Google's new Nexus 7 and Chromecast event in under five minutes
Google's new Nexus 7 and Chromecast event in under five minutes
2013-07-24
the combination of smartphones tablets
laptops televisions it's a multi-screen
world for our users our goal is to
deliver an experience that is seamless
consistent and beautiful across all
these screens we're announcing the new
Nexus 7 and here it is it's almost 2
millimeters thinner than the original
Nexus 7 we kept the same display size
but reduced the side bezels by almost 3
millimeters on each sides we're going
from 1280 by 800 in the original Nexus 7
to true 1080p HD 1920 x 1200 pixels in
the new model that makes the Nexus 7 the
world's highest resolution 7-inch tablet
we've added dual stereo speakers 1.2
mega pixels for video calling in
hangouts and we've also added a 5
megapixel rear camera for photos and
1080p video it packs the CPU that's
eighty percent faster and a GPU that
delivers four times the graphics frame
rate we've also doubled the system
memory to two gigabytes and we're
shipping a 4G LTE version of the new
Nexus 7 it's unlocked and in the u.s.
you'll be able to get LTE data from AT&T
t mobile or verizon all from the same
device the new Nexus 7 is the first
device shipping with Android 4.3 which
is the newest version of jelly beans
that we're announcing today in Android
4.3 or adding support for Bluetooth
smart technology which is also known as
Bluetooth Low Energy we're upgrading our
OpenGL support to opengl es 3.0 and
we'll also pushing an update starting
today to the original nexus 7 the nexus
for the nexus 10 and Galaxy Nexus the
new Nexus 7 will be avail available in
three different models the 16 gigabytes
Wi-Fi model 32 gigabyte Wi-Fi and a 32
gigabyte 4G LTE model July thirtieth on
Google Play you'll be able to buy the
Wi-Fi models online and in stores for
all of the mall
all of these retailers in the US it is
really really difficult to get your
online videos onto your television
introducing chromecast the easiest way
to bring your favorite online
entertainment to your TV it's running a
simplified version of Chrome OS plug it
into any hdmi input on your TV power
through USB connect to your home Wi-Fi
and you're ready to kick back and watch
you simply press the cast button to play
a video on your TV chromecast receives
the command from the YouTube app pull
the video you requested directly from
the cloud and plays it on your TV and
this time we're going to open up Netflix
simply press the cast button select your
device and now my wife is ready to start
watching movies and TV shows from
netflix right on the big screen playing
in beautiful 1080p HD the support for
5.1 surround sound so what do I do how
do I control the video Netflix
immediately detects what's already
playing on the television simply press
the blue bar and now I have full control
of the video from a completely different
device renounce a new feature that
allows you to project any chrome tab
from your television to write plate to
the TV you're going to see the cast
button simply press it and now we're
going to be projecting with on your
local device directly on the television
you can continue using your laptop even
while you're projecting your current tab
it'll work with most Windows laptops
most Mac laptops and Chrome OS to the
Chromebook pixel over time we expect the
technology to be embedded into a range
of devices from our partners youtube
netflix google play movies and TV
play music lots of content from the web
through chrome tap rejection and still
to come andorra and many more apps a
chrome castle retail for thirty-five
dollars you can order chromecast
starting this afternoon from amazon com
that's why calm and Google Play it will
also be available from best buy stores
across the u.s. as early as July 28 for
a limited time you will also get three
months free of Netflix with the purchase
of a chromecast device
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