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Published inJul 2016
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ISBN-139781785282881
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Ivan Morgillo
Ivan Morgillo
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Ivan Morgillo

Ivan Morgillo is a computer engineer, a conference speaker, and a community organizer. He is passionate about programming and embedded systemsfrom DIY domotics to Android devices. He is cofounder of Alter Ego Solutions, a mobile development consulting company. He is also the author of RxJava Essentials, by Packt Publishing and Grokking Rx, by Manning Publications.
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Can a green droid entertain you?


Once humanity satisfied every basic need, it started fighting boredom!

Okay, probably that's too much drama, but we are entering the entertaining section, so let's talk about having some fun!

Multimedia

Entertainment is a huge market and Google jumped into it pretty quickly with its Nexus Player and its Chromecast devices:

The previous image shows the latest model of Google Chromecast. When Google approached this market, they decided to provide users with a device that was as easy as possible to set up. Google Chromecast has one HDMI connector and a USB power cable; that's it. You connect the HDMI to your TV, connect the power supply, and your TV can now connect to your smart phone.

Your smartphone becomes your remote and, with a few clicks, you can start streaming any multimedia content you want, straight to your TV: your preferred YouTube channels, your preferred movies from Google Play Store, your music from Google Play Music and hundreds of third-party apps...

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Learning Embedded Android N Programming
Published in: Jul 2016Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781785282881

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Ivan Morgillo

Ivan Morgillo is a computer engineer, a conference speaker, and a community organizer. He is passionate about programming and embedded systemsfrom DIY domotics to Android devices. He is cofounder of Alter Ego Solutions, a mobile development consulting company. He is also the author of RxJava Essentials, by Packt Publishing and Grokking Rx, by Manning Publications.
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