John Stamos would be proud. Opa!
A year ago, domain registrar GoDaddy used a Greek “bouzouki” music to overlay its promotion of “Beauty and the Geek”.
That GoDaddy video was produced by Deutsch and the Greek music was licensed – according to GoDaddy – who declined to give more details when we inquired.
Google has just launched Chromecast, a little fob that will plug into an HDMI enabled television and receive streaming from any Chrome-enabled web device.
It can be through your desktop, laptop, cellphone or other web-enabled device. While the gadget isn’t revolutionary, its price – $35 with 3 free months of Netflix – makes it extremely appealing to videophiles and game junkies alike.
While Google did not secure the domain name Chromecast.com, they seem to have followed in GoDaddy’s footsteps; the video for Chromecast is using another Greek music piece, generally known from its use in the movie “Zorba the Greek;” the song is attributed to Greek composer, Mikis Theodorakis, but there is some controversy regarding the source of his inspiration.
This music piece is an instrumental part of a longer composition called “Make your bed for two” and can be seen in a 1987 presentation by Mikis Theodorakis, in East Berlin. The “Zorba syrtaki” or Cretan dance can be seen at 3:40 if you are so damn impatient. 😀
It’s refreshing seeing both GoDaddy and Google utilize Greek music from the 1950s and 60’s.
But wait – Here’s another opa moment! 😀
An important update: according to this review on Amazon, the dongle device needs to be powered on via a power supply. The Chromecast images released by Google make it *look* as if the dongle is self-powered, when it’s not.