The remote features smooth, rounded edges and circular, tactile buttons. Since it will likely be plugged in behind your TV, the colors may not matter much anyway. It is available in three colors, which Google calls snow, sunrise, and sky, or what most people would call white, pink, and blue. The necessary adapter is included, as well as the remote and 2 AAA batteries. Unlike some media devices, you will need to plug the Chromecast into the wall, as it does not draw power from your TV.

On the other side of the puck is a USB C-C port for power. It has a built-in HDMI cable that is only a few inches long, but it is OK for the device to just hang from the back of your television. The Chromecast with Google TV is a hockey puck-sized device that is designed to plug into an HDMI port on your TV. The new product retains this functionality, but now also includes a full-blown version of Android TV including apps, menus, and search. In the past, Chromecast worked somewhat like Apple's AirPlay, allowing users to load up music or movies on their phone and then send that content to a Chromecast puck connected to a TV. If the term Chromecast sounds familiar to you, that's because Google has offered Chromecast streaming devices for several years. Recently, Google dove headlong into the streaming device wars, with the release of Chromecast with Google TV, a streaming media dongle with an included voice remote for under 50 bucks. And don't forget about Shelly's review of the Apple TV, a veritable mainstay in this space with accessibility features that have been included for nearly a decade.

Smart televisions such as the Insignia Smart TV, Fire Edition, reviewed by Aaron Preece, feature a TV and built-in streaming in a single package. We've covered several of these in AccessWorld, from Bill Holton's review of the Amazon Fire TV with VoiceView to Shelly Brisbin's take on Roku streaming sticks. Over the past few years, a new category of miniature but powerful streaming devices has taken the world by storm.

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