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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Chromecast Audio has a circular design and small grooves, like a vinyl record</td></tr>
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GOOGLE has unveiled a brand-new addition to the Chromecast range. Dubbed Chromecast Audio, the little gadget hopes to update your home audio system.</div>
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Google revolutionised beaming content from smartphones to TVs back in 2013 with the Chromecast – a small HDMI dongle with an impulse-buy price-tag that used any iOS or Android smartphone to stream movies and TV shows to your big screen.</div>
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And now Google has set its sights on music streaming around the home.</div>
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The US firm has unveiled the Chromecast Audio – a small and colourful new gadget plugs directly into the 3.5mm headphone jack of any speaker (the standard audio port Apple has suddenly taken a dislike to!)</div>
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Once connected, the Chromecast Audio allows the speaker to stream music over wifi.</div>
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This offers higher quality than Bluetooth, as well as a larger range around the home.</div>
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Wifi speakers have become increasingly popular in recent years and a number of companies, like Sonos, have found success selling a range of wireless speakers that link across the home.</div>
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Unlike the Sonos, the Chromecast Audio will not initially be able to stream to multiple speakers at once – although a Google spokesperson reassured NewsNewsBlog<em>.blogspot.com.uk</em> that the functionality would be added in an over-the-air update very soon.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google's new gadget is a great way to update a house full of older, unconnected speakers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The updated Chromecast Audio comes in a range of colours </td></tr>
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Users can pick and choose between multiple connected speakers, but that requires a £30 Chroemcast Audio dongle per speaker.</div>
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Google announced the Chromecast Audio device alongside <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/chromecast-google-updates-hdmi.html">a newly-updated Chromecast video streaming HDMI dongle</a> and <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/google-nexus-5x-all-details-full-specs.html">new Nexus 6P</a> and <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/google-nexus-5x-all-details-full-specs.html">Nexus 5X smartphones</a>.</div>
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A number of apps on iOS and Android have already been updated to support the new audio-port dongle, including Spotify.</div>
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If your favourite app has not yet pushed out a Chromecast update, Android users can mirror their audio from the entire device, similar to casting a screen on a Chrome tab.</div>
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If you already have a Bluetooth speaker, the Chromecast Audio probably doesn't sound like a major innovation.</div>
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But if you have a home filled with older, wired speakers – then Google's new device could be a cost-effective way to update your old systems.</div>
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The Google Chromecast now accounts for some 19 per cent of all household streaming devices.</div>
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Google clearly hopes to recreate the success in the household audio market. Chromecast Audio is now on sale in the UK Google Store for £30.</div>

This £30 gadget will change the way YOU listen to music at home

The Chromecast Audio has a circular design and small grooves, like a vinyl record GOOGLE has unveiled a brand-new addition to the Chr...

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