Google Chromecast - low cost tv service by Google
The new Google Chromecast is a the two-inch long usb device. The dongle is plugged into a television's HDMI port, and allows users to stream media from smartphones, tablets and computers.
It will launching immediately in the US. The device will cost $35 (£23). There is as yet no word on international launches.
With the Chromecast, analysts said, Google appears to have learned a lesson from some of its own missteps and those of its competitors.
The small device, which fits into a TV’s HDMI port, eliminates some of the usual frustrations with TV streaming.
For example, while Apple TV and, to a lesser extent, the Xbox allow users to beam some content from their mobile devices to the television, the mobile devices then can’t be used for anything else at the same time. Google says that the Chromecast will enable multitasking on the laptop, tablet or other device without interrupting what’s streaming on the TV.
Chromecast also comes with built-in support not only for Google devices but also for Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Chrome browser on Macs and PCs.
The Chromecast hasn’t caught up with the content offerings of competitors Roku and Apple TV — it launched with support for Netflix, but other popular services such as Pandora are yet to come, the company says.
But during its announcement Wednesday, Google pointed out that it’s easy for developers to add Chromecast support to their existing apps, which could have the double benefit of beefing up content for Chromecast quickly and giving apps on Google Play a little something extra that competitors don’t offer.
This, Google said, allowed for higher-quality streaming, and had less impact on battery life.
The search giant was especially keen to stress the dongle's ability to stream across multiple operating systems, be it Android or Apple's iOS.
It will launching immediately in the US. The device will cost $35 (£23). There is as yet no word on international launches.
With the Chromecast, analysts said, Google appears to have learned a lesson from some of its own missteps and those of its competitors.
The small device, which fits into a TV’s HDMI port, eliminates some of the usual frustrations with TV streaming.
For example, while Apple TV and, to a lesser extent, the Xbox allow users to beam some content from their mobile devices to the television, the mobile devices then can’t be used for anything else at the same time. Google says that the Chromecast will enable multitasking on the laptop, tablet or other device without interrupting what’s streaming on the TV.
Chromecast also comes with built-in support not only for Google devices but also for Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Chrome browser on Macs and PCs.
The Chromecast hasn’t caught up with the content offerings of competitors Roku and Apple TV — it launched with support for Netflix, but other popular services such as Pandora are yet to come, the company says.
But during its announcement Wednesday, Google pointed out that it’s easy for developers to add Chromecast support to their existing apps, which could have the double benefit of beefing up content for Chromecast quickly and giving apps on Google Play a little something extra that competitors don’t offer.
This, Google said, allowed for higher-quality streaming, and had less impact on battery life.
The search giant was especially keen to stress the dongle's ability to stream across multiple operating systems, be it Android or Apple's iOS.
Google Chromecast - low cost tv service by Google
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