Google's HD Chromecast Will Probably Look like 4K

It looks like Google is going to announce a budget Chromecast at its hardware event on October 6, and Brazilian site Tecnoblog has published purported images of the device, which according to the publication appear in National Telecommunications Agency documents. . The device looks very similar to the white model of Google's current Chromecast with Google TV, but leaks from earlier this week suggest that it will only be able to stream in 1080p instead of 4K, and that it's about 40 percent It will be cheap. The current model (which is normally $50 but is currently on sale in the US for $40).

The images posted by Tecnoblog show the device with the label "Model G454V". It's the same name that appeared in an FCC filing earlier this summer, which described a device that connected directly to a TV, was controlled by a remote, and was Wi-Fi. Could use both WiFi and Bluetooth. In other words, it described a Chromecast.

From this new leak we have no idea what the internals of the device will be like, but hopefully Google has put some thought into making it a bit more powerful than the current Chromecast with Google TV. That might seem counterintuitive for a budget device, but the company recently admitted that its current streaming pick isn't particularly fast or responsive and that managing its limited storage space can be a pain. It would be a shame if it released a new device with the same issues.

When Google announced its hardware event for early next month, it said it would show off the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel Watch, and "additions to the Nest smart home portfolio." While a new Chromecast is missing from the list, it looks like we'll see it then, given that the device is at the stage where it's being photographed and approved by regulators.