The Google Squeezebox: Nexus Q

[ajkidle]

Did Google just announce their version of a Squeezebox, but with far less functionality than the real thing? Really wish Logitech would revive this product line...

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/...-revealed/all/

[SuperQ]

It's an android box.. Maybe Logitech should make a squeezeslave app.

[mherger]

> It's an android box.. Maybe Logitech should make a squeezeslave app.

SqueezePlayer is out there already and does the job.

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Michael

[bluegaspode]

It's an android box.. Maybe Logitech should make a squeezeslave app.

Such as SqueezePlayer, which is available already ;-)

edit: Michael was faster.

It's also not known yet, wether you can install your own apps on that device.

[erland]

Did Google just announce their version of a Squeezebox, but with far less functionality than the real thing? Really wish Logitech would revive this product line...

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/...-revealed/all/

Kind of cool physical design, but as all advertising images it looks a lot nicer without the cables than it will in your own home when the cables have to be attached to its back.

The social playlists idea seems kind of similar, but not exactly the same, to what the free iPeng Party app for Squeezebox offers us.

It has the same issue as iPeng Party but opposite, with iPeng Party all visitors have to have an iPhone with Nexus Q all visitors have to have an Android, with the Squeezebox it's at least possible to do normal remote control both with Android and iPhone, but maybe Google will have an open API for Nexus Q so it's possible for third parties to provide a iPhone remote control for it.

Nice with built-in streaming from Google Music, but the disadvantage is likely going to be what's already mentioned in the article, that they won't provide any support for other streaming services such as Spotify, Rdio, Rhapsody and similar, but maybe that will work through third party Android apps. Although, it's a bit worrying that the article talks about a lock-in, could this mean that they won't support third party apps on it ?

Overall it still feels positive that Google is trying to use Android for something else then tablets/smart phones, the competition is needed and hopefully it will also result in improved audio/music related features in the Android OS over time. However, so far my feeling is that Google is too scattered without any real long term focus except for anything related to advertisement, so it would surprise me if they in the future turn out to be preferred music streaming hardware provider, but I might be wrong, maybe they really have decided to do something that stays this time.

As already mentioned, running SqueezePlayer on Nexus Q, could make it into a really cool Squeezebox, compatible to all our other Squeezeboxes and possible to remote control with all our normal Squeezebox remote controls, and making all streaming services we are used to available on Nexus Q. bluegaspode, thanks again for providing SqueezePlayer, its potential seems to increase more and more for every new Android device released.

By the way, I still love the physical design of my old Squeezebox Classic with silver bottom, looks a lot better and less plastic compared to the newer Squeezebox Touch.

[verypsb]

... Really wish Logitech would revive this product line...

I hope it will not be... too little, too late

[maggior]

As already mentioned, running SqueezePlayer on Nexus Q, could make it into a really cool Squeezebox, compatible to all our other Squeezeboxes and possible to remote control with all our normal Squeezebox remote controls, and making all streaming services we are used to available on Nexus Q. bluegaspode, thanks again for providing SqueezePlayer, its potential seems to increase more and more for every new Android device released.

By the way, I still love the physical design of my old Squeezebox Classic with silver bottom, looks a lot better and less plastic compared to the newer Squeezebox Touch.

A really cool and *expensive* squeezebox! I like that they went with a matte black finish so it doesn't function as a finger print magnet like so many other glossy black devices.

Look at what happened with Google TV (which hits home here) - overpriced device which nobody really understood what problem it was solving. I have a feeling something similar will happen here with the Nexus Q.

[ply3908]

April 2014 maybe?

http://dealnews.com/features/The-Goo...il/589095.html

[slimfast]

They need to drop the integral amplifier for starters. Total waste of space for most people (as I suspect they will be putting it with their existing A/V setup) and just adds to the cost.

They also need to let people stream their own media collection from their own DLNA servers. Plus they should support third party services like Napster/Rhapsody, Spotify, Last.fm etc.

And of course let people put things like a Squeezebox player app on there :-) That said, if you could add Squeezebox compatibility then the integral amp would make the device very attractive as a second/third room player since you could hook it up to a set of bookshelf speakers for a nice standalone audio system.

As it is, it just looks like an expensive copy of AppleTV with some un-needed extra hardware features.

[autopilot]

Did Google just announce their version of a Squeezebox, but with far less functionality than the real thing? Really wish Logitech would revive this product line...

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/...-revealed/all/

Well if this is a Google reference design (internally anyway), I would not be surprised if this is the future of Logitech's music streaming device strategy.

That is unless they fear the same mistake they made with the Google TV.