Vizio releases TV with Google Chromecast built in
Today, Google and Vizio announced that Vizio’s SmartCast P-Series displays and Vizio soundbars and speakers will ship with Google cast built in.
This means that consumers can use Android or iOS smartphones and tablets to remote cast streamed videos and music directly to the big screen. Netflix, HBO GO, Youtube, Google Play Music, Spotify already support these displays and sound bars because they are Chromecast compatible.
Vizio screens and sound systems with built in Googe Cast can be conscripted to play anything running in a browser bringing content like homework and home movies to larger screens. Google also changed the name of its Chromecast app to the Google Cast app for obvious reasons. Severing the Google Cast brand from Chromecast reduces the friction for consumer electronics brands to adopt it. Google open sourced the cast SDK and many other reference designs for use by any company that wants to port it to their consumer hardware to avail their consumers to stream from almost all popular audio and streaming content services.
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