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ASUSTOR Adds the Last Missing Streaming Option to Their NAS’
ASUSTOR has been busy updating their NAS software all around, but with a special focus on the media part. Playing movies and tv shows is becoming a bigger part of users life every day and the solutions to do so become easier as well. ASUSTOR already had a pretty good…
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UK Amazon Fire TV Stick Priced £35, or £7 to New Prime Members
The Amazon Fire TV Stick is now available for pre-order in the UK priced £35, or for just £7 for new Amazon Prime customers. The HDMI dongle, Amazon rival to Google’s Chromecast, is also available to existing Prime customers for £19. In terms of its specifications, the Fire TV Stick wipes…
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VLC to Get Chromecast Support
It seems VLC, the acclaimed open-source portable media player, is getting Chromecast support. VideoLAN, VLCs creator, recently posted a changelog for their media platform to GitHub, with “Chromecast output module” listed as one of the entries. If that entry means what it appears to mean, VLC will soon be able…
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Acer Revealed the H7550ST Short Throw Projector
Acer has revealed their newest short-throw projector with wireless versatility and 20W integrated audio, the H7550ST. It is also the world’s first projector to provide internal Chromecast compatibility. “Our newest home entertainment projector is one of our best yet,” said Simon Hwang, Acer Stationary Computing and Display Business Group. “Leading…
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Intel’s Dongle PC with Windows 8.1 Will Cost $149
Want a PC as small as a Raspberry Pi with the plug-and-playability of a Google Chromecast? You’ll find it, and more, in Intel’s new Compute Stick. The Compute stick is powered by a quad-core Atom CPU and 2GB RAM, with 32GB storage, running Windows 8.1. Also on-board is WiFi, Bluetooth…
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Google Chromecast Now More Popular Than Apple TV
Google’s Chromecast TV streaming dongle outsold Apple TV over the first three quarters of 2014, according to Parks Associates, a market researcher. Google has been given the boost over their rival during a 10% upswing in the number of households now using home media players. Roku, the market leader for…
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Man Builds Own Remote Control for Google Chrome
Jeff Bower decided that Google’s Chromecast accessory needed an upgrade, so he decided to go ahead and make his own remote control for this streaming USB device. His remote was designed through a Raspberry Pi model B architecture, connecting it to a case and buttons. According to our sources, the…
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Chromecast Adds New Channels, Including Comedy Central and Nickelodeon
The content for Google’s Chromecast seems to be widening every month, now boasting a fresh batch of content partners in Comedy Central, Sesame Street Go, Nickelodeon, EPIX, YuppTV, Encore, and radio app TuneIn. All of these apps will be available from today, just in time for the Holiday Season. Chromecast…
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Showtime and Starz Apps Added to Chromecast
Google announced today that its TV streaming dongle, Chromecast, is adding on-demand channels Starz Play and Showtime Anytime to its catalogue of apps, making popular TV shows like Homeland, Penny Dreadful, and Da Vinci’s Demons available to Chromecast users for the first time. Chromecast apps can be controlled with…
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Twitch.tv Now Available on Chromecast
Streaming and professional tournaments of video gaming has been thrust into the spotlight in recent months. Not too long ago, we reported on Amazon and their acquisition of Twitch.tv, ESPN covering the finals of the International Dota2 tournament and an interesting statement from the ESPN boss claiming electronic gaming is…
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RickMote Controller App Lets You Rickroll Your Chromecast Neighbors
The Raspberry Pi has proven to be a useful tool for security researchers once again. This time, the Chromecast has been exploited, having found an interesting bug that lets you take control of any TV using the device. From a techy point of view, the Chromecast uses a ‘deauth’ command…
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Google Chromecast Receives Support for Pirated Movies through Popcorn-Time
The beta software program dedicated to provide ‘free’ movies, Popcorn-Time, has apparently announced that its software is now Chromecast-compatible for Windows users, having stated that a Chromecast version update is also being worked on for Mac users. The cheap Chromecast device is Google’s product that allows users to send video…
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Chrome for Android Gets Updated
Google is busy pushing out another wave of updates for some of their most popular mobile apps, the first being Chrome for Android, which is now capable of supporting multi-window devices. There aren’t many multi-window compatible devices out there, but we do know that the new feature is compatible with…
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Google Ban Porn Apps For Chromecast
Got a naughty theme for your latest app on Chromecast, then we’re sorry to tell you that Google will be telling you to cover up, or get out as they rule that there will not be any porn based apps allowed on Chromecast. This rule extends to all adult based apps,…
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Chromecast Developer Restrictions Lifted With New SDK, To Make It Available Abroad Soon
Google has officially announced the release of the Google Cast SDK, allowing developers to integrate the Chromecast in their Android, iOS and web applications. Rishi Chandra, Chromecast MP, said that their “opportunity set is fairly large”, mentioning that he could see millions of mobile apps and websites adding support for…
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