Google’s October 4 hardware event: What to expect

Google’s October 4 hardware event: What to expect Pixel phones: These phones are similar in some ways to past Nexus devices, but they are expected to carry only the Google brand. The Pixels are said to pack all the latest high-end Android features Google Home: Google announced its competitor to Amazon’s wildly popular Echo back at its I/O developer conference in May, but next week we expect to get information on when you’ll be able to buy the Google Home and how much it will cost. Chromecast Ultra: Google’s minimalist approach to the TV streaming category continues with this rumored evolution of the Chromecast, which is said to support 4K video streaming and potentially also HDR. Wi-Fi routers: Google already had its own Wi-Fi hardware with OnHub, but is reportedly doing a new crop of networking devices that would be more like Eero and Luma