LONDON: The Google event where it will announce its current generation Nexus devices is scheduled to happen on 29 September. Apart from the proposed Huawei and LG made Nexus devices, another product is also expected to release – the second generation Chromecast.
According to a report in 9to5Google, a brand new Chromecast hardware is set for debut at the Google event. In terms of design, the new hardware will be completely different from the older Chromecast. It will no longer be a dongle form factor.
Apart from a different design, the new generation Chromecast is expected to come with features such as support for Wi-fi 802.11ac as opposed to previous generation’s support for Wi-fi 802.11n. There will also be support for ‘content feeds’ which could probably be your social media feeds or image feeds, which can play when your Chromecast is in the screensaver mode.
The new Chromecast is also expected to come with ‘Fast Play’ which will allow Chromecast to establish a connection quickly and play content more seamlessly after you press the ‘Cast’ button.
Yet another feature expected to be bundled is, ‘Chromecast Audio’. According to leaked documents accessed by 9to5Google, this feature lets you plug in your Chromecast directly into any speaker via an auxiliary cord thereby giving Chromecast support to any speaker or audio system in your house.
The latest generation Chromecast is expected to launch in at least 10 countries.
