Google Hardware Event - October 4th, 2016

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Pixel and Pixel XL

• Screen: 5-inch 1080p (Pixel) or 5.5-inch 1440p (Pixel XL) AMOLED
• Colors: Very Silver, Quite Black, Really Blue
• Specs: Snapdragon 821 (2.15Ghz + 1.6Ghz, 64Bit Quad-Core), 4 GB RAM (LPDDR4)
• Storage: 32 GB or 128 GB
• Camera: 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1.55µm pixel, EIS
• Battery: 2,770 mAh (Pixel) or 3,450 mAh (Pixel XL)
• Comes with unlimited full-resolution photo and video backups to Google Photos
• Prices: $649 (32 GB Pixel), $749 (128 GB Pixel), $769 (32 GB Pixel XL), $869 (128 GB XL)

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Daydream View

• For exclusive use with Daydream-supporting Android smartphones
• Fabric exterior
• Comes with gyroscopic controller with two buttons and a touchpad, fits in the headset when not in use
• Price: $79

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Chromecast Ultra

• Supports 4K, HDR, and Dolby Vision
• Google Play Movies supporting 4K next month
• Price: $69

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Google Wifi

• Seamlessly meshes together to create a larger network (a la Eero.)
• Prices: $129 (1-pack), $299 (3-pack)

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Google Home

• Music: Spotify, YouTube Music, Pandora, Google Play Music
• Automation: Nest, Samsung Smart Things, Philips, IFTTT
• Price: $129

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Original Post:



Expect two overpriced Pixel phones, an overpriced 4K Chromecast, release details for Google Home (Amazon Echo ripoff), a series of mesh routers (like Eero), and the first Android Daydream headset (official version of Samsung Gear VR.)

Also "Andromeda" aka the merger of Android and Chrome OS, and maybe a 9" Huawei tablet.

Just started and opened with a Silicon Valley parody with Gilfoyle and Dinesh.

[fistfulofmetal]

Really bummed about the direction their phone stuff is going. I love my Nexus 6P but these devices look uninspired and boring.

[Tasty]

Loved pretty much everything I saw about the camera. 89 by DXOmark is fantastic, and the claim of fastest shutter speed is great. I already pay for storage so the unlimited stuff doesn't entice me too much but it's good to know it won't be burning up my storage going forward.

That $649 entry price though... 😰

[Tasty]

DAYDREAM VIEW SO BOUGHT

[Tasty]

$79 for Daydream View seems about right. Really excited to pick it up.

[Tasty]

Google Wi-Fi (aka Eero.) Will this supplant OnHub or work with it?

Gonna wait on speed comparisons. Very happy with my current ASUS RT-N66U.

[Tasty]

$69 seems like too much for a Chromecast IMO, although this one does support built-in Ethernet.

4K, HDR, and Dolby Vision are supported too (as per the leaks.)

[TakingBackSunday]

I think the phone looks cool.  But Android tho

[Tasty]

Google Home is some hot shit. Glad I held off on an Echo, getting this shit day one.

It even recognized "Play that Shakira song from Zootopia" and played it correctly. Get fucked, Alexa.

[TakingBackSunday]

product stan-ery 

[Tasty]

Next paycheck things gonna get lit.

[Tasty]

product stan-ery 

I think the phone looks cool.  But Android tho

[bork]

Seems like a decent, albeit uninspired presentation, from Apple Google.

[Tasty]

Seems like a decent, albeit uninspired presentation, from Apple Google.

Yeah, leaks really killed this whole thing lol. Literally nothing announced so far hasn't been leaked, except for how Google Wi-Fi looks and its pricing.

[Tasty]

Lol that was abrupt. "And with that I'd like to say goodbye to everyone on the livestream-" <audio immediately stops>

All the shit is here: https://madeby.google.com

Sounds like they might be demoing something to the IRL press? Hmph.

[Brehvolution]

I'm interested in learning more about the wifi. Even though my current router already has AC, it lacks on it's reporting.

[Momo]

Home looks good, Echo is pretty useless

[Tasty]

That headset looks like garbage. I have no interest in slapping an Expo whiteboard eraser to my fucking face.

