Although the abundance of Android smartphones has made watching Netflix and YouTube on a very small screen ubiquitous, Google is attempting to enhance the viewing experience for consumers with the Chromecast. Designed like a standard USB thumb drive, the Chromecast plugs into any HDTV, connects to an accessible Wi-Fi signal and streams video content from just about every source available.
Controlled by your tablet or smartphone, Chromecast opens any supported media application and streams the content to your television. Tablets and smartphones turn into fancy remote controls, too, allowing you to play, pause, rewind, fast forward, and stop all with a familiar swipe or tap.
While Google might want you to use an Android device, Chromecast is almost universal. With the Chrome browser available for Android devices and iDevices, you can control media streaming from any device, so long as the Chrome app is downloaded.
And if you need just a little more screen real-estate for web browsing, Chromecast can display an open browser window on your television.
Chromecast is a deceptively powerful device crammed into a miniature form that makes media experiences a little simpler.
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