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LG Connect SDK lets devs stream to Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV (and LG Smart TVs)

There are a number of ways to stream photos, video, or music to your television. You can use a Roku, a Chromecast, an Amazon Fire TV, or television with built-in smart TV capabilities. Typically app developers that want to let you stream content from your phone or tablet to a TV have to use separate […]

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Google Chromecast launching in more countries within weeks

Google’s $35 Chromecast media streamer provides one of the cheapest, simplest tools for streaming online video to your TV… if you’re in the United States. But soon Google will begin offering the Chromecast around the world. Speaking this week at SXSW, Google’s Android and Chrome chief Sundar Pichai announced that Chromecast would be available in […]

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Now you can order a Chromecast even if you’re not in the US (Update: Not anymore)

Google’s Chromecast device for streaming internet video to your TV has been available in the US for a few months, but up until now if you wanted to get one in any other country you had to have a friend in the States or pay a hefty price to pick one up from eBay or […]

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Google Nexus Q: $299 home theater device for Google Play Store content

Google has introduced its first home theater device, the Nexus Q. It’s kind of Google’s answer to the Apple TV: A device that lets you stream music, movies, and other content from the Google Play Store to a TV. But it’s also much more than that… which helps explain the $299 price tag for the […]