Clever. What's the UI for that thing? I could imagine how a Chromecast variant on this theme could be attractive, using your phone for the UI rather than yet another remote control.

You'd also kinda think that somebody would support a USB webcam plugged into a GoogleTV box, but I don't think there is such a thing. Given the apparently unexpected success of Chromecast, Google presumably has a 2nd-gen version of the product in the works, and support for external video cameras would be a seemingly obvious addition.