Google Chromecast
Since the first time I heard about Google Chromecast a few days ago I could not contain my excitement. For such an unassuming device it is quite revolutionary. It allows you to stream your video content from virtually any device to a TV with a spare HDMI input. I have not been able to play with it yet, but at $35 it is hard to resist the temptation to buy it as soon as it becomes available again. (It is right now sold out on Amazon and several other websites. Initially you were able to get a three month subscription to Netflix with your purchase of Chromecast, which would have reduced the effective value of this device to incredible $11. Alas, Google decided to pull a plug on this offer just a couple of days later.)
Many people don’t realize what’s such a big deal with this device. It is not a “smart” device, as you cannot install any serious software on it unlike on Apple TV and Roku devices. However, all of those devices are limited in terms of content that you can stream to them. For instance, none of them allow you to stream free Hulu content.
Other people don’t see what the big deal is because, according to some of them, you were able to stream stuff to your TV via HDMI cable for a while now. They don’t realize what a pain it is to connect something to a TV using a cable, especially if all the cable ports are inconveniently tucked behind the TV. The likelihood of actually doing this in my estimate is rather insignificant.
I’ll be posting my review of Chromecast once I get a hold of it. In the meanwhile check out the following review from Engadget.
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Bojan Tunguz
Bojan Tunguz was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which he and his family fled during the civil war for the neighboring Croatia. Over the past two decades he has studied, lived and worked in the United States. He is a theoretical physicist with degrees from Stanford and University of Illinois. Tunguz has taught physics at several prominent liberal arts colleges and has been writing about physics, science and technology for more than a decade. He also has a wide spectrum of interests, and reads and writes about current events, society, culture, religion and politics. Over the years he has reviewed many of the books that he has read, and posted his reviews on various online outlets. In 2011 he had become a top 10 reviewer on Amazon.com, where he continues to be very active. Aside from reading and writing, Tunguz enjoys traveling, digital photography, hiking, and fitness. He resides with his wife in Indiana. You can follow my review updates on the following pages as well: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tunguzreview Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tunguzreviews Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/104312842297641697463/posts
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