GOOGLE: We Have Big Plans For Google TV

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Yesterday, Google released Chromecast, a $35, three-inch dongle that plugs into your TV, and streams video or music from your smartphone. 

The Chromecast was the just latest of Google's many attempts to crack the big-screen TV market. Previously, Google tried Google TV, which was a box that plugged into your cable box and added a layer of Google software over your cable. 

Google TV was a flop, despite a lot of hype from the company. In 2011, for instance, chairman Eric Schmidt said, "By the summer of 2012, the majority of the televisions you see in stores will have Google TV embedded." (That didn't even come close to happening.)