Author: Michael Crider / Source: howtogeek.com
If you’ve got a Google Chromecast, why not make mornings easier by turning your TV into a dashboard that shows you things like local weather and traffic, news, and even your to-do list?
Google’s Chromecast platform has become a bona fide hit in the home theater market, thanks to it’s cheap entry point and easy accessibility from almost any smartphone.
The gadgets are awesome at simple audio and video streaming, but there are a few more things you can use them for as well, like turning your television into a web-connected dashboard to start your day. It’s a fantastic use of the tech that you already have, and a good habit to get yourself into before work or school.The Android app we’ll be using to do this is called (appropriately) Dashboard Cast. It lets you configure a set of widgets designed to use a TV’s generous display size to put as much relevant information in a single place as possible. Just set up the widgets however you like, press the Cast button, and send the app’s output to any Chromecast-equipped display.
The implementation is pretty simple, but Dashboard Cast has the tools you’ll need to put news, weather, web content via RSS feeds, and customized reminders on the screen. The default widgets at the time of writing are:
- Clock: tells the time
- Weather: gathers National Weather Service data for your phone’s…
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