It appears Google has had more than one idea about Internet video streaming on TV.
On Wednesday it came out with Chromecast, a $35 thumbdrive-like HDMI stick, but in January it previewed a prototype of a set-top box device similar to Apple TV or Roku at the Consumer Electronics Show, The Wall Street Journal reports on its Digits blog.
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The device was powered by Android and equipped for video conferencing, people briefed on it said.
It's unclear whether the device was scrapped in favor of the $35 Chromecast, or if it might eventually move forward in some form.
Click here to read the Wall Street Journal story.
—By CNBC.com.