Renegade Angel Brain Mush

I'm an Adult Swim fan. I have been since the good ole days where the promos were adults swimming in a public pool, and Adult Swim started around 10pm with: "All kids out of the pool!"

Those were the days!

Anyway...

Being a fan of late-night Cartoon Network, I've seen some strange stuff: Super Jail, Frisky Dingo, The Mighty Boosh, etc. But this recent show I've discovered takes the cake!

AdultSwim runs marathons on its website. Sometimes, these are their popular shows, like The Venture Brothers or AquaTeen Hunger Force. Other times, it's their lesser known original series like: Xavier: Renegade Angel.

This show caught my eye because it had the graphics of one of those Taiwanese news animations! The main character, Xavier the renegade angel, is a strange combination of an Egyptian hieroglyphic and a pseudo-enlightened, beach boy hipster. He's on a quest to find his train-wreck mother (I think...), and gets into these bizarre situations.

I was able to watch an episode and a half before I had to watch something else. This show made me feel like I was on some kind of hallucinogen.

That being said, if you're looking for a safe(?) way to kill some brain cells and waste a little time, two seasons worth of episodes are free to stream on adultswim.com! You never know; it might be somewhat enlightening...

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Chromecast: Because Who Needs Cable

Google - in it's quest for media domination - may have finally conquered television by releasing Chromecast yesterday.

This USB-looking device is expected to revolutionize online streaming through television. 

This is not Google's first attempt at online streaming through television. Most notably, Google TV was the companies latest & greatest failure at this.

Did you see that remote?!

I think it's awesome that the same team that developed Google TV learned from their mistakes and created a far-better improvement: Chromecast! From what I've seen, Chromecast is very easy to use - the major selling point.

Pros

• Price - It's $35! The Apple TV is $99; these things can cost upwards of $100! $35 is a steal!
• Minimal Hardware - Chromecast is the size of a Flashdrive! No boxes, wires, etc. No finding a place for it in your entertainment center. It just plugs into your television!
• Minimal Software - One simple button press and voila!

Cons

• Still kind of new - Sure, it's compatible with YouTube, Hulu, Pandora... But I'm sure that the Chromecast is still lacking when it comes to apps. But give it a few months, and it will be up to speed! However, who knows what glitches users will find once Chromecast gains more popularity...
• Unsure how multiple devices work - What if you tried to stream video from both your phone and tablet? What would happen?

I don't typically write about new technology. (It's just so much to keep up with!) But this little gem caught my eye yesterday, and I had to share! Gizmodo highly recommends buying the Chromecast, and, for $35, you'd HAVE to be crazy not to get one.

(P.S. Fantastic gift idea!)

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