Chromecast competitor Airtame completely overhauls its firmware

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by Sindy Cator on August 2, 2016 at 2:59 pm

Airtame, a Chromecast-like HDMI dongle aimed at the enterprise space, has completely overhauled its firmware. The new ‘Airtame 2.0’ is “a complete overhaul of the Airtame code,” and adds a lot of functionality businesses will enjoy. Without losing any functionality, Airtame added cross-platform support so it’s useful for any operating system. It also has a native Web browser which can be accessed wirelessly or via an ethernet cable, and software for businesses to run a custom KPI dashboard. Those dashboards can also run independently of a computer, which make them even more unique. Chromecast requires proximity to a computer to…