Google unveils Nexus player for $99

Along with the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9, Google also
released its first Android TV powered device in
collaboration with ASUS — the Nexus Player, to take
on Apple TV, Amazon’s Fire TV and Roku.
The media player can be used for streaming your
movies, music and videos to your TV. It’s also a
gaming device, which allows you to play Android
games on your TV with a gamepad (sold separately).
The Nexus Player is powered by an 1.8GHz Quad Core,
Intel Atom processor, and comes with 802.11ac 2×2
(MIMO) Wi-Fi support.
With Google’s cloud syncing feature, users will be able
to continue playing a game or watching a movie
across their Android devices and television
seamlessly.
It also comes with a voice activated remote. It is also
Google Cast ready, which will allow users to cast
their favorite entertainment apps from your Android or
iOS device, Mac or Windows laptop, or Chromebook to
the TV. It’s similar to Apple’s underrated AirPlay
feature, which allows users to stream content
wirelessly to television via Apple TV.
The Nexus Player will cost $99. It will be available for
pre-order from October 17, and goes on sale on
November 3rd.
There have been several rumors which have indicated
that Apple is planning to launch the next generation
Apple TV , the Nexus Player should certainly put
pressure on Apple to respond to growing competition
in the set-top box market place.

Via:Android beats