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2020 has been wild and as many of us are
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working and learning from home
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the gear that we rely on is more
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important than ever so like we did last
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year we wanted to put together a list of
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some of our favorite gear that we've
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used throughout the year
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all in one place so you can decide
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whether or not any of this stuff is a
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good fit for you
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or that techy person on your shopping
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list and this isn't just gear for
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chromebooks either this is any and all
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gear that we've used in the past 12
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months or so
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that we think you should check out
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ranging from phones to smart home
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to earbuds and everything in between
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we're going to highlight a few of our
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favorites here but you can also see
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all of our picks over at chromeunbox.com
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and there's a link in the description so
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you can check that out
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after you finish this video okay with
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all of that being said
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here are the top picks for gear of the
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year
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from wd okay so let's get started with
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phones this has been a
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weird year for google pixel phones
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they've kind of been all over the place
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i've been using the pixel 3 xl for a
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while now and i've been waiting and
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waiting
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for a new pixel phone to replace it but
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i just wasn't impressed with the pixel 4
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lineup
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and the 4a and the 5 are just too small
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for me but i've been using the 4a5g for
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a couple of weeks now and i can
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confidently say
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that this is the pixel phone for most
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people to buy this year if you want
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a phone right now and if you want a
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larger screen for 500 bucks it offers
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decent performance
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has a 6.2 inch screen with thin bezels
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great battery life
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google camera magic and that smooth
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pixel software experience that i miss
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anytime i use another phone
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it's a great value honestly and it is
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the phone that i recommend people to
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pick up this year
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and i don't care what robbie has to say
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okay i mean that's fair i would normally
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say that pixel phones are my
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go-to phone as well and honestly they're
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the ones that i usually can't keep
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myself away from no matter how bad i
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want to go try out new fun exciting
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phones
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but this year that's just not been the
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case for me going all the way back to
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when the pixel 4 and 4xl were new
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i was intrigued at the same time by the
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oneplus 7t and even back when those
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phones had just come out
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all the way up to this year when i
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realized there wasn't going to be a
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pixel that i was
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really interested in i just ended up
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sticking with my 7t
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and through some software upgrades and
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some new cases i've just
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generally been happy with this phone
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sure i tried a few different phones
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along the way but what i found is
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i just love this device and at the price
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you can get it for under 400 bucks these
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days
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it's just a knockout it's so good i
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really just don't have any reason to
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upgrade my phone at this point in 2020
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so
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we'll see what happens in 2021 if i'm
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being honest though one of the big
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reasons i stuck with the oneplus 7t and
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didn't pick up one of the new pixel
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phones is
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performance i like to play games i like
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pubg mobile and call of duty mobile
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and the new pixel phones just aren't the
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best at running those types of games so
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that's why i held on to that oneplus 7t
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but part of the whole gaming experience
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is having headphones
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that work really well with mobile games
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so you can't have latency you can't have
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stuttering
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and i went through a bunch of headphones
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looking for just the right pair i mean
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we've actually got a whole video about
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that but it ultimately came down to
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wanting something that has noise
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cancellation
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something that's comfortable for me to
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wear all day but also something that
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doesn't stutter and lag
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when i'm trying to play games and
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honestly what i found is the best
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version of that headphone for me
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has absolutely 100 been the airpods pro
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and while i'm not a huge apple fan i
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don't have a whole lot of apple stuff
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i can give credit where it's due apple
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absolutely killed it with these
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headphones
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they sound great the noise canceling is
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really solid and there's no lag really
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of any kind on any devices chromebooks
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included
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they've been awesome earphones and i
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would highly recommend the airpods pro
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if you're looking for wireless
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headphones that just kind of do it all
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and as i mentioned that those airpods
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pro work really well with chromebooks
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specifically they work well with the
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chromebook that i've spent most of this
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year with the acer chromebook spin 713
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and this device as you can see in our
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review here in our best of 2020 video
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and probably see me talk about on the
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website constantly
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is my favorite chromebook this year by a
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long shot insanely fast internals with a
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core i5
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10th gen processor 8 gigs of ram 128
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gigs of internal nvme storage
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solid build quality mil-spec rated
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convertible usi pin
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backlit keyboard glass trackpad high-res
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3x2 screen i mean this thing
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brings so much to the table for 629
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and it's even less than that when it's
