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Bang & Olufsen Is Latest Music Hardware Company to Join Google Cast Camp

Bang & Olufsen is adding Google Cast capability at the end of June to its BeoSound 35 all-in-one wireless music system and second-generation BeoSound Essence controller, it said by email Wednesday. To enable the technology, Bang & Olufsen users tap…

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the Cast button on a streaming music app to play music from their systems, said the company. B&O billed Google Cast as a way for users to enjoy music from the cloud instead of playing music directly from a smartphone and risking music disruption from a text message or phone call. Google Cast also saves a phone’s battery life, it said. For B&O customers, Google Cast joins AirPlay, BeoLink Multiroom, Bluetooth and DLNA as music streaming options. Philips, Select LG and Sony audio products are Google Cast-compatible, and compatible products are due soon from Harman/Kardon, Onkyo, Raumfeld and Vizio, said the Google Cast website.