????壞的一面：Chromebook還算多少有點用處，但Nexus Q卻徹頭徹尾地令人失望。這個售價高達299美元的機頂盒或許的確是在美國本土生產的，而且它的設計也很漂亮，容易成為人們談論的焦點。但是實際上，它是我的臥室里最沒用的設備。【就連我的任天堂（Nintendo）3DS的用處都比它大。】我可以用它連接到谷歌音樂播放器、谷歌電影（Google Play Movies & TV）和YouTube等服務，但也就僅此而已了。沒法收看Netflix、Hulu、Pandora，也沒法看Roku LT（售價50美元）和Apple TV（售價100美元）上的所有其它服務。更令人頭疼的是，所有的流媒體音樂和視頻必須從Google Play電子市場里購買，所有其他來源的媒體資源必須先上傳到谷歌的服務器里，然后才能播放。

????作為一個一年多以前就告別了有線電視的人，我得完全依賴電腦或Roku機頂盒來收看Netflix、Hulu或Amazon Prime即時視頻的內容。要指出的是，這些都是非常普遍的服務。但現(xiàn)在，我唯一的選擇就是掏錢在谷歌購買電影和電視劇，這筆花費著實不便宜，因此我在第三天就放棄了。盡管我很喜歡在家邊看電影邊吃爆米花，但現(xiàn)在我能看的免費電影只有一部《變形金剛3：月黑之時》，沒過多久我就厭煩了。

????谷歌現(xiàn)在似乎已經充分意識到了這個問題。現(xiàn)在谷歌已經無限期地推遲了Nexus Q的正式發(fā)布，以“使它變得更好”。

????總結：完全生活在谷歌的世界里，至少像我這一周的生活，還是有利有弊的。整整一個禮拜使用Nexus 7平板和Galaxy Nexus手機并沒有像我想象的那樣給我的生活帶來多大變化。事實上，如果Nexus 7提供3G或4G版的話，我還是愿意買一臺的。與此同時，谷歌今年升級了它的Chrome OS操作系統(tǒng)，足以為那些想要一頭扎進“云”世界里的筆記本發(fā)燒友提供一個不錯的替代選擇。

????至于Nexus Q呢？我只能說，那些LED燈亮起來還真挺漂亮。

????*至于工作郵件，我還是偶爾會用黑莓（BlackBerry）來處理。

????譯者：樸成奎

????THE BAD: Where the Chromebook felt capable yet limited, the Nexus Q proved an exercise in frustration.At $299, this pricey digital media hub may be made here in the U.S.A, and sure, it's a beautifully designed conversation starter if there ever was one, but in the end, it proved to be the least useful device in my living room. (Heck, my Nintendo (NTDOY) 3DS does more.) I could access Google services like Google Play Music, Google Play Movies & TV, and YouTube, but that's it. No Netflix, Hulu, or Pandora (P), all of which you can get on the Roku LT ($50) or Apple TV ($100) -- and then some. Even more of a pain, streamed music and videos must be purchased from Google Play, and media from non-Google sources must be uploaded to the company's servers first before it can be played back.

????As someone who cut the cable cord over a year ago, I rely entirely on my computer or Roku box to get content from Netflix, Hulu, sometimes Amazon Prime Instant Video, all of which I should point out are common enough services. Instead, my only option was to buy movies and TV episodes a la carte -- an expensive proposition I gave up on after Day Three. And while I'm a popcorn flicks junkie, I could only watch so much of Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, the one free movie, before I grew tired.

????For its part, it seems Google is fully aware of the problem: the company postponed the Nexus Q's official launch indefinitely "to make it even better."

????THE VERDICT: Living in Google's world, at least the way I did, came with its own unique set of pros and cons. Going the entire week with the Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus wasn't the big adjustment I thought it would be. In fact, I'd pick up a Nexus 7 if 3G or 4G connectivity were an option. Meanwhile, Google beefed up Chrome OS just enough this year to make it a solid alternative for laptop enthusiasts ready to dive head-first into the cloud.

????As for the Nexus Q? Well, those LED light shows sure were pretty.

????*For work email, I use a BlackBerry, which I went back to on occasion.