Gadgetory

here is one of the latest google-branded devices the Nexus Q it's an android based media hub that lets you stream music movies TV shows and more from your Android device to external speakers or a television I'm Sharon Vaknin with the first look at the Google Nexus Q right away you'll notice it's not your typical home theater device it's got this magic 8-ball like sphere design complete with an LED ring that lights up as you play content weighing in at two pounds this sucker is heavy but inside you've got Wi-Fi Bluetooth and NFC there's also an impressive 25 watt amp and on the back you'll see a variety of connections optical out micro hdmi ethernet and a mini USB port but that's just refer more updates here at the top you have four speaker ports that can be used to hook up your speaker system using banana plugs so the specs are cool but here's how it works once you've hooked it up to an external device like a TV you'll download the Nexus Q app on your Android tablet or phone running 2.3 and above and sync it with the Q then you can start streaming music with a funky visualization on the TV screen play youtube videos stream video content from google play and even let friends play music from their android phones and control the playback the Nexus Q is an attractive device especially for android owners but at 299 it's definitely going to scare a few people away it's available for pre-order and will officially be in stock in mid-july for more details and a deeper dive check out the full review on cnet com for cnet I'm Sharon Backman you