You can now pre-order Google Chromecast at Amazon.com. For those who have Amazon Prime would save on the shipping cost.
Google Chromecast
New product from Google:
Introducing Chromecast
To help make it easy to bring your favorite online entertainment to the biggest screen in your house—the TV—we’re introducing Chromecast. Chromecast is a small and affordable ($35) device that you simply plug in to your high-definition (HD) TV and it allows you to use your phone, tablet or laptop to “cast” online content to your TV screen. It works with Netflix, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV, and Google Play Music, with more apps like Pandora coming soon. With Chromecast, we wanted to create an easy solution that works for everyone, for every TV in the house.
From the faded fine-print:
Subscriptions may be required to use with certain content providers. Chromecast is compatible with WiFi-enabled Android 2.3+ smartphones and tablets; iOS 6.0+ iPhones, iPads, and iPods; Chrome for Mac® and Chrome for Windows®; and Chromebook Pixel. Power cord required (not shown).
It seems that Chromecast does not work on its own and requires other device such as Android and iOS devices as the remote; even though Google says “Remote-free”.
Remote-free
Once your Chromecast is set up, you can use your phone, tablet or laptop to browse and cast content to your TV, play and pause, control the volume, and more. But unlike other streaming solutions, you can still multitask—send emails or surf the web—while enjoying what’s on the TV screen. It works across platforms—Android tablets and smartphones, iPhones, iPads, Chrome for Mac and Windows (more to come), so your personal device is also now your remote control.
Chromecast comes with 3 months of Netflix included when purchased from Google Play, Amazon or Best Buy.
Futurama: Saturday Morning Fun Pit
New Futurama episode titled: Saturday Morning Fun Pit
The Futurama gang stars in a trio of craptastic morning cartoons.
Previews:
As a part of the “Futurama and Friends Saturday Morning Fun Pit,” Purpleberry Pond is a cartoon that teaches kids to eat right and have a good time.
President Nixon issues a PSA during the Saturday Morning Fun Pit to show the youth of America that violence never solves anything.
Master Shake in Disguise
The first time I saw this cup, I immediately said: “Hey, it’s Master Shake in disguise.”
- ISO: 640
- Exposure time: 1/8
- F-number: 5.6
Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II SLR Lens.
Anchorman: KTVU
I really thought today was April 1 when I read about the KTVU gaffe on Asiana Airlines Pilot names. Only after KTVU issued an apology, I realized that it did happened.
So, not a single person at KTVU thought that there’s something wrong (pun intended) with the names before they aired it?
Ron Burgundy knows how it feels, he only read what’s on the teleprompter.
By the way, Anchorman 2 is coming out December 2013.
(Movie Trailers)
Futurama: The Inhuman Torch
New Episode of Futurama titled: The Inhuman Torch
Bender becomes a famous firefighter, but the crew suspects him of arson.
Previews:
Shielded from the heat by a protective spray, Fry, Bender and Leela attempt to save a group of helium miners that are trapped inside the sun.
Serving as firefighters, the Planet Express crew puts out fires all over the city, but Bender seems to be getting all of the credit.
Futurama, MakerBot, MacBook Air and Apple.
In Forty Percent Leadbelly episode, Futurama made mentions of MakerBot, MacBook Air and Apple.
SPOILER ALERT!
The lines of codes in the screenshot below includes:
thankMakerBotForReplicator
Close to the end of the episode, Silicon Red mentions MacBook Air in his song as Bender’s funeral is Funded by Apple, Inc.; official designation is “Apple Inc.” (without the comma).
By the way, Happy 4th of July, especially to the ones in The United States.
