Believe it or not, the new school year is just around the corner! Brydge has some great deals on premium aluminum Bluetooth keyboards for your Chrome OS device to help you prepare for class. You have probably heard us talk about Brydge a lot because these are not just regular keyboards; they are premium keyboards […]
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Deal Alert: Up To $250 Off A Pixel Slate Or Snag A Free Keyboard
The #madebyGoogle Pixel Slate tablet saw a hefty discount during Prime Days with savings and a free Google keyboard to boot. If you missed out, Best Buy and Google have just dropped some very enticing sales of their own.
Continue ReadingHidden Gem: Prime Day Deal Knocks $295 Off The Pixel Slate/Keyboard Bundle
I was digging through the massive pile of Prime Day deals and discovered a Chromebook, not on our original list. I guess it makes sense. It’s actually a Chrome Tablet. Well, not any tablet. This is the #madebyGoogle Pixel Slate. As of late, there have been some discounts on the premium tablet here and there […]
Continue ReadingPre-Prime Day Deal Brings Brydge’s G-Type Keyboard To $120
If you’re in the market for or already own Google’s Pixel Slate Chromebook tablet, you only have two options for a detachable keyboard. The #madebyGoogle keyboard has its advantages with its pogo pin connectors but it lacks the necessary rigidity to give the Slate any type of real “lapability”. Top Pick Brydge: The Best Wireless […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS Overview Mode UI Overhaul In The Works
Ah, Overview Mode for Chrome OS: it is, without doubt, my most favorite desktop UI feature and simultaneously my pick for most frustrating. On one hand, when it is behaving properly, the ability to fling 3 fingers on the trackpad and see all my open windows is priceless. I use it all the time, every […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Stops Making Tablets And I’m Not Mad About It [VIDEO]
If you’ve not heard already, Google has officially come out and said it will no longer make tablets. After the cold reception of both the Pixel C and Pixel Slate, it seems Google is taking its ball and going home. Have they just given up? Are they simply ceding victory to the iPad and not […]
Continue ReadingChromebook Tablet Mode Getting a Fix To An Irritating Omission
If you’ve used any number of Chromebooks that convert or detach to acheive tablet mode, you have undoubtedly tried at some point in time to adjust the volume on your device while listening to some sort of media. Likely you cued up a YouTube video and were shocked at the volume and quickly reached for […]
Continue ReadingGet $200 Off The Pixel Slate Of Your Choice ( As Long As It Isn’t The Celeron One)
If you’ve been holding out for a deal on Google’s Pixel Slate 2-in-1, today could be your lucky day. Google and authorized retailers have knocked $200 off all available models of the Pixel Slate. I say available because both Celeron models of the Slate have been absent for months now and I have a sneaking […]
Continue ReadingDeal Alert: Google’s Pixel Slate Is Actually On Sale And The ASUS C434 Is Back To $500
It isn’t much but for the first time since its launch, Google’s Pixel Slate has seen a discount on Amazon. This particular deal comes in the form of the Intel Core m3 model with 8GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. Regularly priced at $799, Amazon has knocked a meager $40 off of the price […]
Continue ReadingNew Chromebook Tablets Could Be Close To Launch
We’ve been tracking a duo of tablets known only as ‘Flapjack‘ up to this point, but we know a few things about them that make for a duo of compelling entries into the Chrome OS ecosystem. 8-inch and 10-inch tablets with the latest MediaTek 8183 processors, 16:10 FHD screens, and wireless charging make for very […]
Continue ReadingChromebook Overview Mode Jank Finally Getting A Fix in Chrome OS 75 [VIDEO]
The Pixel Slate launched to less-than-stellar reviews in part thanks to some serious animation jank present in overview mode on Chromebooks that has been present for quite some time. To be fair, this issue wasn’t just an issue with the Slate, but because of its status as a tablet first, the overview animations are a […]
Continue ReadingCTL’s Budget-Friendly Bundle: Chromebook Tablets, Chrome License and Charging Station
Chromebook tablets are still struggling to come into their own as a true replacement for the dying Android tablet platform but one place the emerging form-factor definitely shines is in the education sector. Portability, versatility and relatively low costs make “Chromeblets” an awesome alternative for iPads and traditional laptops. CTL, an industry leader in Educational […]
Continue ReadingPixel Slate vs. HP Chromebook x2: The Best Detachable Chromebook
In the realm of detachable Chromebooks, there are few at this point. Two, specifically, and we’ve been asked time and again to pit them against one another to determine which is the best purchase. Between the Pixel Slate and the HP x2, there are lots of similarities and just as many differences. While it isn’t […]
Continue ReadingInsane Deal on a Refurbished HP Chromebook x2
The HP Chromebook x2 is one of only 2 options if you are in the market for a detachable Chromebook right now. Though we have a suspicion that more options will be arriving this year, we don’t know anything as fact right now and sometimes the best option is the one you can purchase right […]
Continue ReadingWireless Charging is Coming To New Chromebook Tablets
Just this weekend we uncovered news of an upcoming duo of tablets coming soon that will feature the newer Mediatek 8183 processor. The duo will both be using the baseboard ‘Flapjack’ and look to be arriving with both an 8-inch and 10-inch version. And while I’m pretty excited about a couple smaller tablet options with […]
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