Google, Vizio teaming up for TVs with Chromecast featuresFebruary 25, 2016 - 14:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google is taking casting beyond Chromecast: the company has partnered with TV manufacturer Vizio on a series of new TV sets that offer Chromecast-like functionality out of the box, Variety reports citing sources familiar with the collaboration. The new line of TVs, which could become available as early as this spring, won’t feature any traditional smart TV apps. Instead, they will function just like Google’s Chromecast streaming adapter, offering consumers the ability to watch online services like Netflix and Hulu on their TV sets, but with the streaming initiating from mobile devices. Vizio plans to help consumers with the transition to this new interaction model with an Android-based tablet that functions as a dedicated remote control. The tablet will feature apps from many media services, and also include a kind of programming guide that serves up content recommendations. The tablet may be included free of charge with some TV sets, and Vizio may decide not even to include a traditional TV remote control. However, a source cautioned that some of these details could be subject to last-minute changes. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. |