The Chromecast with Google TV was introduced about six weeks in the past for a price ticket of $49.99. The streaming machine, which comes with a brand new interface totally different from that of Android TV, is bundled with a voice distant. Now, Google has put up a list on the Google Retailer for individuals who need to choose up a alternative distant.

Sure, a alternative as a result of there isn’t any purpose why anybody would need to purchase an additional distant if the one which ships with the machine nonetheless works. The Voice Distant for Chromecast with Google TV is priced at $19.99 and comes in the identical three shade choices because the dongle. Google will even ship the distant with batteries included which additionally match the colour of the distant.

Alongside the itemizing is a spec sheet that reveals an essential characteristic of the distant we didn’t know earlier than. First noticed by Android Police, the spec sheet says that the voice distant has an accelerometer inside.

That is fairly stunning as Google by no means said that the distant comes has an accelerometer sensor when the machine was introduced. An accelerometer detects the place of a tool in house which is why telephones with the sensor can inform in case you are holding it in panorama or portrait mode. There are speculations that with the sensor, the distant will be capable of inform when it’s picked up and possibly get up the TV if it’s in screensaver mode.

The distant additionally has an IR sensor so you need to use it to regulate the TV, soundbar, or receiver. It connects by way of Bluetooth and weighs 63 grams. You may order yours from the US Google Retailer.

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