Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player from Amazon

$25 Google Chromecast is a deal from Amazon. In addition to a nice deal of $25 Chromecase, they're also gaving $6 Playstore credit. So, if you are wondering how you will be receiving the credit:

If you purchased your Chromecast from the Google Play Store, Amazon or Best Buy during the Google Play Holiday promotional period, your promotional code will be emailed to you from the retailer once your Chromecast is shipped. If you purchased your Chromecast from a Best Buy retail store during the promotional period, your promotional code will be printed on your receipt.
If you are having trouble redeeming your promotional code, please contact ushere or call us at 1-855-466-4438.

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Tomato Model of Updates in Chrome?

"Chrome menu on the browser changes color to green Update Chrome, orange Sync error, or red . " I have not closed chrome for sometime now.
Obviously, chrome updates have been rolled in. The current one is Version 30.X.X.X.
The update notification bar (on the right side of the browser) has changed color from green to yellow. I am wondering whether the color change is triggered by time. Just as if a tomato grew out in the field and it is changing the color from green to red as it becomes more ripe. I am expecting that with time, it will become red. I wonder whether the color change is simply indication of time of rolled updates or if there is something critical in the updates that is urging to be updated?

Here is the notification:
"Google Chrome is out of date because it hasn't been relaunched in a while. An update is available and will be applied as soon as you relaunch."
The notification tells me that it is time not anything critical. Can I wait until it becomes fully ripe?

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Just another rant that Google is cleaning out igoogle

Is it just me who is stuck in the first decade of 2000?
 I loved google reader and it is gone.
 From November, igoogle will also be gone.

Yes, I did not use it as my home page (as it was intended to). But I loved that gge editor thingy! http://www.google.com/ig/directory?url=www.google.com/ig/modules/gge.xml
 Now I am looking into the igoogle for the last time.

Is there an alternative way to still run/host/edit the google gadgets?
Can I still access it from
http://www.google.com/ig/modules/gadgetads.html ?
I need to explore
https://developers.google.com/gadgets/docs/tools
But, but I have no time to  explore these things atm. (That's probably the main reason for being mad at G that my handles are gonna go!!.)

Here is my screenshot:
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