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Re: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK

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Post by untog » Mon, Feb 03, 2014, 6:58 PM UTC

mmanfrin wrote: post #29

UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #6

I love my Chromecast and use it extensively. This is what Miracast should have been, something that "just worked" and seamlessly interconnected devices. But instead Miracast is yet another classic example of "death of committee" where tons of big media and hardware companies wanted to get their features and DRM in, and as a direct result we now have dozens of completely incompatible Miracast devices. I think this tab…

Apple is the only large digital content provider which wants to force us to buy their proprietary device ("Apple TV") to watch their proprietary content. It really does decrease the value for Apple's content. In fact I'm just not going to buy Apple's DRM-ed video anymore, as I have to plug in a HDMI cable to watch it on my TV. People said that about iTunes, no?

I'd argue that the long term future of iTunes isn't fantastic. Individual music companies (Spotify, Rdio) are providing better experiences than Apple can.

Re: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK

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Post by xur17 » Mon, Feb 03, 2014, 7:00 PM UTC

samolang wrote: post #23

untog wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Amazon still don't even have an Android app, so I wouldn't hold your breath.

I believe that's intentional. They have a kindle fire app.

Intentional, but a pretty short-sited plan in my mind. Makes Amazon Video useless to me.

Re: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK

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Post by darwindeeds » Mon, Feb 03, 2014, 7:01 PM UTC

innoying wrote: post #2

Weird, I'm a registered ChromeCast developer and didn't get an email. Did any other developers get one?

I haven't gotten any email yet.

Re: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK

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Post by mmind » Mon, Feb 03, 2014, 7:01 PM UTC

CSDude wrote: post #21

johne20 wrote: post #19

Are you able in to interact with the content cast to 2nd screen? eg. I send a image gallery, can I browse through it using my cast sender? I assume not.

Yes, sender and reciever has a bi-directional communication channel, you can do whatever you want.

Correct. Think of a virtual webwebsocket: https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/reference/receiver/c...

The sender is written for any of the platforms supported (iOS, Android, Chrome) and the receiver in javascript.

Re: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK

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Post by sirseal » Mon, Feb 03, 2014, 7:02 PM UTC

I used to love my Chromecast. It was one of those "it just works" pieces of technology. Unfortunately, after it auto-updated, it now has a bug where it will disconnect from WiFi after 30 minutes. Anyone know of a fix or has seen this behaviour before?

Re: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK

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Post by moskie » Mon, Feb 03, 2014, 7:03 PM UTC

seppo0010 wrote: post #4

daeken wrote: post #3

Oh man, all I can imagine is a party game played with Google Glass and Chromecast. This could be fun.

Only one client can be connected at a time as far as I could see. That limits the gaming part.

I don't think that's correct. Multiple devices can queue videos using the YouTube app with the Chromecast.

Re: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK

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Post by steven2012 » Mon, Feb 03, 2014, 7:04 PM UTC

sirseal wrote: post #35

I used to love my Chromecast. It was one of those "it just works" pieces of technology. Unfortunately, after it auto-updated, it now has a bug where it will disconnect from WiFi after 30 minutes. Anyone know of a fix or has seen this behaviour before?

I got Chromecast in December and it has never "just worked" for me, ever. It always has a very hard time finding the Chromecast, so trying to start up a video on my tv takes several minutes. I'm ready to ditch the entire thing and get a Roku, because my experience with the Chromecast has always been really terrible.

Re: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK

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Post by etler » Mon, Feb 03, 2014, 7:06 PM UTC

I was on the fence before, but this seals the deal. At its price point it's a no-brainer now.

Re: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK

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Post by mikewhy » Mon, Feb 03, 2014, 7:07 PM UTC

aabalkan wrote: post #11

That'll be great. Currently there are services like Amazon instant video,Vimeo, Rdio, Spotify, Put.io are not on chromecast. They usually have Smart TV apps but Chromecast can be the new de facto of TV app development.

Plex, however, is on Chromecast.

Re: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK

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Post by Osiris » Mon, Feb 03, 2014, 7:10 PM UTC

How does the Chromecast work for someone like me that has their movie collection stored on a NAS? I currently use XBMC in my living room, but for the bedroom I'd love to have something like the Chromecast if I could use it to stream content (MKV, x264) from my NAS plus maybe some Netflix/Pandora. Is that possible with the Chromecast?

If not, does this SDK open up more possibilities for playing local content vs. streaming?