Google is officially changing the name of its incredibly popular AI-powered note-taking and research app. Moving forward, NotebookLM will be known as Gemini Notebook. If you've been following along, this app actually started out as an experiment called "Project Tailwind" back at Google I/O in … [Read more...] about Google’s excellent note-taking and research app gets a new name
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Googlebook’s Magic Pointer app teardown gives us a glimpse under the hood
Last week, we caught a glimpse of the new Magic Pointer app surfacing on the Play Store, giving us a brief look at the app-driven AI-powered cursor coming to Googlebook later this year. But a brand new deep dive just blew the doors wide open on exactly how this contextual tool operates under the … [Read more...] about Googlebook’s Magic Pointer app teardown gives us a glimpse under the hood
Google Voice gets a massive workflow upgrade with Gemini AI note-taking
We have all been in the middle of an important phone call, scrambling to find a pen or furiously typing on your keyboard to make sure you capture every critical detail and action item. It splits your focus and keeps you from being fully present in the conversation. It's not a fun place to … [Read more...] about Google Voice gets a massive workflow upgrade with Gemini AI note-taking
Gemini in Chrome officially lands in the UK with powerful new Workspace and image features
We have been tracking Google's continued push to integrate Gemini directly into the Chrome browser for a while now, and the international footprint is finally expanding in a big way. According to a new post on The Keyword, Google is officially rolling out the deeply integrated Gemini in Chrome … [Read more...] about Gemini in Chrome officially lands in the UK with powerful new Workspace and image features
Google Vids expands its AI-powerd Slides-to-Vids feature to 7 new languages
Nearly a year ago at this point, Google introduced a brilliant new workflow: the ability to automatically transform a static Google Slides presentation into a dynamic, fully-fledged video using the new Google Vids app. By leveraging Gemini AI, the tool can generate scripts, add voiceovers, insert … [Read more...] about Google Vids expands its AI-powerd Slides-to-Vids feature to 7 new languages
This week, I’ve been harshly reminded of the feature gap between Chromebook and Chromebook Plus
I’ve spent the last couple of days beginning the review process for the newly refreshed Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook - the quiet update packed with the MediaTek Kompanio 540 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of UFS storage. From a hardware perspective, it’s already an impressive little laptop for … [Read more...] about This week, I’ve been harshly reminded of the feature gap between Chromebook and Chromebook Plus
Why Jeep’s incredible, emotional new AI commercial is a massive milestone for Google Veo
It is a genuinely strange feeling to watch a commercial, realize you are being emotionally moved by the narrative, and then discover that absolutely none of the footage was shot with a real camera. It is even stranger when the protagonist pulling on your heartstrings is a discarded car tire. You … [Read more...] about Why Jeep’s incredible, emotional new AI commercial is a massive milestone for Google Veo
Unboxing the brand new Gemini-powered Google Home Speaker [VIDEO]
It is funny how things eventually come full circle. After years of navigating the somewhat confusing naming conventions of Nest Audio, Google Home Minis, and the Google Home Max, Google is officially bringing back the core branding. The brand new (and aptly named) Google Home Speaker just landed in … [Read more...] about Unboxing the brand new Gemini-powered Google Home Speaker [VIDEO]
Google brings Ask Gemini and AI Overviews to the Drive mobile app
Searching for specific information buried deep inside a cloud storage drive is frustrating enough on a desktop. Trying to do it on a smartphone screen while juggling dozens of tabs and opening multiple documents just to find a single bullet point is even worse. Google is officially stepping in to … [Read more...] about Google brings Ask Gemini and AI Overviews to the Drive mobile app
Gemini comes to Google Slides to generate fully native and editable presentations
Building a clean, professional presentation deck from scratch is one of the most reliable ways to eat up an afternoon. Even if you already have all your core research and data locked down in a separate document, spending hours copying text blocks, aligning layout boxes, and tweaking color schemes to … [Read more...] about Gemini comes to Google Slides to generate fully native and editable presentations
Gemini brings free personalized image generation to more users with Google Photos integration
The line between typing a generic text prompt and generating a truly personalized digital image is slowly fading. Over the last few months, Google has been steadily rolling out "Personal Intelligence" frameworks to make its primary AI assistant feel less like a rigid web search box and more like a … [Read more...] about Gemini brings free personalized image generation to more users with Google Photos integration
Google Meet expands automated note taking to personal Google AI subscribers
Staying fully engaged during a fast-paced video call is notoriously difficult if you are also the person responsible for tracking follow-up tasks. If you are scrambling to write down a client's specific requests or logging project milestones during a team sync, it is incredibly easy to lose the … [Read more...] about Google Meet expands automated note taking to personal Google AI subscribers
