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Chrome Will Soon Let You Cast Local Files

Kellen March 28, 2018 5

Ever wanted to Cast something from your desktop or laptop that wasn't just a tab? Google has added a new "Cast file" option to Chrome Beta that will let you Cast local audio or video files. The option isn't showing for me yet, but it will show as a Cast option...

Google Cast has Been Destroying WiFi Networks Lately (Updated: Fix Incoming)

Kellen January 15, 2018 86

UPDATE 1/17: Google says a fix is ready and will rollout starting January 18 as an update to Google Play services on Android devices. I think it was day 3 of CES when my wife pinged me on Hangouts to let me know that our WiFi was hot garbage and that she was...

Google Cast Now Built Into Chrome on Desktop With Casting to Hangouts Too

Kellen August 29, 2016 10

Casting through Chrome on your desktop is now a built-in feature that no longer requires you to install a third party extension or perform much setup. Google announced the news today through the Chrome blog, noting that Google Cast is "now built fully into...

Google Announces New Android TV and Cast Speaker Partners, Multi-Room for Cast Speakers

Kellen January 6, 2016 33

With doors opening for CES this morning, another wave of announcements has hit our inbox, one of which is from Google. In the post, Google announced new partners for its Android TV and Google Cast audio/speakers products that should deliver options later in...

7 New Apps Gain Casting Support Today: Comedy Central, Encore, Nickelodeon, and More

Kellen November 25, 2014 62

The Chrome team announced that it has added casting (previously Chromecast only, but casting is everywhere!) support for seven new apps this morning...or developers of these apps have now built in support for casting...whatever, you get it. The list of apps...

Sling App Gains Support for Chromecast

Kyle September 17, 2014 63

A growing number of TV providers are publishing apps for watching live and recorded content outside the home, but arbitrary viewing restrictions and intractable UIs make many of them an exercise in futility. That's why for that purpose a lot of people rely on...

Minor Google+ Update Introduces Stream Casting

Kellen August 12, 2014 17

A minor update (v4.5.0.72928916) showed up for the Google+ Android app last night that most would probably assume only introduced things like stability improvements and bug fixes. If you assumed that (like I did), you were wrong (maybe). Once updated, some...

Cardcast Flings Multiplayer Card Games to Chromecast

Kyle July 16, 2014 19

While it's a bit of a stretch to call Chromecast a game console, Google's $35 streaming stick now sports a sizable library of playable apps. One of the most logical to come along is Cardcast, a deck-casting application that allows you to cast created and...