Chromecast: Has Google given us the smart TV we've been waiting for?

Google's newest product is a super-affordable portal to Netflix, YouTube, and more

Chromecast
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With a tiny piece of plastic not much larger than a USB drive, Google just seized the fledgling smart TV market by the horns. At a special event held today ostensibly to announce the new Nexus 7, Google revealed a tiny dongle called the Chromecast that transforms any old dumb TV into a powerful and modern streaming media center. This could be huge:

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Chris Gayomali is the science and technology editor for TheWeek.com. Previously, he was a tech reporter at TIME. His work has also appeared in Men's Journal, Esquire, and The Atlantic, among other places. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.