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superchunk on 24 July 2013
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disolitude said:
superchunk said:
Why do so many of you come in saying "this isn't new"... who the hell said it was?

Also I provided a link... read.

It can stream your content (just play that content through your Play apps... likely doing that already.
It can stream anythign from web via Chrome as well as directly from Play, Netflix and youtube.
It can work with Android, iOS, Win, Mac and ChromeOS.
It uses your wifi to connect to said devices.

My only point is that it does this very simply for a very low cost.

Most people opening your link get "this product isn't available in your country" message.

Here is a link that gives you more details.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/24/4552204/google-reveals-chromecast-tv-streaming

"The Chromecast doesn't directly mirror your screen to devices a la AirPlay, though the two concepts are pretty similar. After what Google promises is quick and painless syncing, it turns your phone or computer into a remote, allowing you to queue up and play videos, control volume, or even turn on the TV; from there, you can use other apps without interrupting playback. It will also continue playing even when your phone is asleep, and unlike Google's failed Nexus Q, it will work the same on Android and iOS — Windows Phone, at least for now, is not supported. On the traditional PC side, it supports Chrome on recent versions of Windows and Mac OS X: users can stream directly from the browser, then go on with their normal computer use as video plays. Somewhat ironically, the only currently supported Chromebook is the high-end Pixel, though wider support is coming."

"Besides YouTube, we've also seen it play back video from Netflix and audio from Pandora, and Google is releasing a developer preview and SDK that will let other apps support streaming. "

 

So it doesn't mirror your PC ala WiDi or Miracast, and it only works with supported apps. How is this super awesomely open?

Google's site says with Chrome you can display any tab. So on chrome, its a mirror. The Play apps and other apps obviously just play the content you initiate.