Google is introducing a new device designed to bridge the gap between your laptop, tablet or smartphone and your TV. It’s called Chromecast, and it’s a tiny device that you can plug into a TV. Once it’s plugged in you can use your PC or mobile device to find a YouTube video, send it to […]
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PLAiR $99 HDMI dongle lets you stream internet video to your TV
Like the idea of a stick that you can plug into your TV to watch internet video on the big screen, but want something a little simpler to use than an Android TV stick? Earlier this year pre-orders for something called a PLAiR opened up, with the promise of delivering a $99 stick that lets […]
Netflix, YouTube want to let you stream videos to your TV with DIAL service
If you have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and an Apple TV you can start watching videos on your mobile device, hit a button, and continue watching on your TV. Apple calls the service AirPlay. Now Netflix and YouTube are pushing a new service called DIAL (Discovery and Launch) which lets you do pretty […]
Netflix video streaming for Linux on the way
Internet video provider Netflix (remember when they were best-described as a mail-order DVD rental service?) allows paying subscribers to stream thousands of TV shows and movies to a computer or mobile device. But there are a few catches: If you’re using a computer it needs to be a Mac or PC, and you need to […]