Forget Amazon Echo — new Google Nest speaker just leaked at Walmart

(Image credit: Marcos Frausto/Twitter)

It's not simply the Pixel 5 that'southward making an appearance adjacent Wednesday (Sept. xxx) during a Google result. The company's invitation mentions other products, including "our new Chromecast [and] latest smart speaker." A retailer may accept already let the cat out of the handbag nearly that latter product.

Twitter user Marcos Frausto spotted some prematurely posted packaging for a product called the Nest Audio on Walmart'southward shelves. Evidently, the retailer was stocking the product alee of the Pixel 5 event, co-ordinate to a 9to5Google report.

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This new leak comes by fashion of Walmart stocking the product ahead of the Sept. 30 Pixel 5 even. We've also seen renders of the speaker in white and charcoal, but with this sighting in the wild, information technology looks like the only further confirmation we need near the Nest Audio is Google's formal announcement.

Looks like walmart jumped the gun on the unreleased speaker from google. @Google @Walmart @madebygoogle #NestAudio #GoogleNest #Leak #HeyGoogle @MKBHD pic.twitter.com/aUrExg0CwxSeptember 24, 2020

The Nest Audio photograph doesn't reveal much apart from the familiar Google packaging — you certainly won't come across a cost. But there are some educated guesses floating effectually online, nonetheless, thanks to a recent Lowe'due south product listing that prices the speaker at only $100.

WinFuture's Roland Quandt originally uncovered the list, which also comes with an official description from Google touting the device'due south power to "hear music the manner it should audio, with crisp vocals and powerful bass that fills the room."

While the page is yet online to be verified, at that place'south no pricing information bachelor there anymore. Still, it appears that nosotros've all been tipped off about what Google has planned for Nest Audio on Sept. xxx. That doesn't hateful at that place's no room for some additional surprises during the upcoming Google outcome, however.

We'll likely see the introduction of the new Chromecast, which has also appeared online courtesy of leaks. Previously codenamed Google Chromecast 4, the device will reportedly be called Chromecast with Google Idiot box, and information technology appears to be a pretty major overhaul of the classic Chromecast dongle with a sleek new oval design. The new casting device besides looks to come with a remote and should feature diverseness of colors.

As far as what the rest of the Pixel 5 issue will showcase (beyond the telephone of course), at that place could still be room for hardware that hasn't previously shown up in a store or leaked outright. We'll merely take to go on our eyes and ears open up most what'due south left to come from Google.

The Sept. 30 Google event comes a week after Amazon unveiled a series of updates to its Alexa-powered speakers and devices, including a new version of the Amazon Echo smart speaker.

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