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by arpit 3902 days ago
Considering the Chromecast is plugged behind the TV, wouldn't it be really awkward to get to to tap on it?

Btw, Google has a series of APIs called Nearby (https://developers.google.com/nearby/) that are all about connecting to nearby devices but NFC doesn't seem the right answer here.
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Navarr 3902 days ago
Chromecast isn't the right brand for what the author is suggesting. But what the author is suggesting is a really neat idea.

But it's no different from having a touchscreen with an NFC contact point. The Chromecast brand has nothing to do with it. Such a box could easily be a Chromebox - with NFC & Beacon support.

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maxwellito 3902 days ago
The only reason I mention the Chromecast is because it's a quite popular device, cheap, easy with an existing ecosystem of apps.

But yes, this would work with anything able to display a webpage (:Raspi..) :)

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j_s 3902 days ago
Google Tone - publish urls via audio

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9575291

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