One is the Chromecast Audio, a $35 dongle that turns any speaker into a wireless speaker by plugging into the AUX or optical port. The small circle has concentric grooves, like a vinyl record, and it’s created to make those huge speakers you bought a decade ago useful again.
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It has an entirely new design that’s circular and comes with an HDMI cable built in. This is one area many users find frustrating with the current Chromecast, and if Google has made the experience anything close tothis, Fast Play might be the device’s most compelling feature. Apple, which is also updating its lineup, was ranked fourth at 18 percent.
Google has unveiled the second-generation of its Chromecast media streaming dongle.
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Beginning Wednesday for Android users and coming soon after to iOS, the Google Photos app will be getting Chromecast support.
Gaming is at the forefront of Google’s new Chromecast, allowing developers to take their existing mobile game, and render it to two displays. Here we investigate the rumours surrounding the Google Chromecast 2 United Kingdom release date, price, specifications and new features.
On the inside the new Chromecast, you’ll get improved Wifi performance, including 802.11ac and 5GHz support, as well as three antennas that it will smartly choose between so that it gets the best signal from your router. Google’s since sold 20 million Chromecasts, and has signed up partners from HBO to the Travel Channel to the NFL. It features a new section called “What’s On” that shows content from Google Play, YouTube, your own content and more.
The original Chromecast can stream music, but it’s limited to streaming it to your TV as it plugs directly into the HDMI port. With Chromecast Audio, you can put your speakers to use as an independent device. If it detects that you have Netflix and HBO Go installed, then the content of those apps will simply be added to Chromecast. But it devoted equal time or more to improvements it’s making to Chromecast.
He gave the example of Just Dance Now, where the player copies the dance moves of the avatar on the screen while holding their smartphone in their hand, allowing the player’s moves to be monitored using the phone’s accelerometer and processor.
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Update 21 September: The Google invites are out and it’s holding a press event on 29 September.
