Does anyone have a Chromecast? I started to use Netflix over the weekend, I don’t see why I didn’t start using it sooner. I have a “Smart” TV and because it is supposed to be smart I presumed there would be a Netflix app available on it. My TV is too old to have a Netflix app according to Samsung even though it has Youtube, BBC iPlayer and even a RightMove app. I had to dust off my PS3 and use that to play Netflix, this also solved the problem of networking up my TV. The main problem in my house is the networking, my TV has only LAN, my Raspberry Pi is only LAN and I don’t have a wireless adapter for it, and the TV in the living room has no network capability. When I want to use a different room to watch anything I usually have to FTP whatever i want to my RPi, unplug it all, take it to the other room and plug it all in. This takes time and effort, in this day and age it seems a bit medieval. I saw Googles advert on http://google.co.uk today for their Chromecast device and it seems to solve all my issues. It’s wireless, plugs straight into HDMI port and it can stream Netflix, youtube and I have read that it can stream UPNP from other devices connected on the same network. This means I can just unplug it from one TV and plug it straight into another without the hassle of all the leads, HDD and power for my RPi. I can still keep my RPi as an XBMC device and use that for my network streaming, I can just leave it switched on and connected up to my router. The only issue I can see with this is streaming 1080p content over wireless. It may not be able to handle it. What are your thoughts on this setup and the Chromecast device? Chromecast

I’ve known about Nest for a long while now, but never knew they were bought by Google; @almost your reply in the wearable Android thread makes sense now.

Now @leo is uploading some videos I think it might be best to have some sort of dedicated page where he can submit his own links and they will appear on a separate page. Instead of having them all in a thread. Do you think this would be something a plugin could and should do or do you think a simple html page would suffice? I know bootstrap will be useful with the layout for the page; I have a few ideas on how i would like it set out.