One of the longest-lived Google hardware devices on the market, and by this we mean that no substitute has been launched but the product line has not been canceled, is the player chromecast. Well, information has just been released that indicates that a new models may be a reality before the end of this month of September.
The Chromecast player is a device that connects to televisions using a HDMI port. The control is carried out by means of a phone or tablet that connects to the device through the use of a WiFi network, and there are already many applications that offer native compatibility to send their content, such as Plex, Rdio or all of Google's own.
The truth is that the new Chromecast model was expected to be out of the game at the last event Google I/O from the Mountain View company, but ultimately it was not. The fact is that an image of the new design that the device will have, which will not be the same as that of the first generation: the “dongle” type format is abandoned exclusively and becomes circular or, it may be, that an adapter is included so that it is connected to a television and That favors the ease of connecting and disconnecting the Chromecast. This is the photograph with which you can judge for yourself:
Other improvements
From what has been indicated, the new version of this product will offer a improved wireless connectivity (WiFi compatible with 802.11ac, when now it only supports b / g / n). Besides, everything suggests that the images shown on the waiting screen will be more numerous, since more sources will be added to choose from (we even talk about news). It is also expected that the connection with the device's own Android application improves clearly, with greater stability and speed of image delivery, which would also allow a actual use of games when it comes to replicating them on TV, including action ones.
But one of the great novelties that would be announced is the compatibility of the application Spotify with Chromecast, which would increase the usefulness of the device and would be a definitive "push" for this device to become a greater success in sales, especially if it maintains its price of 35 euros.
Regarding your arrival date, and knowing the steps that Google has planned, think about the September 29 It is not far-fetched. In this way, Chromecast would be the starting point with the new LG and Huawei terminals and, from what is believed, also the new player Nexus Player. The truth is that the aforementioned day can be much more powerful than was initially thought.