It looks way more comfy than some plastic crap. Can't believe people are harping on this.

[Fifstar]

Smartphone Hardware 

[Tasty]

It's still crazy to me that my Nexus 5X takes better photos and waaayyyy better video than my first DSLR with the kit lens (circa 2011.) Ca-razy.

[Joe Molotov]

Home looks good

~Sony Fans, circa 2007

[Momo]

Home looks good

~Sony Fans, circa 2007

Hey man, I had the sweetest apartment in all of Kutaragiville

[Human Snorenado]

I like the phone, but I'm never gonna pay that much. I'm also annoyed that they put one out in more or less my favorite color (blue) but the front is white, which I hate in electronics. As my friend put it- "I'm going to buy the shit out of this in a year when it's discounted right before they announce the next model."

[chronovore]

Andrex, the thing about the Daydream is that while fabric is an original idea, it's a bad idea. Finger oils will build up. Oils will catch dirt. That thing is destined to look grubby and nasty in its first year, and no amount of Febreeze is going to take care of that.

I like the phone, but I'm never gonna pay that much. I'm also annoyed that they put one out in more or less my favorite color (blue) but the front is white, which I hate in electronics. As my friend put it- "I'm going to buy the shit out of this in a year when it's discounted right before they announce the next model."

Yeah, I'm even thinking about picking one up at the generational change.

[brawndolicious]

To be honest, none of that hardware makes me want to buy it.

Phones don't really try to do new shit anymore and VR (especially phone VR) is pretty damn useless with nothing in the horizon that makes me want to upgrade from the free Google cardboard thing I have. And besides that I see wifi overkill for regular users and a touchscreen boombox. I guess the chromecast is okay but it just had a spec update. I don't think I'm going to get a 4k/hdr TV in the next year though.

Personally I think using a regular amoled/lcd screen in VR is going to be a dead-end and we'll eventually adopt it when a different, lighter display technology comes in the next few years. Between weight, battery life, and the screendoor effect it just feels like a drag using VR.

[Tasty]

Andrex, the thing about the Daydream is that while fabric is an original idea, it's a bad idea. Finger oils will build up. Oils will catch dirt. That thing is destined to look grubby and nasty in its first year, and no amount of Febreeze is going to take care of that.

I disagree. It's not gonna be quilt material, I have to imagine it's more like denim. Despite wearing jeans way more often than this headset, and despite your ass sweat, you still don't need to wash them every week or month, do you?

Lightweight and breathable material for something like this isn't just original, it's a good idea.

[Rufus]

So long as you can take it off and replace it.

[chronovore]

Andrex, just to be clear: I like these cheap VR solutions and am not joking about picking this up at some point.

I also agree that I don't wash my jeans after each wearing. Probably after three or four intermittent days worn, I'll wash them. But I do eventually wash them, and I don't think the Daydream is washable.

[Tasty]

Andrex, just to be clear: I like these cheap VR solutions and am not joking about picking this up at some point.

I also agree that I don't wash my jeans after each wearing. Probably after three or four intermittent days worn, I'll wash them. But I do eventually wash them, and I don't think the Daydream is washable.

There's no electronics in the headset so I don't see why you couldn't scrub the outside if you needed to. *shrug*

[Tasty]

Busting a nut right now. Can't wait until my paycheck on the 14th.

[Tasty]

Google has done an admirable job removing many of the barriers that have plagued VR before. To the point that the View doesn’t just feel well designed, it feels considerate. Daydream View is much lighter than Samsung’s headset, and it’s much smaller too. There isn’t any plug you have to jam your phone onto, or special framing you have to set it in. You just drop the phone in and the headset, and it pairs automatically via NFC. The effect is instant and smooth. It’s a welcome relief from the bugs that sometimes pop up with Gear VR.

[Yeti]

What VR apps are you excited for? I don't know of any other than that Batman Arkham VR one.

[Tasty]

What VR apps are you excited for? I don't know of any other than that Batman Arkham VR one.

I really want Dead Secret to come to it but I expect Samsung paid for it to be exclusive to the Gear VR (mobile-wise.) :'(

The Harry Potter game tickles my fancy.

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YES IT'S BACK IN STOCK-

wait november 23-25 wtf