{"id":9840,"date":"2014-10-29T06:21:25","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T13:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=9840"},"modified":"2014-10-27T15:25:41","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T22:25:41","slug":"age-of-geeks-google-rolls-out-new-mobile-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2014\/10\/29\/age-of-geeks-google-rolls-out-new-mobile-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"Age of Geeks<\/em>: Google rolls out new mobile toys"},"content":{"rendered":"

With little fanfare, Google recently announced every major mobile product expected from the company this year: the Nexus 6, Nexus 9, and Android 5.0, also called Lollipop.<\/p>\n

Other than these, there\u2019s also something we weren\u2019t expecting: but also with a very familiar name, an Asus-made set-top-box called the Nexus Player.<\/p>\n

First up is the Motorola-built Nexus 6.<\/p>\n

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Each issue, Age of Geeks<\/em> looks at what’s new in the tech world (file photo).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the latest Nexus phone, Google is taking on the phablets. Even for a phablet, the Nexus 6 is huge<\/i>: it sports a 5.96-inch, 2560 by 1440 display with 493 ppi. (Compare that to the upcoming device from Samsung, Note 4, which is \u201conly\u201d 5.7 inches.)<\/p>\n

The Nexus 6 has a 2.7GHz Snapdragon 805 quad-core processor with SoC chipset and is available in 32GB or 64GB of internal storage. It has 13MP rear and 2MP front cameras and a 3200 mAh battery. The Motorola-built device is heavily based on the 2014 Moto X (second generation).<\/p>\n

Along with the Nexus 6 announcements comes the official name for the next version of Android. Android L is now being called the Android 5.0 Lollipop, and it will ship already installed on the new Nexus 6 and Nexus 9.<\/p>\n

Lollipop comes with Google\u2019s new Material Design, as well as Android Runtime, and will be rolling out to existing compatible Nexus and Google Play edition devices in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Those looking for a replacement for their old Nexus tablet can pick up an HTC-developed Nexus 9, with brushed-metal sides and an 8.9-inch screen. Whether using the slate for work or play, Google has designed a separate keyboard folio to magnetically attach to the Nexus 9; it folds into two angles and rests securely on your lap like a laptop.<\/p>\n

Also, this is the first tablet HTC has developed since the HTC Flyer disaster in 2011, so both companies have high hopes for this one.<\/p>\n

Google has also announced the Nexus Player, their second attempt at a media player for TV. Their first, the Nexus Q, failed horrendously, with Google withdrawing the product just six months after release.<\/p>\n

The Nexus Player will come with two remotes: a normal remote with voice search and a video game controller.<\/p>\n

Android TV will feature different TV shows, movies, and video games in the store, allowing users access to a full collection of entertainment through one box.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With little fanfare, Google recently announced every major mobile product expected from the company this year: the Nexus 6, Nexus 9, and Android 5.0, also called Lollipop. Other than these, there\u2019s also something we weren\u2019t expecting: but also with a very familiar name, an Asus-made set-top-box called the Nexus Player. First up is the Motorola-built […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,134],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-columns","category-october-29-2014"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9840"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9842,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9840\/revisions\/9842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}