Though we’re over a year out from the release of the Lenovo Chromebook Duet, more devices like it are still in the pipeline. The most recent iteration would be the ASUS Chromebook Detachable CM3 that looks to be on the way any day now and is already beginning to show up in some markets outside […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming Devices
One of the primary focuses here at Chrome Unboxed is future hardware. After all, our early days were all about new devices! What is coming feels just as important as what is here now, so we will continue looking for the latest and greatest developments in the Chrome OS ecosystem.
I switched back to the Pixel 4XL and it feels like coming home
If you’ve been around here for any amount of time, you’ve likely been made aware of my affinity for Google’s hardware. I like nearly everything they’ve made in-house (Pixel Slate aside) and I’ve been a Pixel phone owner since the very first model. I’ve taken pride in the camera and suffered dejection with the poor […]
Continue ReadingOpinion: Google’s next Chromebook could be a collaboration project with Lenovo
Let’s take a trip down memory lane, shall we? Near the beginning of my interest in Chromebooks, Google made a somewhat-odd decision to shack up with HP and make the decidedly-Google-y HP Chromebook 11. If you don’t remember it, we talked quite a bit about this pill-shaped Chromebook a few weeks back when news came […]
Continue ReadingPricing for the Snapdragon-powered Acer Chromebook Spin 513 hits multiple retailers
Thanks to a bit of a heads-up from Kevin Tofel over at About Chromebooks, it looks like we’re nearing the finish line in our long wait for the arrival of the first consumer-facing Snapdragon-powered Chromebook. The Acer Chromebook Spin 513 is a beautiful looking device with an all-aluminum build, glass trackpad, backlit keyboard, IPS display, […]
Continue ReadingNVIDIA RTX graphics in a Chromebook? Yes, please!
Aside from GeForce Now, we don’t spill a lot of digital ink covering news about NVIDIA but that may no longer be the case. In a blog post that was focused mainly on NVIDIA’s expansion of ARM-based silicon, the behemoth GPU-maker slid in a little morsel that could have an enormous impact on the Chrome […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming Snapdragon 7c Chromebook tablet ‘Homestar’ gets unique screen and speaker setup
Thanks to a bit of digging around by Kevin Tofel over at About Chromebooks, some new additions have surfaced in the details of an upcoming detachable Chromebook code named ‘Homestar’. We’ve talked a bit about this device in the past, noting at its arrival in the Chromium Repositories that it was in the same line […]
Continue ReadingHP refreshes its premium Chromebook x360 with 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake CPUs
We have been tracking a handful of 11th Generation Intel Chromebooks but up to this point, ASUS has been the only company to make an official announcement of a Tiger Lake device with those highly-anticipated Xe graphics. That changed earlier today and thanks to HP, we may get our hands on a Tiger Lake Chromebook […]
Continue ReadingPixel Watch renders show a gorgeous wearable with clean, elegant software
Yesterday, we had quite a bit of traffic around the early tease of an upcoming leak of the Pixel Watch. Jon Prosser – a noted tech leaker – teased some Pixel Watch photos over on Twitter and we were waiting all day yesterday to actually see these images arrive. In the afternoon, Jon showed a […]
Continue ReadingGoogle’s Pixel 5a is officially cancelled [UPDATE – not completely cancelled]
UPDATE: 4.9.2021 @ 2:20PM – It turns out this leak and the confirmation weren’t completely true. They weren’t exactly wrong as the Pixel 5a has been cancelled for nearly all markets, but they weren’t totally accurate in the fact that the phone is still slated for release in the US and Japan. Thanks to 9to5 […]
Continue ReadingApparently we’ll see some leaked images of Google’s Pixel Watch later today
Over on Twitter, Jon Prosser has given us all a bit of a tease about a device many have been pining for in the form of simple tweet. There are no pictures, no videos, and no details just yet, but the tweet clearly says we should expect all of that later today via his YouTube […]
Continue ReadingThe new ‘Pixel Buds A’ just leaked in an email that Google sent out
Whoops! Google just sent out a Nest email yesterday that may have accidentally included its new ‘Pixel Buds A’. You know, the new earbuds that they’re developing with their newly acquired 3D audio company Dysonics? The buds that may have a sweet price thanks to their ‘A’ branding, and may completely fix the odd and […]
Continue ReadingGoogle acquires Dysonics and may add 3D spatial audio to the new Pixel Buds
When I wrote last week that Google may be working on new Pixel Buds, I really hoped that they wouldn’t suck this time around. Since their inception, I’ve had nothing but problems, even after replacing my hardware several times. As much as I wanted to fall in love with them for their stylish design, fantastic […]
Continue ReadingA new Snapdragon Chromebook from…Sharp?
Ever heard of Dynabook? I vaguely remember the name but I honestly couldn’t tell you of a single device that carried the branding. As a matter of fact, had you asked, I would have guessed that this particular line of laptops had gone the way of the dinosaurs. Much to my surprise, I discovered this […]
Continue ReadingASUS CM3 and Lenovo Duet detachable keyboards shown side-by-side in video
Thanks to a quick video over on the ChromeOS Reddit, we’re getting a sneak peek of the new ASUS CM3 Detachable Chromebook keyboard not only by itself, but sat directly next to it’s primary competition in the Lenovo Chromebook Duet. This particular video is of the models in meant for the Asian markets, but there’s […]
Continue ReadingYes, Google silicon is coming to the Pixel 6 phones and likely more
It’s been basically a year since the initial report made its way around the internet that Google was working with Samsung to build out it’s own, in-house silicon for both Pixel phones and Chromebooks. We’ve talked at length about why this is a good idea and how it can really benefit Google’s hardware in many […]
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