Gadgetory

what's up brian Tong here and welcome to Google Isha's it's all the Google thrown into a show each week so let's get to it and Google has tried like really tried to rule your living room with our Google TV platform that's had little success they've also had their Nexus Q streaming sphere that's pretty much dead and they're $35 chromecast which is finally something we're talking about but still they haven't built a real winner now we've heard rumors of a set-top box as far back as June but according to the tech blog the information their sources say the googs is working on a nexus branded set-top box that runs android includes streaming services like netflix and hulu and will also play games as well now the Nexus set-top box will also have a remote with a built-in touchpad and they say it could arrive as early as the first half of 2014 with an aggressive price tag now none of Google's previous attempts have been able to gain any mainstream traction and the living room is still up for grabs between Google Apple and Amazon and all three of these guys are already competing against sony and microsoft's game consoles now the latest release of android 4.4 point one kit kat is being rolled out to more nexus devices including the nexus 5 and nexus 4 phones and the nexus 7 and 10 tablets the update also has code relating to video output and chromecast Meereen that was discovered by the cyanogen team now all signs points the API locking things down to specific devices chromecast Meereen works a whole lot better on Chromebooks and laptops compared to other Android devices right now but the hope is that it could eventually change and sticking with the chromecast let's check out a quick how-to showing you how to access some of its hidden features i'm dan graziano and i'm here with google's $35 chromecast this small dongle connects to your hdmi port on the back of your TV and allows you to wirelessly stream content from your computer or android or iOS device the chromecast currently supports YouTube pandora hulu plus netflix and HBO GO while android users also have access to movies and TV shows that they purchase from the google play store but there are also other ways too stream content to your TV using the chromecast you should already have the google cast extension installed on your chrome browser if not go download it from the Chrome Web Store this will allow you to cast content from your computer to your TV what you may not know is that the chromecast can actually mirror your computer's entire screen click on the google cast extension and from the drop-down menu select cast entire screen it's also possible to cast locally stored files from your computer to your TV open a new browser tab and press ctrl o on Windows or command o on Mac select a file and then cast the browser tab from the google cast extension if you're encountering choppy playback or dealing with a lot of buffering issues while casting try lowering your streaming settings click on the google cast extension in your browser select options and lower your streaming quality to 480p your videos may look a little worse but you should be able to watch them without interruption thanks for that Dan now we've talked about the nexus 10 and it really might be released by the time you watch this according to every to is consistently on top of it they confirm that the LG v 5 10 leaked images we've seen are indeed a Nexus device now it's just one little tidbit of info that gets you closer to Google's next big screen tablet with the end of the year coming up and samsung unveiled the galaxy J for Taiwan it was teased with this just simple just elegant trailer it's the same model launched in japan and it's basically a galaxy s4 with a snapdragon 800 processor and three gigs of ram running android 4.3 out of the box now it comes in red white and blue but it isn't expected to make it outside of Asia and let's check out some really quick stories I don't know how I miss this one for all of you but Motorola now owned by Google they filed for a patent application that was made public in November for a smart tattoo that would act as a microphone for your smartphone now this is not a joke this is real it would be able to connect to your smartphone and the tattoo would also double as a lie detector now check this out this image shows the tattoo on your neck but the application doesn't mention if it will work with tramp stamps and we'll end things with a little holiday cheer dead zebra is where you'll find the works of artists Andrew Belle known for many things including his collectible Android minis well on December 10th dead zebra is releasing ornamental Android figurines that are actual ornaments and they come in red or blue metallic finishes with silver glitter accents now these guys are really cool they're limited and they'll be selling for ten dollars a pop with quantities limited to two per person so definitely we're checking out or giving to one of your phandroid friends alright that's going to do it for this week's show email us at google issues at cnet com or you can tweet me at brian Tong and i'll respond to you when I can thanks so much for watching and we'll see you guys next time for some more of that Google ishes