Google Chromecast to be launched in India on December 10 , 2014 at Rs 2,999

The much-awaited Google Chromecast, which connects to an HDTV via the HDMI port and lets users stream content from their phones, tablets or laptops to their TV, is coming to India at a price of Rs 2,999. The Chromecast dongle will be available via e-commerce website Snapdeal.com starting December 10. The device will go on sale starting December 10.

Google India has partnered with Airtel and Snapdeal.com to bring the Chromecase to India, tweeted Rajan Anandan, VP & managing director, Google India. 

The company has chosen the Great Online Shopping Festival event (GODF), that will take place from December 10-12, to launch the Chromsecast in the Indian market. 

With the 2-inch Chromecast device you can bring content from your different devices on to your TV. Users need to plug in the dongle to their high-definition (HD) TV and it allows them to use their phone, tablet or laptop to 'cast' online content to their TV screens.

With Chromecast you can use your phone, tablet or laptop to browse and cast content to your TV, play and pause, control the volume. With the content streaming, you can also multitask - send emails or surf the web - while seeing what is on the TV screen. 

The GOSF will see 450 partners offering their best deals for 72 hours this year, Google said in a statement. 

Focussing on the first time buyers, gosf.in will feature a special section of Rs 299 with heavily discounted products with free shipping and cash on delivery option. The section will feature products and offers from brands like Philips, Uber, JBL, Benetton, Alia Bhatt collection and EverPure water purifier.

"Great Online shopping festival is India's version of cyber Monday and is an exciting platform to move the industry forward," said Anandan. 

The consumer confidence to shop online has grown considerably in the last 12 months, boosting the growth of both large multinational and homegrown companies, he added. 

Google India has partnered Aditya Birla Money My Universe as a preferred partner for this year's event. The initiative was launched by Google in 2012, and has seen tremendous response with most players seeing over 350 per cent growth in daily sales.