wraggster
June 27th, 2013, 23:53
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Google is developing a game console that runs on Android, Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323689204578571992848684764.html?m od=wsj_share_tweet)reports. The console is in development alongside a wrist watch powered by Android.
Google is interested in the console and watch as a buffer against whatever devices Apple has planned for the future, the report says. One person mentioned that Google has been watching the Ouya (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/ouya/), the Kickstarted and open Android console that just launched (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/25/ouya-available-now/) to the public for $99 a pop. Amazon sold out of its Ouya stock early in the first day, but is back in business (http://www.amazon.com/OUYA-Console/dp/B0050SZD18/ref=sr_tr_sr_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372167138&sr=8-1&keywords=ouya) now.
As for the watch, wearable computing isn't a new idea – it's one that Valve founder Gabe Newell in particular finds intriguing. Valve is working on a Steam Box (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/steam-box/), which is so far described as a cheap, in-home streaming console that runs on Linux. Newell, like Google, is also keeping a close eye on Apple (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/05/microsoft-valve-isnt-a-threat-to-consoles-everyone-is-wary-of/).
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/27/wsj-google-developing-android-console-eyes-on-apple-ouya/
Google is developing a game console that runs on Android, Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323689204578571992848684764.html?m od=wsj_share_tweet)reports. The console is in development alongside a wrist watch powered by Android.
Google is interested in the console and watch as a buffer against whatever devices Apple has planned for the future, the report says. One person mentioned that Google has been watching the Ouya (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/ouya/), the Kickstarted and open Android console that just launched (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/25/ouya-available-now/) to the public for $99 a pop. Amazon sold out of its Ouya stock early in the first day, but is back in business (http://www.amazon.com/OUYA-Console/dp/B0050SZD18/ref=sr_tr_sr_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372167138&sr=8-1&keywords=ouya) now.
As for the watch, wearable computing isn't a new idea – it's one that Valve founder Gabe Newell in particular finds intriguing. Valve is working on a Steam Box (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/steam-box/), which is so far described as a cheap, in-home streaming console that runs on Linux. Newell, like Google, is also keeping a close eye on Apple (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/05/microsoft-valve-isnt-a-threat-to-consoles-everyone-is-wary-of/).
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/27/wsj-google-developing-android-console-eyes-on-apple-ouya/