Google Set to Introduce New Products in its October Event; Google Wifi, Google Home, 4K Chromecast Ultra Specs Revealed

The Search Engine Giant, Google, has been rumored to introduce its new flagship hardware, including the Google Home, the company's Pixel smartphones, Chromecast Ultra, and its own-brand of Wifi router called Google Wifi, in its upcoming Oct. 4 event. Now with the event getting near, details on the said products are surfacing on the internet together with their pricing.

According to Android Police, the Google Home device is branded as Google's answer to Amazon Echo. The console will feature a microphone and a Bluetooth speaker, and work as a smart-home device that can perform basic functions like playing music, setting the Nest thermostat or even telling the weather forecast.

Google Home was announced at Google I/O in May and will have an official price tag of $129, which is much cheaper than the OnHub routers.  In addition, Google Home matches that of the Google Wifi, a router that will be able to create a single, large wireless network using multiple access points.

According to the same publication, the point of Google WiFi is to be very much like Eero or Luma, two WiFi router products that expand signal in a house, so that the household members could easily access internet with a strong signal. Google is pushing this as a "mesh technology" or "modular," where there could be additional parts to it. It is discovered that the Google Wifi work similarly, where anyone can start with a router connected to his modem and then continue to add on new routers or modules to expand the network.

As for the Google Chromecast Ultra, prolific electronic device leaker Evan Blass' leaked photo posted on VentureBeat shows a round, jet-black device with a short HDMI cable that looks very similar to the Chromecasts currently on sale, PCMag reported.

In order to operate the current models, users must connect to a Google Cast-enabled smartphone, tablet, or PC via Wi-Fi. However, it is unclear if Google will be offering more with the Ultra on top of 4K and HDR capabilities. Meanwhile, the Chromecast Ultra is now rumored to cost $69.

As of today, all of these device details remain rumors and speculations until Google reveal the specific details themselves on the date of the announcement, which will happen on Oct. 4.

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