be limited to 1080p output instead of 4K. The product is said to be codenamed Boreal.

Talking about specifications, the TV accessory will be powered by an Amlogic S805X2 SoC consisting of an ARM Mali-G31 GPU. Unlike the current model, the forthcoming one will have support for AV1 video decoding.

Further, the device will arrive with 2GB RAM. As mentioned earlier, users will be only able to stream in Full HD (FHD) quality at 60FPS.

As far as price is concerned, the yet-to-release Google Chromecast HD with Google TV is said to cost lower than the Google Chromecast with Google TV, which retails at $50. To differentiate between the two, the search giant has already started selling the current model with a 4K sticker (via 9To5Google) on its retail box.

What are your thoughts on the upcoming streaming device from Google? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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Sonos has filed another lawsuit against Google. The company is now alleging that the search engine giant has copied its speaker technology and is suing the company for violating five wireless audio patents.

According to an AndroidAuthority report, Sonos is claiming that the entire lineup of Google Nest and Chromecast products are using Sonos technology that includes smartphone based music streaming controls, speaker groups, and automatic EQ. Legal chief Eddie Lazarus stated that the audio based firm is suing the tech giant since it wants to highlight the “depth and breadth of Google’s copying.”

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Jose Castaneda, a Google spokesperson has said that the company will be fighting the new lawsuit. He further added that the company has built the products mentioned in the lawsuit filing had been “designed independently” and that the company would deny such claims “vigorously.” Additionally, Google has also countersued Sonos over the previous case, which was filed back in June, which is a known tactic to promptly end a legal battle.

Sonos has frequently complained about the power major companies like Google and Amazon abuse, especially in regards to technology and their one sided terms. The firm also accused the major brand of knowingly violating the patents since the cost of any legal actions would be trivial compared to the profits the large corporation would make from selling the smart speakers. Apparently, suing Google was the last resort after discussions had failed between both sides and, regardless of the lawsuit, Sonos still aims to maintain a “positive relationship” with Google.

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Earlier this year, Google was reported to be working on a streaming device. The same report also said that the search giant may rebrand “Android TV” to “Google TV”. This device in question is codenamed “Sabrina”, which has leaked several times over the past few months.  Now, new leak sort of reveals it’s marketing name.

The new information about Google Sabrina streaming device comes from Artem Russakovskii of Android Police. The founder of the publication tweeted that this upcoming device is listed as “Google Chromecast with Google TV” in Target’s retail system for $49.99.

This new leak not only confirms the name of the forthcoming Google streaming device but also rebranding of Android TV to Google TV. Previously, it was said that the search giant may launch it under Nest branding but that does not seem to be the case. Actually, it is good that Google is sticking with “Chromecast” branding as it is popular among consumers for years.

Further, the listing also reveals the colors Sabrina will be available in. They are “Rocky Candy”, “Summer Melon”, and “Summer Blue” respectively.

Previous findings of this device have revealed its content-based UI different from the current-gen Android TV, hardware specifications, and certain software features.

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According to multiple reports, Google could be soon launching a streaming device by rebranding Android TV to either Nest or Google. It is expected to be a successor to the current-gen Chromecasts with remote control. 

Google Chromecast was popular during its early days. But its demand has now faded away with a rise of better competitor products from Amazon and Roku. However, Google’s Android TV platform is doing fine with a partnership with multiple TV manufacturers and cable companies.

But it does not have a flagship streaming device under its own branding. This is what Google is expected to change with a new mystery device.

As per the sources, this upcoming streaming device from the internet search giant will focus more on content than apps. But it will do come with Play Store for apps. Additionally, it is also expected to support Google Stadia, the company’s cloud gaming platform.

Whatever it is, it could have gone official at Google I/O 2020. Unfortunately, that is not happening due to global pandemic. Instead, Google will only live stream Android 11 Beta launch on June 3.

Even if it goes official sometime later this year, it can get delayed due to supply chain issues.

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Google is ready for the launch of several new hardware products at an event on October 9 in the New York City. A couple of days ago, Chromecast 3rd edition was leaked by a Redditor showing some of its design changes. Today, we have got another leak which is showcasing the same new Chromecast with Home Mini in a new Google ‘Smart TV Kit’ pack. It is not for the first time that Google is bundling its products, this time they have given it a name of ‘Smart TV Kit.’

A Reddit user LitheBeep has posted the image of ‘Smart TV Kit’ box. He figured that it packs a new version of the Chromecast and everything else is similar to the old bundles. It’s clear from today’s leak and the leaks in the past that Google is coming with a Chormecast 3rd edition at the launch event on October 9.

Further, we are expecting a Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL with high-end specs and inbuilt AI support. There’s also some reports of a new device known as with the name of Google Home Hub. It’s a display device powered with Google Assistant as leaked in various rumors before.

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Additionally, Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL is expected to carry Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 with a full-view notch display on both the devices. It will bring 4GB of RAM and is expected to ship in different storage variants of 64/128/256 GB. It will board with the fingerprint sensor on the rear side, rather than the ongoing trend of the on-screen fingerprint sensors.

Let’s see what happens on October 9th, as nothing is confirmed for now. By the way, what are you expecting from the Made by Google event next week? Share with us via the comments below.

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