Chromecast - Navo

One of the coolest things about Chromecast is that it can turn on your TV, and even change to the right HDMI input, when you start casting music or videos from your mobile device no TV remote required. Don’t have an Android phone, or maybe you’re stuck with a handset with an older version of Android? Then you should install the Google Cast extension for Google’s Chrome browser on your PC or laptop, which lets you mirror any website to the TV screen.

If you want to experience virtual reality without shelling out money for a headset you can, provided that you not only have Google’s cardboard app installed on your Android phone, but also a 3D TV in your living room. Chromecast shows you beautiful nature photos when you are not actively watching any videos and can even add your own photos to this slideshow.

Thanks to Chromecast’s miniature size, it makes for a great companion on the road, allowing you to watch all your favorite media at Grandma’s house, in a hotel on a long business trip, or even at a cabin on the lake. 

If you’re in a hotel and are looking for an inexpensive entertainment solution, Chromecast allows you to stream via mobile as hotel networks are quite secure.

Google started to give away $20 of Google Play credit for every Chromecast bought after December 7. Want to watch a movie on the TV, but not wake up your significant other who fell asleep on the couch? Then just pipe the audio track through your phone and listen to it with earbuds.