Chromebook is Google’s tablet computer – it stores its data remotely on Google Drive – it uses the Chrome browser and supports flash (partly). It doesn’t support Java or Silverlight.
Testing using the iPad/phone is fast, but isn’t testing the streaming links used by Windows users. Chromebook Has the advantage that there is nothing to “hack” or infect with a virus. If it implements enough Windows like features, it might be worth buying so I can test from bed.
Anyone have one and tried to use it for streaming?
I have a Google Nexus 7″ tablet. Love it. It is not a Chromebook, however.
With Google proactivly involved with all the NSA snooping I don’t trust thier products or them with any of my data, legal or not. Personally I don’t think it would be any better or worse it all depends how good the speakers are and your internet connection. I use a Samsung note with an external speaker and it works as well as my old cell phone.
Who’s snooping on the snoopers?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2372216/The-8-2billion-Google-love-rat-How-boss-58-internet-giant-resisting-online-porn-crackdown-string-exotic-lovers-open-marriage–DOESNT-want-know-it.html
The story twice mentions that unnamed people don’t think Google is doing enough to protect children from seeing porn which they then morph into stopping child porn. Those are two very different things – and has no connection to his wife not caring that he may have girlfriends. If he or Google were trying to use their power to advocate for laws against adultery, maybe they would have a point
Just got the Samsung one for $169 refurbed @ Bestbuy.com. It can certainly run many streams, but not others (at least to my basic knowledge).
Try different streaming apps from the Play Store- whatever stream you are looking for, I am sure there is an app that can play it. Start with Tunin and iHeart than try others.
The problem for me is I want a tablet device that will stream somewhat like a Windows laptop without running Windows. I know that’s a contradiction
Since iHeartRadio now owns a large part of streaming, I suppose testing the browser based flash players has less and less value
Even when I stream on Windows, a browser based flash player is my last resort, but I know it is the way to go with the links you are testing. VLC from videolan.com will play most of your links directly and it runs on Windows, Linix, and other OSs…. but it does not play the flash links.
I don’t use the heartradio thing.
I use older laptops with XP, , somewhat easy to reload the OS, when some stupid drive by virus attacks. and use CC’s VLC, but it dosn’t like XP too much, they do play together some : )
Parrott