Google has fully integrated its Google Cast service into its Chrome browser, eliminating the need for a separate app or extension to sling content from devices or Web browsers to the living room TV.
Websites that are integrated with Cast will feature an icon that appears when a user is on the same network as a Cast device including the Chromecast HDMI streaming media player. With a couple of clicks users can view content on a TV or listen to music on the speakers.
In August, people casted content using Google Cast more than 38 million times from Chrome browsers, watching and listening to 50 million-plus hours of content, according to Google product manager Stephen Konig.