This ‘Google TV Streamer’ set-top box is what comes after Chromecast

[AdrianH]

The successor to Google’s Chromecast with Google TV has leaked, and it won’t be using the same HDMI dongle design as before. 9to5Google published marketing pictures of the new device, which Google has named the “Google TV streamer,” and they show a white pill-shaped device designed to sit under a television.

It’s not clear yet if the surface of the device will serve any function. 9to5Google suggered that Google moving away from the dongle design may be justified if the base of the “Google TV streamer” offers a “Tap to Cast” feature similar to the one Google announced for its Pixel tablet and select Pixel phones earlier this year. However, this is just speculation as of this writing.

The leaked pictures for the Google TV streamer also show a slightly bigger remote with a different button layout. The volume buttons have been moved from the right side of the remote to the front, and the Home button is now on the first row where it switched places with the new microphone button, now on the second row without any Google Assistant branding. Otherwise, the new remote still has buttons for YouTube, Netflix, Power, plus a shortcut “Star” button.

This ‘Google TV Streamer’ set-top box is what comes after Chromecast [Gallery]

9to5Google can now report that what replaces the Chromecast with Google TV 4K is the “Google TV Streamer.”

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