The the Chromecast received allowed users to stream Google Play Movies and Music directly from the Chrome browser on a computer. Last month a added ten new apps including Plex, Vevo, Songza, Red Bull TV, Post TV from the Washington Post, Viki, RealPlayer Cloud, Avia, Revision3 Internet Television and BeyondPod. Very quickly after its release, Chromecast has received support for Hulu +, Pandora, and HBO GO. The Chromecast works differently from Airplay in that you can multitask and do other tasks on the device or you can let it go to sleep while streaming. Initially, users were able to stream Netflix or Youtube from an iOS device and Android device, Google Play Movies and Music only on Android, or cast websites using the Chrome browser on a computer. It is compatible with any Android device running 2.3 or later, iOS device with iOS 6 or 7, and any Mac or PC. The, Google’s streaming HDMI dongle came out last summer. After that, if you decide to purchase the app, it’s only $12.99. You can give AirParrot 2 a test run for seven days for free. It will also let you use Airplay directly through your Chromecast. AirParrot 2 is an application that will allow you to mirror or extend your Mac desktop to your Chromecast.
