Rest of the Day: Google Cast Is Now Built Into Chrome
Now, when you want to “cast” your browser to your Google Chromecast device, you don’t even need to download the extension. They built this functionality right into Chrome.
- It has been in development for a while – you could have enabled this feature back in January – but now you can stream your tabs to your TV or wherever you go, without the need for expansion. For thirty dollars, Chromecast is still one of the easiest ways to stream content to your TV. [Chrome Blog]
- In other news, Google has quietly launched a new app called Crowdsource . It is designed to help improve the quality of Google translations and transcriptions of text by encouraging users to make corrections. For now, that’s all it does – no gaming aspect and no micropayments like Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. You are simply wasting your time. They tell TechCrunch that this is just a pilot program. [Android Police]
- Apple has finally sent out invitations to its next press event, where it is expected to unveil the iPhone 7. It is scheduled for September 7th. The invitation contains defocused lights that create a bokeh effect – perhaps suggesting that the new phone’s camera would be of interest. Or not! Maybe it’s just beautiful headlights! [Gizmodo]
- The Verge claims that these $ 38 Carbo Tenore headphones compete with headphones that cost ten times the price. [The Verge]
- Gizmodo examines the rise and fall of YTMND. [Gizmodo]