Mystery Google Media Device Appears at FCC

Google could be working on a new Home/Nest device. According to a new report from Droid Life, a new media device from Google has appeared at the FCC recently.

There isn’t a lot of details about the new product, but all we know is that it is a media device, and is most likely a part of Google’s Home line of devices. The device has an ID of A4RH2B, with a model number of H2B. That matches the model numbers of the rest of the Home line — with the Home Mini being H0A, Home Max being H0B, Home Hub being H1A, and the new Nest Hub Max being H2A.

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There aren’t any pictures of the new device, but we have a diagram of the bottom of the device, which looks pretty small and compact. The FCC listing also reveals the device is powered by a 3.8B lithium-ion battery, suggesting that it could come with replaceable batteries. But either way, it’s still a big mystery for now.

It’s possible the new device could be a Mini version of the Nest Home Hub and the Nest Home Hub Max, coming at an even lower price. We shall see.

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  • SvenJ

    01 June, 2019 - 12:06 pm

    <p>When I got my Home/Nest hub (not the new Max) what struck me was, Hey, this is a Nexus 7 glued to a base. That made me tear up with nostalgia for my Nexus 7(s). Loved those little guys, but they succumbed to battery bloat, and eventual OS abandonment. Wouldn't it be cool if a 'portable' Nest display appeared with sort of the form factor of the current hub screen portion and maybe a wireless charging base (ala Nexus 7) that could even support some better sound/mic. Could use pogo pins too. Maybe there could be a wireless charging wall mount. I have a Fire Tablet with Echo dock, and that concept is interesting, where it is an Android(Amazon) tablet off the dock and an Echo when on. This could be like that.</p>

  • datameister

    01 June, 2019 - 6:15 pm

    <p>I'm hoping it's a Google supported Android TV box, with remote.</p>

  • Tony Barrett

    02 June, 2019 - 4:32 am

    <p>I'd like Google to release a peephole camera version of it's Nest Hello doorbell. Amazon are doing this right now with a new version of the Ring doorbell. I cannot find a single, battery powered peephole camera with wifi compatible with Google Home.</p>

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