We’ve been waiting for a Chromecast refresh for a while now, but still Google TV Streamer leak comes as a surprise Well, as we will see in this news, Google has decided to reinvent its favorite streamer in a change that is mainly intended to be aesthetic. Recall that the first leak in this regard occurred last April and that even then sources indicated that its launch was close in time.

That leak, yes, told us about an important change in the controller design, something that this new leak doesn’t say will happen, and on the other hand, it didn’t tell us. a big aesthetic change, which has its traditional rod shape that plugs directly into the TV’s HDMI port. As you can see in the images published by 9to5Google, with this generational variation we find a desktop version, albeit quite small in size.

At this point, we don’t know if this design change is just for aesthetic criteria or the other way around the surface of its upper part will for some peculiar reason, such as offering wireless charging and/or playback of content currently open on the smartphone. Personally, I prefer a purely aesthetic option, to give the device a little more visibility, but without a doubt the second one would be much more interesting.

One change we noticed in the controls of this Google TV stream is that the volume controls, which are currently located on its side, They are integrated into the main button panel, with a double combination button, similar to the one we find on other devices of this type, such as the Apple TV. This change will be a bit disconcerting at first for those who have just used Chromecast with Google TV, but the unique profile (double button) will make it very easy to find by touch.

At this time we do not know the potential changes inside a It’s also not entirely certain that its name will change to Google TV Streamer, because Chromecast as a name is very established and easy to recognize. However, it makes sense that Google wants to differentiate the device from a technology for streaming content from a smartphone or other type of device, which would explain this name change.

The fact that these images have now leaked makes us think that the Google TV Streamer will be part of the very juicy menu that Google seems to be preparing for next August 13th, although at the moment there are no concrete signs or leaks that pointed in that direction.