Google announced yesterday that it will be releasing a new product called Chromecast. The product allows you to broadcast from your phone, tablet or computer onto your TV. It currently works with Netflix and YouTube but more apps are coming and you can effectively play anything from your Chrome browser (minus Quicktime or Silverlight videos) using Chrome's Tab Projection feature. This is sort of in the same vein as Apple TV but at the much smaller cost of $35. A Wired article on the product reveals that it is painfully slow in actual performance if you do not have a strong Wi-Fi connection.
Google Blog Release: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/from-tvs-to-tablets-everything-you-love.html
Wired Article: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/07/chromecast-is-googles-miracle-device/
Edit: Wired actually has their initial reactions after playing with it for a bit. They take back their comparison to Apple TV. http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/07/one-night-with-chromecast/
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