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Google Makes Another TV Push With $35 Chromecast Device
BY AMIR EFRATI AND GREG BENSINGER
Google Inc. on Wednesday made another attempt to embed itself into living rooms, after several false starts.
The search giant unveiled a $35 device to wirelessly connect TVs to mobile devices so that people can view and listen to Web content on their biggest screens.
Google joins Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and others in the race to bring more Web content to the TV screen, which has remained a big focal point of home entertainment even as tablet computers and smartphones have commanded a greater share of consumers’ time.
Google’s new two-inch TV device, called Chromecast, looks like a thumb …
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