Recent content by Mark Spohr

It sounds like nobody knows for sure how it actually works... Some people seem to be saying that the device must decode the stream, re-encode it for the Chromecast and then retransmit it. This, indeed would take a lot of resources. However, I wonder why they don't just redirect the stream from...

"Chromecast. Everything you love, now on your TV. " Chromecast is compatible with WiFi-enabled Android 2.3+ smartphones and tablets; iOS 6.0+ iPhones, iPads, and iPods; Chrome for Mac? and Chrome for Windows?; and Chromebook Pixel. So why doesn't it work on my Android devices? It says right...

The sales page: Chromecast

"Chromecast. Everything you love, now on your TV. " I assume that Google has some special definition of "everything" which includes YouTube, Netflix, and Play Store (and nothing else). However, that is not the definition that most people use. If you have drunk the Google kool-aid, then you may...

I just don't know what to say. You have managed to read something between the lines that just isn't there. It would be more honest for Google to just say that you can't use it to stream the web on Android devices. You seem like a sucker for sleazy advertising and I imagine you fall for all that...

Thanks for the references for the MacBook Air... I'll take a look. As far as your statement that "it does exactly what it was advertised to do"... this is just wrong. I just copied this from the Chromecast page: "With Chromecast, you can easily enjoy your favorite online entertainment on your...

On the Chrome page in the Play Store it states: "Chromecast works with devices you already own, including Android smartphones and tablets, iPhones? and iPads?, Chrome for Windows?, and Chrome for Mac?. Browse for what to watch, control playback, and adjust volume using your smartphone, tablet...