New Chromecast with Google TV dongle takes on Roku with streaming aggregation

The new Chromecast with Google TV streamer will be taking on the more established players like Roku's TV Stick or Amazon's Fire dongle which means that it capitalizes on the wonders of the Android system to set itself apart, and launches with a brand new interface. 

Oh, it also arrives with its own remote, too, as any self-respecting media streamer these days, and you can apparently sideload Android apps on it, giving it a pretty unbeatable value. 

Chromecast with Google TV dongle features and pricing:

The new Android TV stick with Google TV interface lets you cast your own content - you know, like a regular Chromecast - complete with Google Assistant voice operation. Google hasn't added its Stadia cloud gaming service to the list of entertainment options but you can download it, engrossing you further in its budding media ecosystem.

According to insiders, and you get a dedicated Amlogic media processor, Dolby Vision output on the inside, while on the outside the "oblong shape" of the device has a "sandstone-like texture" that comes in white, pink or black. 

What's in the new Google TV interface?

Perhaps the most interesting thing about the new Chromecast dongle is that new Google TV interface that can't be stripped down to its Android TV base completely. Google has taken the wonderful service-agnostic approach, and aggregates entries from various streamers under different categories. In the Action Shows, for instance, you can see both the Mandalorian from Disney+, and Taken from Netflix.