This is the moment our readers in the UK have been waiting for. Google is set to launch the immensely popular Chromecast in the UK on March 19th. Below is a snapshot obtained from AndroidPolice from a Dixon store internal memo regarding the stock that they should’ve received this past Friday. Are you in the UK and plan on buying / purchasing a Chromecast?…
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Pandora now supports Chromecast!
This morning as I was listening to Pandora music app on my Android phone, I was pleasantly surprised by the Chromecast icon on the bottom right of the screen. If you have a good sound system, this can easily connect to Pandora. For those who are not familiar, Pandora is a free app which allows you to select radio station based on artists, genre, or songs.…
Allcast working again after Chromecast SDK released
Oops they did it again! The team that brought you the ability to cast any file from your phone to any device! Not only is this limited to Chromecast, but also to Roku, Apple TV, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Smart TV. Previously, Google blocked this feature when it was first launched. But with the opening of the SDK, the team was able to re-enable this feature.…
How do you create Chromecast app?
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Google made it official. Chromecast SDK has now been made public inviting Google developers to create their own apps as they wish with one caveat – no porn. This should be no surprise to everyone since they also blocked efforts of people using Google Glass for porn.
If you want to start creating your own Chromecast app, start here: https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/downloads. It will describe what you need to create a Chromecast app.…
Google adds new app lineup for Chromecast
Although the Chromecast device launched with a lot of hype, the launch of new apps has not necessarily been “blazing” if you know what I mean. The number of apps has been rolling out at a slow crawl. Yet the reviews of Chromecast and what it can do for the average home has been extremely positive. Google has a dedicated page to list out the recent app roll out which supports Chromecast.…
Google planning for Chromecast to support sharing from Google Drive
A German G+ user, Daniel Lohse, accidentally stumbled upon an interesting feature when playing around with his Chrome browser. It appears that Google is testing the ability to directly cast documents in Google Drive to your Chromecast. This will allow you to launch directly from Google Drive onto a large TV screen or even a projector without the annoying Windows dual screen setup which never seems to work.…
Google announced Hulu Plus app launches support for Chromecast!
In a blogpost, Google announced that Hulu plus now works with Chromecast. If you previously were limited to watching Hulu plus from your PC, tablet, phone, you may now cast it to your TV using Chromecast. This news is timely as critics were asking why no further companies starting incorporating Chromecast since its first launch two months ago.
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Users Report Chromecast Works from Websites Other Than Youtube.com
Gigaom.com and other websites are reporting that users are beginning to see the Chromecast icon on websites outside of youtube.com. Previously, Youtube only allowed users to cast directly from Youtube.com. Now they appear to allow Chromecast users to cast from websites which embed youtube videos on their websites. Have you noticed this?…
Chromecast Reseller Market – eBay and Craigslist
Google’s latest gadget – Chromecast inadvertently created a hot commodity. I’m not sure if this is part of it’s marketing ploy but as we stand, there is only one way to get your hands on one of these and that is through the 2nd hand market such as eBay and Craigslist. eBay is selling these on avg. $60-70 and Craigslist has it for a hair cheaper.…
Chromecast and Amazon Prime Video II
After several comments that Amazon Prime blocked Chromecast, I digged into it a bit more and found out that this may be due to Microsoft Silverlight. If you do not have it installed, select ‘Flash Player’ and it will still work. Here are some snapshots.
My PC doesn’t have Silverlight installed so instead of installing the plugin, I selected Adobe Flash player.…