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on sale there's just no question that
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for me and i think
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all of us around the office that this
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chromebook has been the chromebook to
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beat
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for 2020. and while you're working on
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your spin 713 you can expand the storage
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with the new my passport ssd
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from wd they sent this drive over to us
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to test out and we've been
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incredibly impressed i've long used the
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rugged sandisk extreme
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ssd which is actually owned by western
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digital and
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i wouldn't be able to get my work done
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without it but it normally doesn't leave
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my desk so
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i really don't need the rugged design
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and i'm really digging this sleek metal
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case on the my passport ssd we literally
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got this thing out of the box
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plugged it into a chromebook and it just
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worked so i highly recommend this drive
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if you need some extra storage okay it
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wouldn't be a gear of the year video for
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2020
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if we didn't talk about working from
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home and learning from home so
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as part of that we wanted to include the
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flexi spot standing desk setup that
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we've used and really like
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it can be hard to get work done when
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you're working from the kitchen table
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and that's why we recommend creating a
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dedicated workspace
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where you can go to be productive and
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avoid distractions
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we tried a couple of different sanding
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desks over the years but honestly we
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recommend the flexi spot because
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well it was super easy to put together
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and the top has
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really held up and if you want to take
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your standing desk set up to the next
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level you should definitely check out
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the k580 and m355 keyboard and mouse
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combo
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from logitech when we did the review for
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this simplistic and functional duo
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robbie said it was the best bluetooth
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accessories that he had ever used with
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chrome os
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mainly because of the rock solid
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bluetooth connection so
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if you are working from home this
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keyboard and mouse are a must have
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honestly they're just great it's great
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stuff joe but uh let's forget about work
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for a minute
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and talk entertainment many of us have
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spent 2020 living in the
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new normal and that's led to countless
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hours of looking for new shows to watch
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having netflix parties binging on disney
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plus or whatever else you've been
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watching this year with all this
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streaming content it might be a good
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time to upgrade your hardware game while
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it's no secret that google made a big
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splash with its newest chromecast device
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we're here to tell you the hype is real
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the latest streamer from google fixed
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the one glaring complaint that most
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users had with every chromecast prior to
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this one
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they added a remote the crazy thing is
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that we've always defended google's
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decision to make the chromecast fully
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dependent on cast enabled devices like
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phones and chromebooks and things like
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that that was until we got our hands on
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the new one combined with the new google
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tv interface the remote toting
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chromecast is single-handedly the wisest
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hardware decision that google has made
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in ages and it doesn't hurt that the new
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4k
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chromecast with a remote retails for 20
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less than the chromecast
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ultra that doesn't have a remote without
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a doubt the new chromecast with google
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tv
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should be on your shopping list and it
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would make a great stocking stuffer two
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and what good is all that streaming
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content if you don't have good audio
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well
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google's got you covered there as well
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the all new nest audio is everything we
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had hoped for in a successor to the
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original google home
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it has impressive audio it comes in a
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small package and it still carries all
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the smarts of the google assistant
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all while costing thirty dollars less
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than the og home for a hundred dollars
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the nest
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audio is probably the best value of any
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smart speaker on the market in my
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opinion
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finally let's talk about golden tea if
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you look at the outer portions of the
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cabinet
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it's made of fine pressed wood stands up
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to crazy abuse
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and the trackball is accurate and fun to
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use the buttons are clicky the screen
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has great view
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i'm kidding it's golden tea old golden
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tea
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this isn't even competitive golfing it's
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an arcade machine that helps us blow off
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steam and honestly we have a lot of fun
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with it
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for a few hundred bucks if you can find
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one of these things at best buy or
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somewhere like that
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we would wholeheartedly recommend you
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picking one up
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it's wildly outdated completely
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unrealistic
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and honestly a bit ridiculous but i'm
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not lying when i say that we enjoy this
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purchase on a daily basis
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as much as just about anything else in
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our office
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alright everyone that's it that is our
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top picks
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for the gear of the year we hope you
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enjoyed this video and don't forget to
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enter to win the giveaway and make sure
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to head over to chrome unbox
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to see the full list of products but
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that's it for today
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i appreciate you all watching see
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you
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