Chromecast nos abre las puertas

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Chromecast es un dispotivo HDMI, de Google, que permite llevar el audio y el video de Neflix, Hulu, Google Play y del navegador Chrome directamente hasta el televisor o cualquier otra pantalla que permite lectura HDMI.

Chromecast tiene un valor USD35, y por ese valor, vino a desplazar por completo los SmartTV de Samsung o incluso Apple TV.

Hoy Google ha anunciado que, a partir de hoy, cualquier desarrollador puede crear sus propias aplicaciones web o móviles que interactúen directamente con Chromecast. Esto, posiblemente, abra nuevas formas de entretenimiento y de comunicación, tanto para la casa como para la oficina.

De aqui en adelante nos corresponde a los desarrolladores hacer usar nuestra imaginación y crear cosas que hace 5 meses eran impensables.

Si quieren, pueden darle un vistazo a la documentación oficial, descargar el SDK y empezar a jugar. Nosotros, sin duda, empezaremos a jugar desde hoy. Nos gustaría que nos mantengas informado de su próximo gran proyecto.

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