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Google’s Chromecast finally launches in India; Is it worth buying?

Google has finally launched its media streaming device Chromecast in India, about 18 months after its global debut. The device is priced at Rs 2,999 and will be available on Google Play, Snapdeal and select Airtel stores across India. Airtel Inferno? The Airtel partnership is interesting considering that the telco was piloting a Chromecast clone Inferno in Gurgaon few months back. This was powered by TV streaming startup Teewe and the telco was offering the device at a subsidized rate of Rs 500 for Airtel Broadband users in Gurgaon. However, we noticed that the Inferno site has now been pulled, and the Android app, published by Teewe hasn't been updated for couple of months. So its possible that Airtel has ended the pilot and opted for Chromecast instead. Interestingly, Airtel is also offering 60 GB free data for new & existing Airtel Broadband consumers with the purchase of Chromecast while Eros is offering two months free premium subscription of Eros Now. For the uninitiated, Chromecast allows users to wirelessly stream online content (videos, music, photos) from their phones, tablets and laptops to the television over WiFi, It also allows users to stream local content from their Android phones and tablets running on Android 4.4.2 'KitKat' and later. This was essentially Google’s answer to Apple’s AirPlay technology, although Chromecast has cross platform capabilities with support for Android, iOS, Mac and Windows desktop. Is Chromecast worth buying? I have been using a Chromecast for more than a year now and I am sold on this. One thing that has always struck…

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