I know I already wrote that at r/android, but I think elfin is just a code name for a Broadcom SoC or a device running their SoC, like the latest Dual-Core BCM72604 that's not yet available on any Android TV Set-top box (but will soon be).
Check Geekbench, you can find a lot of 'broadcom elfin' (dual-core) results.
With 7.1 https://browser.geekbench.com/geekbench3/8415671 (result date: Jul 28, 2017)
And 8.0 https://browser.geekbench.com/geekbench3/8558412
Lots of different Broadcom code names by the way, like elfin, cypress, prjo, pearlb (this one is a Technicolor STB), avko (BCM 7251/2S), etc.
If it's anything like the rest of the pixel hardware lineup, I would expect a device priced like a shield TV but with a fraction of the features
Maybe they could call it the Nexus Player Q, or something like that.
Android Q? That implies 1) Google is already working on Q before finishing P, and 2) that the next Player (likely a Pixel Player, not a Nexus) won’t be out til late 2019 at the earliest. Not cool.
Honestly, I think when it says "Second attempt for Q", it's supposed to refer to the Nexus Q, as that was their 1st attempt. So I think it has nothing to do with Android Q, but just referring to a past failed product. Just my opinion.
I can't figure out what delicious treats might start with a Q.
So the only hint that this could be an Android TV device is a commit fixing a bug in the Nexus Player and this new device?
Everyone still using their NP(s) daily, and have not bought into either a MiBox or Shield raise their hand.