A mysterious Google 'wireless streaming device' just got approved by the FCC

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A mysterious Google product has just been approved by the Federal Communications Commission in the U.S., which is generally a sign that a commercial release isn't too far away.

The listing is a particularly intriguing one as it includes nigh no details at all about what the product is, however.

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Equally spotted past Android Police, the filing describes a "Wireless Streaming Device" with the model number GJQ9T, which is so vague that it could utilize to most anything. Indeed, the timing makes the site speculate that nosotros could be looking at a new Chromecast, given the recent Chromecast with Google Television set had its FCC approving last Baronial with a similar sounding model number of GZRNL.

Simply, equally, there are reasons to exist skeptical of this claim. Indeed, one possible flaw is highlighted by Android Police in the aforementioned report: the FCC list for what proved to be Chromecast with Google TV described information technology as an "Interactive Media Streaming Device", rather than a "Wireless Streaming Device," which ways such hopes could exist misplaced.

In fact, the truth could be a lot more mundane. Just considering the word "streaming" has get synonymous with video on demand amongst users, doesn't guarantee that'southward the meaning here, and streaming could only refer to footage being fed to devices across a local network, via a security photographic camera, say.

That's 9to5Google's theory. The site notes the similarity between the new listing and one that emerged in March which is at present causeless to be for 1 of the new Nest cameras announced last calendar week. By the site'southward count, we've only seen three related FCC listings, so information technology's possible that this is merely the filing for i of the four already confirmed devices – most likely the Nest Floodlight or wired Nest Cam, as these are due to make it afterward than the others.

This volition be easy to prove or disprove in fourth dimension: when devices start arriving, the model numbers can simply be compared to the listings, and nosotros'll take our answer. But for now in that location's a caste of mystery, and we tin can still hope that Google has something new and unannounced up its sleeve, to make this fall'southward Google Pixel half-dozen Fabricated past Google reveal party that bit more exciting.

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Freelance correspondent Alan has been writing virtually tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the spider web and in the occasional magazine too. When non weighing upwards the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, yous'll probably find him tackling his e'er-growing games backlog. Or, more probable, playing Spelunky for the millionth time.