His first stop was How-To Geek , which delivered the news bluntly: Google had officially stopped selling the Chromecast brand earlier this year. The iconic dongle that had lived behind 100 million TVs since 2013 was, as one YouTube tech reviewer put it, "fully and finally discontinued".
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Leo stared at his TV, where the familiar spinning circle of his first-generation Chromecast His first stop was How-To Geek , which
had finally frozen for the last time. "Time for a new one," he muttered, grabbing his phone. He expected a quick search and a twenty-minute drive to the store. Instead, he found a digital obituary. He found a "fire sale" online for the
, the final generation that introduced a dedicated remote and 4K support. It was a "worthwhile investment," the reviews said, even if it was the end of its line. He ended his search with a choice: embrace the new Google TV Streamer Go to product viewer dialog for this item.