Chromecast: New Apple TV-Killer from Google, Plugs Right Into Your TV's HDMI

The killer device from Google has announced, Google Announced A Brand New Apple TV-Killer, The Chromecast, A Tiny Little Gadget That Plugs Straight Into Your TV at home, Google is going after the TV market once again, this time with a little dongle called the Chromecast that plugs right into your TV's HDMI.

The Chromecast is $35, which includes 3 months of Netflix for free. The Chromecast is an accessory for your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. It works with iOS or Android, and with the Chrome browser on a laptop. 

Videos  and music service are wirelessly sent to the Chromecast, and show up on your big screen TV. The iOS or Android device act as remotes allowing you to control the video on your TV.

Chromecast is the big enemy for Apple TV, It's competition for Apple's $99 Apple TV. The difference between the two gadgets is that the Apple TV is a bigger box that has some applications built right into it. The Chromecast is just a conduit for whatever is sent through a mobile device. 

As we knew before, Google has been experimenting with getting web video on the TV for a long time now. This appears to be its best effort yet. It looks like a simple, one step process that works on both major mobile platforms. especially for samrtphone and tablet

But the big downside: Because it's HDMI, you need to charge it with USB power adapter. So, you'll have to remember to charge it up from time to time, it seems.