Google’s worst hardware flop was introduced 10 years ago today

Inside the sphere was an “audiophile-grade” 25-watt amplifier that could power passive speakers — this remains the Q’s most unique hardware component — along with connections for optical, Micro HDMI, and ethernet. A Micro USB port was present “to encourage general hack-ability,” according to hardware director Matt Hershenson. The Nexus Q was powered by the same smartphone chip as the Galaxy Nexus.

The Q lacked any on-screen user interface and didn’t come with a remote; you could only control it using a dedicated Android app. Some of that will sound familiar to Chromecast owners. But there were major differences between the Nexus Q and Chromecast,, that made the $35 streaming dongle such a success. Having learned a hard lesson from stubbornly favoring its own software, Google corrected course and made a heavy push for popular third-party apps to adopt casting.

Google heard the negative reviews and “that’s all it does?” criticisms of the Nexus Q loud and clear. By late July 2012, just a month after its announcement, the companya consumer launch of the product “while we work on making it even better.” Early preorder customers would receive the device for free as a show of thanks for their early interest.

Wait! Pixel 4 wasn't the worst?

That looks like the devil child of homePod mini and alexa.😂😂

pixel buds too

Amazon Echo/Dot?

My attendee gift from Google I/O that year (at SF Mascone Center). Still unopened in the original box google nexus NexusQ

Yeah that thing didn't make any sense at all 😂

The new Echo Dot is basically a design clone

Android users in shambles

But it was such a beautiful flop.

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