Google’s next streaming player looks nothing like the Chromecast

Google is seemingly astir to determination connected from the HDMI dongle plan of each its past streaming devices successful favour of a much accepted set-top box. 9to5Google has published images of the upcoming product, which is seemingly called the “Google TV Streamer.” So not lone is the look of past Chromecasts going away, but truthful is the name.

The caller instrumentality has a slanted top, and the wide plan is successful keeping with Google’s different caller hardware. As for the included remote, it’s mostly akin to what came with the last-gen Chromecast, though this 1 is longer and has a measurement rocker close connected the face.

The Google TV Streamer is apt to debut astatine the company’s August 13th hardware lawsuit alongside a litany of different products including the Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel 9, Pixel Watch 3, Pixel Watch 3 XL, and astir apt immoderate different surprises.

I’ve been waiting for Google to physique a much almighty streaming subordinate that could beryllium a formidable rival to the Apple TV 4K. The Chromecast with Google TV, introduced backmost successful 2020, ne'er rather got determination and near the Nvidia Shield arsenic the champion alternate successful presumption of performance. In a fewer weeks, we’ll each person a amended consciousness of whether the Google TV Streamer ups the ante oregon keeps the specs successful cheque to scope Google’s accustomed under-$100 terms point.