This week on gdgt: the new Nexus 7, the Leap, and two-step authentication

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This week on gdgt: Nokia Lumia 1020, Olympus PEN E-P5 and Google's Chromecast

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Distro Issue 101: Google takes another stab at streaming with Chromecast

Distro Issue 101 Dangling Dongles

Remember the Nexus Q? Yeah, we do too. After coming up short with that streaming effort, Google pulled the wraps off of another attempt to invade living rooms last week. In this week’s issue of our tablet mag, we give Chromecast the proper review treatment to see if Mountain View’s goal to smarten up dumb TVs hits the ground running. Hands-On scours the show floor at SIGGRAPH, Recommended Reading has more first-hand Google Glass observations and IRL takes another peek inside our rucksacks. Get cozy folks, because your end of the week tech reading is ready for download.

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Find Out If You Made the Cutoff for Chromecast’s Free Netflix Offer

Find Out If You Made the Cutoff for Chromecast's Free Netflix Offer

If you ordered Google Chromecast—that delightful yet limited media dongle announced on Wednesday—for the three months of free Netflix it came with, you might be disappointed to find out that the cutoff for the promotion was even earlier than you thought. Especially if you bought from Amazon.

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You Can Get Chromecast Tomorrow (And Cheaper) If You Buy From Amazon

You Can Get Chromecast Tomorrow (And Cheaper) If You Buy From Amazon

This may turn out to be a mistake on Amazon’s part, but right now Google Chromecast is listed as being for sale, right now, and Prime-eligible. That means you can have the crazy new must-buy streaming dongle shipped to you by the end of the week for free if you’re a Prime member, or by end of day tomorrow for an extra eight bucks. Crazy.

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