10M sold in 2014

Model Number: H2G2-42

Marvell DE3005-A1 SoC

ARM @ 1.0 Ghz, single core

HW video/audio decoder (H.264, VC1, MPEG2)

Some basic GPU

HDMI 1.3 + CEC

What can it do?

Play video/audio

Display HTML pages

Cast browser tabs

Mirror screen

Mirror Android screen

All this with audio :-)

Sounds like AppleTV?

Not really!

3 times cheaper

Many times smaller

Apps on TV

HTML/JS

running on the device

Called receivers

You use pc/phone to launch & control

Called senders

Receivers run independently from senders

Like Smart TV?

Not really!

Works on all TVs (any brand, old and new)

Much more supported devices

Will not get out of date after a few years

Full-featured senders are easy

Senders & Receivers

use

Google Cast API

Also works with Android TV

Senders

Chrome (with Google Cast extension)

Android apps & OS

iOS apps

UX Guidelines

Receiver = TV

• Default media player
• Styled media player (CSS)
• Custom (own HTML/JS)

Multiple senders can be connected

Google Cast Developer Console

Receiver URL must be registered with Google

-> App ID

URL can be local

Published apps must use HTTPS

Unpublished apps only on devices registered for testing

Testing/Debugging

Registered devices provide developer's console

http://chromecast.local:9222