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Google delays Nexus Q, no timing given

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  August 02, 2012

Google did not say when Nexus Q will be available but plans to sell it in the United States for $299.

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Google did not say when Nexus Q will be available but plans to sell it in the United States for $299.

NEW YORK — Google said it is delaying the Nexus Q, a home entertainment device that was supposed to come out in July.

To make up for the delay, Google Inc. is sending the gadget free to everyone who preordered it.

Google is not saying when the Nexus Q will available. Google plans to sell it for $299 in the United States.

The ball-shaped device is similar to Apple TV, a small box that can stream music and movies over Internet connections. But the Apple TV is only $99.

The Nexus Q sends content from your own collection or from YouTube to your existing TV and speaker systems. You control it through a separate Android phone or tablet. Google has called it the first social streaming device.