Any doc about what developers have to do to support Chromecast?
Google Chromecast
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Re: Google Chromecast
#282Worth noting- the $35 Chromecast dongle comes with three months of free Netflix membership (including for existing users), which makes the thing very cheap indeed.
Any idea if the thing can run via a proxy? Could be a fairly clean way of using Netflix from Australia.
It streams from one of your devices, not directly from netflix. If your device can proxy, it can
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#283Does anyone know if you can stream non-online videos? Like if I have a video file on my computer and want to play it on my TV, does Chromecast allow for this?
I guess you could always whip up an html5 page to play local videos
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#284> Power cord required (not shown). What the hell is this about a "power cord". The specs and details are totally not clear. Is this not powered by HDMI? If it requires a power cord, these images are deceptive marketing.
sucks. Just bought 3 units. Didn't see it requires a power cord
Does it honestly change anything? It's not like your TV doesn't require a power cord...
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#285"Sorry! Devices on Google Play is not available in your country yet. We're working to bring devices to more countries as quickly as possible. Please check back again soon."
And while the UK does have a devices page on the Play store with Nexus devices and Chromebooks, no Chromecast here either.
Is this available anywhere but the US? Standard Google...
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#286Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't have much interest in this and was just skimming over the comments but I have to thank you -- your comment got my attention. My mother (on the complete opposite end of the "techie" spectrum from me) watches soap operas on her iPad every few days while laying in bed. I'm certain she'd much rather watch them on the huge TV across the room instead. > The Chromecast is a device for your mom; something where she c…
I realise it's twice the price, but an Apple TV will be much simpler to use, and will work with almost all apps on her iPad that play video (and audio). That includes all the built-in apps and nearly all store-bought apps. There's a strong possibility your mother's soaps are being played in a way that's unsupported by the Chromecast.
> I realise it's twice the price, but an Apple TV will be much simpler to use
But it's made by Apple and will require you to install iTunes and iCloud on everything you own and it will only work if you throw away all the equipment you already own and replace them with Apple-made devices.
That's potentially quite a grab of money.
But that's just the smallest cost: The only reason ever to buy Apple is if you're willing to go all in. Choosing Apple is trading away your freedom. And as a guy who likes having options, that's a cost I will never be willing to pay.
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#287If it works as advertised, this could be disruptive. They made it dead simple to stream content from any device to your TV. So anyone can use it, particularly the older generation. Potential for number of apps that could be developed is endless. Apparently, Washington Post is building an app on top of it ( http://t.co/dTWesNOoIC ). So possibilities are endless. And good news - another step towards making cable TV irr…
> They made it dead simple to stream content from any device to your TV. So anyone can use it, particularly the older generation. That's not really new. Apple TV lets you do the same thing with AirPlay, and it works great. Seems like a decent device, and the fact that it works with non-Apple hardware is obviously useful for people who don't have Apple households, but I don't think it's disruptive.
> Apple TV lets you do the same thing with AirPlay, and it works great.
With Apple-devices only. The majority of the market has non-Apple devices. And that's across a range of product-classes: Desktops, Laptops and mobile devices.
To be able to take advantage of AirPlay you need to be all in all across all those classes. That brings the effective market-share which can use AirPlay (in developed countries) down from around 20% to much less than 5%. In less developed countries, AirPlay is dead code.
This will be a device people can actually use. Do you seriously not consider that a factor in being disruptive?
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#288Any word on if I can stream whatever is on my Android screen to this? There are many times where I have pics on my phone (either via the phone's camera, or Picasa, G+, etc) that I want to show people at home - but there's no easy way to show them without having to pass around a tiny screen.
When you click the chrome logo on this page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromecast/#chr... you can see G+ pics being displayed on the TV so I guess you could use it to show pics
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#289Does anyone want to buy one for me and ship it to the UK? I'll make it worth your while...
Email me: leetreveil@gmail.com
Re: Google Chromecast
#290"Sorry! Devices on Google Play is not available in your country yet. We're working to bring devices to more countries as quickly as possible. Please check back again soon."
And while the UK does have a devices page on the Play store with Nexus devices and Chromebooks, no Chromecast here either. Is this available anywhere but the US? Standard Google...
They say it was to be released "in coming weeks" (whatever that means) in UK, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Japan and Korea.