We’ve been hearing rumors about a new Android TV-powered Chromecast — with a proper remote control, finally — for months. There have been sporadic leaks since, but today we’re getting our first good look at the fable remote control, courtesy of WinFuture . Behold:
Ooooo. Ahhhh.
As usual with Android TV remotes, the physical interface is kept fairly sparse. There’s a directional pad, a volume rocker, the usual navigation buttons, as well as YouTube and Netflix presets. Of course, this being Google, there’s an Assistant button on tow as well. Notably, there’s a power button too; Chromecast modules are normally on indefinitely.
The new image confirms the design we’d seen previously, a new dongle that can be easily hidden behind your TV rather than taking up space on your media console like some other streaming devices. According to WinFuture, the device uses a four-core AMLogic S905X2 chipset with two gigs of ram and “small” internal memory.
Google has already let us know it plans on announcing new Pixels and a new Nest device at its September 30 event . At this point it seems all but certain the new Chromecast will launch then as well. Current rumors are pegging the price to be as low as $50. If true — and if it runs at 4K — it could be an easy win for Google. Let’s hope that rumor pans out, assuming the company doesn’t cut too many corners to get to that point.