Google would test Fuchsia on a connected speaker and an atypical device

Google seems to be testing its mysterious Fuchsia OS on devices that are not smartphones, computers, or tablets.As we know, Fuchsia is expected to be Google’s ultimate OS, suitable for both smartphones, tablets and computers. But the list of compatible objects should not end there. On GitHub, we can already see a list of the different devices that can already work with the Zircon kernel, the heart of Fuchsia. There are devices from different manufacturers such as Intel, Broadcomm or Amlogic. Among these is also – and obviously – Google. And as 9to5Google noticed, two new devices from the Mountain View firm are intriguing Their codenames: Gauss and Astro. The presence of both in this list seems to indicate that Google is testing Fuchsia so that the OS does not just settle for smartphones, tablets and computers. Explanation By digging into the code of the Zircon kernel, 9to5Google was able to determine that Gauss was a product equipped with an A113 chip from Amlogic with 1 GB of RAM. However, this chip is dedicated to audio processing and we already know that it can work with Amazon Alexa. In addition – and still according to the observations of 9to5Google -, a Gauss is a unit of measurement which is equivalent to a maxwell per square centimeters. However, Maxwell is also the name of the program supposed to manage “the” intelligence “from Fuchsia. And from previous evidence, Maxwell should indeed work with Google Assistant. Putting all the pieces of this puzzle together, we can assume that Gauss is a connected speaker. Maybe it is The next generation of Google Home. Regarding Astro, very little information is available, which should probably use a SoC similar to that of an Android TV, but unlike other Android TVs, it would also have a touchscreen or even maybe even u n fingerprint sensor It is difficult for the moment to know which product category Astro belongs to, but it is almost certain that it is neither a smartphone, nor a tablet, nor a computer .Maybe a Smart Display? .