A huge new leak has popped up right before Google's October 4th event, and it may be hinting at a device that we haven't heard anything about. It's rare for a company to keep something under wraps this well for so long, so take everything with a grain of salt, but it's an interesting development nonetheless.
The device, tentatively titled the “Ultra pixel,” has been captured on camera from somewhere at Google. There's a lot of legitimacy to the leak, including the slideshow keeping in line with Google's design for these kinds of things, plus a phone that just looks Googley. It's a blurry camera shot, though, and the slideshow lists the phone as the “Ultra pixel” and not “Ultra Pixel.” It seems odd that Google would use that offset capitalization, especially for the word that's being used to create a new brand for the company. It could also be an unfinished slide, however.
But that's not all. The end of the slideshow has an image showing that the “future of Android is Fluid.” The source of the leak has clarified that this means that the software is getting a slight overhaul, completely without navigation keys. That sounds scary, sure, but Google wouldn't be the only company that thinks using a phone with only gestures is a more natural way to interact with a screen.
A gesture-based interface on an extremely large device makes a ton of sense, too. Large screens can make it difficult to reach navigation keys on the bottom of the phone, so being able to use gestures anywhere on the screen to go back to the home screen, jump between apps, and close things would be much more intuitive for most people.
Lastly, this Ultra Pixel is rumored to use a fingerprint scanner under the screen, which would make Google the company to beat both Samsung and Apple to the punch. It'd tie into the gesture-based interface very nicely, too.
This could definitely all just be a hoax, so be cautious about believing everything. With that being said, though, it's high quality and there's a good bit of evidence to support these leaks, so we might just be in for an incredibly exciting hardware event from Google.
via: Android Police
