The number of apps supporting Google's Chromecast dongle has ballooned to 17, including a few ways to beam your own photos and videos onto the television.
Red Bull TV is one of the more eclectic new choices for Chromecast.
The new choices range from mainstream to eclectic. Users can now watch music videos through VEVO and tech-centric Internet shows through Revision3, while the Washington Post's PostTV app is a source for news videos. Viki provides streaming shows and movies from Asia, and Red Bull TV serves up extreme sports. For podcasts, there's BeyondPod for Android, and Songza joins the streaming music roster.
Earlier this year, Google blocked an app that streamed local media files to Chromecast, but now a few new apps are trying to fill the void. Unfortunately, they all have their drawbacks. Plex allows users to stream photos, music, and video from a local media server, but only PlexPass subscribers get Chromecast support for now. Avia requires a $2.99 in-app purchase for Chromecast support, and it's only available for Android, not iOS devices. RealPlayer Cloud only supports video, and requires users to upload their files with a 2GB storage limit. Chromecast still needs a simpler way to send locally-stored photos and videos to the television.
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