We're heading into the home stretch and soon, all the best Black Friday deals will be little more than a distant memory. While we're sure that we'll see some more deals drop in the coming days from retailers such as Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and others, many of the biggest discounts are available … [Read more...] about The Best Black Friday Deals on Chromebooks, Smart Displays and more
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Best Buy Black Friday: $50 Nest Hub, $149 Google Home Max and more
Well, today is the day. Best Buy has been touting month-long "Black Friday Now" deals but it was all leading up to the retailer launching its biggest deals during the week leading up to the annual shopping holiday. I'm sure that we'll see even more Chromebook, smart home, and electronics deals when … [Read more...] about Best Buy Black Friday: $50 Nest Hub, $149 Google Home Max and more
Google confirms Nest Audio will get home theater casting option
Just a few days ago, we posted about Nest Audio (and other Google-made smart speakers, hopefully) possibly getting the ability to be used in a home theater setup via the cast protocol. Based on some leaked, unused marketing info, it seems Google has been considering a setup that would allow users … [Read more...] about Google confirms Nest Audio will get home theater casting option
Google’s Nest Audio could eventually be a part of a home theater setup
While we need to take this one with a giant grain of salt, it looks like Google may have future plans of giving users the ability to leverage the Nest Audio (and hopefully other Google smart speakers) as a part of a smart home theater setup. Thanks to a bit of a slip up by Google's marketing … [Read more...] about Google’s Nest Audio could eventually be a part of a home theater setup
Deal Alert: Here’s how you can get Google’s new Nest Thermostat for just $113
The new Nest Thermostat with a project Soli chip and Google Home app integration released recently and it's catching some attention. Not only does it have a more beautiful and modern design than its predecessor, but it also has a Savings Finder, it's Energy Star Certified and can predict potential … [Read more...] about Deal Alert: Here’s how you can get Google’s new Nest Thermostat for just $113
The new Nest Thermostat can predict potential heating and cooling issues in your home
In a recent Keyword interview with Nest engineers Marco Bonvini and Rayma Bhagavatula, Google revealed the inner workings of their new Nest thermostat. In addition to mentioning the device's Savings Finder feature, which makes energy-saving recommendations based on your habits, they discussed how … [Read more...] about The new Nest Thermostat can predict potential heating and cooling issues in your home
Enjoy thousands of free audiobooks on your Assistant speaker, no strings attached
I love to read. I don't do it nearly as often as I used to but the fact remains that there is something transcendental when you really become engrossed in a great piece of literature. A few years back, before Chrome Unboxed was a thing, I was making a living in sales and network marketing. I spent a … [Read more...] about Enjoy thousands of free audiobooks on your Assistant speaker, no strings attached
Google needs to clean up branding on their smart speaker lineup
With our Nest Audio review now in the books, we've been talking about smart speakers around the office more than usual. With that being the case, we've had to reference Google's growing array of smart speakers a lot and it should come as no surprise that the naming at this point feels more than … [Read more...] about Google needs to clean up branding on their smart speaker lineup
Google Assistant helps you get spooky with Halloween tips and tricks
With Halloween just three days away, the Made by Google team is at it again with their monster videos. They created a few funny videos last year which largely centered on monster auditions for their seasonal Nest doorbell sounds, which are back this year so we thought it would be fun to take a look … [Read more...] about Google Assistant helps you get spooky with Halloween tips and tricks
Google Nest Audio review: lots of sound for $99
In the home speaker segment, Google has really found a solid niche that has served to bring the Google Assistant into millions of homes in a simple, affordable way. Starting with the slightly-odd Google Home that began the Google-made smart speaker effort, Google has continued to hone and perfect … [Read more...] about Google Nest Audio review: lots of sound for $99
Are you Sirius? Yup, get a free Nest Mini and 3 months of SiriusXM for $15
Black Friday deals are coming and that means you'll likely be able to pick up a Nest Mini smart speaker for next to nothing at just about every retailer that sells them. Chances are good that many stores will be giving them away as freebies with larger purchases. Even now, you can pick up Google 2nd … [Read more...] about Are you Sirius? Yup, get a free Nest Mini and 3 months of SiriusXM for $15
Nest Secure has been discontinued, no known successor in the works
According to Corbin Davenport, Google has apparently communicated to Android Police that they have officially discontinued their Nest Secure device. The two devices making up the package - the Nest Guard motion-sensing keypad and the Nest Detect magnetized sensors for your windows and walls will no … [Read more...] about Nest Secure has been discontinued, no known successor in the works
