  Google has announced the Google Nexus Q, a new media streaming
gadget that will work with Gingerbread devices and up allowing
you to stream Google Play Music, Google Play Movies and TV and
YouTube to another device in your house as it looks to offer an
alternative to Apple's AirPlay system for Android users.  But
the company doesn't just have its sights on Apple's AirPlay, but
on the Sonos music system as well - allowing users using the
Google Play Music app to create playlists from their music in
the cloud to send to the new device.    "The Nexus Q has built-
in Wi-Fi and a built-in ethernet controller and lets you connect
it to compatible speakers, AV system or HD TV," details Google. 
It is really a mini music computer, using the same processor as
the Galaxy Nexus and containing an "audiophile" grade
amplifier.   The Nexus Q has been designed as a social music
device, so anyone connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the
Google Nexus Q will be able to have control over the playlists,
making it perfect for