Well I ordered this device but I'm currently back-ordered from Amazon.
Chromecast is a small, two-inch dongle that can be plugged into the HDMI
port on an high-definition television (HDTV) and stream YouTube and
Netflix content directly to the set. Users can also mirror websites,
images, and video displayed in their Chrome Web browsers onto the screen
with a simple extension. The Chromecast has no dedicated remote control
and is instead controlled by any number of Android, iOS, Mac, or PC
devices on the same Wi-Fi network.
I think this device might really be a great addition to anyone that has a HDMI TV and might make Google dominate the living room from a strange direction.
This partnership scramble stands in stark contrast to the difficulty and
very public frustration both Google and Apple had when finagling deals
with content producers during their respective device launches. And
while the companies originally had to sort out messy business like live
broadcast integration and profit sharing to get their products off the
ground, Chromecast eschews most of those headaches and just streams
existing services outside the box, so to speak, while being controlled
by other devices.
Yeah, Google just dodged the content battle and just let the various services add their own apps to the device. The services like Pandora and Netflix needs to worry about the content and Google just delivers it to the TV. I also like the idea of turning your phone or tablet into a channel changer and using Chromecast to show tabs from your browser. This might be the best $35 I have spent in a long time.
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