

But during this heyday for streaming, Chromecast mostly stayed the same.
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A raft of new streaming services have flooded the marketplace, including Disney Plus, HBO Max, Apple TV Plus and Peacock from NBCUniversal. Since then, streaming has grown more popular than ever, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Though Google gave its $30 entry-level Chromecast a few tweaks in 2018, the newest Chromecast reflects the first major update to the search giant's line of streaming devices since 2016, when it revealed the Chromecast Ultra. This new dongle hit shelves in some Home Depot stores Monday, unleashing a raft of spoilers online from shoppers and press outlets that snagged them early. But tons of details about Chromecast had already been reported because the device itself leaked two days before its big reveal.

Google's new Nest Audio smart speaker arrivesĬhromecast with Google TV was officially unveiled at Google's virtual event, which also unveiled its Pixel 5 phone and a Nest Audio smart speaker.Pixel 5 gives Google a 5G flagship phone.Chromecast with Google TV, Nest Audio and Pixel 5 with Hold for Me: Everything Google announced."There is so much wonderful content out there, and we want to help you find it easily." It can actually take longer to choose something to watch than to watch the content itself," Shalini Govil-Pai, general manager of Google TV, said Wednesday during Google's hardware event. And it's across hundreds of content providers. "Now there is so much content to choose from, whether it's movies, shows, live TV, YouTube. But by adding the remote and its own on-screen system to navigate streaming apps, Google is reimagining Chromecast for a radically different streaming age - and trimming $20 off the price. Like its predecessor, Chromecast Ultra, it supports 4K resolution and HDR and Dolby Vision image quality. 15 in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the UK, and people in those countries can preorder the device now. A promotional deal in Google's online store, which bundled the new Chromecast with six months of Netflix's $13-a-month plan for a total of $90 (for savings of $38), also sold out within a day. By Friday morning, the new Chromecast appeared to backordered at Home Depot, out of stock at Target and sold out at Walmart. The new Chromecast was immediately available to buy in the US when Google announced it, and it is still in stock with a few retailers including Google's online store and at other retailers, like Best Buy.
