Google Inc is developing a videogame console and a wristwatch
based on its Android operating system, according to a report in the Wall Street
Journal.
The devices could be available as soon
as this Fall, the report, which cited anonymous sources, said.
Google, the world's No.1 Web search
engine, is also working on a revamped version of the Nexus Q music-streaming
device, the report said. Google unveiled the Nexus Q in June 2012, but never
released the product, which received critical reviews.
Google is increasingly involved in the
hardware business as it seeks to better compete against iPhone-maker Apple Inc.
It acquired mobile phone company Motorola Mobility last year and Google is
currently testing a wearable computing device known as Google Glass.
Google's Android operating system is
the world's most popular mobile software, featured on three out of every four
smartphones sold. A video game console could provide a significant opportunity
for Google to expand Android's reach beyond its stronghold in smartphones and
tablets.
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