The Chromecast has a Netflix promotion, and... it’s gone

Google is no longer offering three months of Netflix with the device.

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[Midnitte]

If you already got a code but netflix.com/chromecast isnt working I'd suggest going to "My Account" and entering the code under "Redeem Code", just worked for me.

 

[Midnitte]

bobbie424242[/url]":10bm3zp0]It is amusing to see the Internet, tech press and users go gaga over Chromecast and having wild expectations, while from the POV of developers it is a total disappointment:

- closed source tech
- requires Google's written approval to publish any apps incorporating Googlecast functionality whether on Android, iOS or in Chrome
- requires a sold out USB dongle only available in the US for developement, and requires registration with Google (like they could not have allowed developement using desktop Chrome instead!)
- limited codec support (forget MKV, unless remuxing/transcoding to MP4)

The biggest unknown is: what apps will Google approve and what apps it will not.
For now, we don't know, since only the big launch apps (Netflix, Google Music, ...) are approved.

In other terms, whether XBMC, Plex and friends will be allowed to use it to send content is a large unknown at this point.

Pretty sure they've already released the APIs/SDK...

 

[Midnitte]

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Midnitte[/url]":29l403w4]
Pretty sure they've already released the APIs/SDK...

Yes, I've been studying it today.
The problem is that the licensing has very restrictive terms.

You can integrate it in an app but *** do not have the right to publish it unless approved by Google ***.

It is in limited developer preview, so it's possible that on official roll-out they will change the terms a bit. Most of Google's developer preview tools have similar restrictions and caveats that eventually get loosened down the line.

I saw on reddit that the terms were actually changed already, you do not need google's express written permission anymore.

Hope so see some news of new apps that support it then, perhaps they will offer a tab in the play store for them?

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caseyjohnston[/url]":29l403w4]Seems like we need a new word for this type of non-streaming, where something just prompts something else to stream something.

"Stream Redirection"

Restream?