If I’m being transparent, I don’t use the Google Assistant for a ton of things on my Chromebook. Searching the web, starting some music, checking the weather and doing some quick calculations are top of mind when I think about things I routinely do with the Assistant on any Chromebook I use. But I’ve recently […]
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Turning the “Chromebook Killer” into a killer little Chromebook with ChromeOS Flex [VIDEO]
When we traveled up to New York last month, we were able to tour the ChromeOS Flex labs to get a bit more insight on how Google confirms the viability of ChromeOS Flex on aging laptops. I wrote a whole post about all this already, so I won’t repeat myself again except to say that […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a closer look at the Pixel Tablet’s apps and experiences including Assistant and Discover
Everyone is excited for Google’s new Nest Hub because, well, it’s more than just a Nest Hub. It’s actually a two-in-one device featuring the same power and features of an Android tablet with the convenience and smart home focus of a docked smart display. Google first showed it off during the 2022 hardware event that […]
Continue ReadingThe eco-friendly Acer Chromebook Vero is now available at Best Buy
I wouldn’t say that premium, flagship Chromebooks are a dime a dozen but the high-end market has definitely expanded over the past few years. This gives shoppers numerous options outside of the normal scope of just finding a Chromebook with a good screen, solid internals, and a well-built chassis. Nowadays, you can buy a Chromebook […]
Continue ReadingWin a Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 or one of 5 Lenovo Smart Clock Essentials
UPDATE 9/20/2022 – We’ve decided to drop our goal to 6,000 subscribers! We have some other giveaways planned we really want to get around to, so we want to give away these prizes as soon as possible. That means 6 awesome prizes will be given away when we hit 6,000 subscribers! When we hit 6,000 […]
Continue ReadingThis Nest Wi-Fi/Assistant Speaker combo is $150 off
Wi-Fi 6 is all the rage these days but before you rush out and buy the latest and greatest router, let me share a little something. Wi-Fi 6 is awesome and it has a lot of great benefits over the current family of Wi-Fi 5 routers but I would dare to say that a good […]
Continue ReadingHands-on with Acer’s new environmentally-friendly Chromebook Vero 514 [VIDEO]
For Acer’s Green Day Event, the company is launching a brand new Chromebook that takes one of Acer’s most unique laptop lineups and brings it to the ChromeOS ecosystem. The Acer Chromebook Vero 514 is – like its Windows-based predecessors – a laptop that is built from the ground up with the environment in mind. […]
Continue ReadingI have a golf simulator running on a Chromebook, and it’s awesome [VIDEO]
If you’ve been around the Chromebook scene for any amount of time, you’re probably familiar with the tired insinuations that Chromebooks aren’t “real laptops” or that you can’t get work done on them. While I’m not here to try and refute every single one of those arguments, I did want to quickly share with all […]
Continue ReadingGoogle wants to let you search for web images directly through your Chromebook’s launcher
Thanks to our friend C2 Productions over on Twitter, we’ve been made aware that Google is testing a new ChromeOS flag that will plug Google Image search directly into your device’s app launcher. More specifically, the company is testing whether or not it’s viable to show you Google Image Search results directly in the ‘Everything […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 170: Pixel Notepad postponed and Acer’s new ARM Chromebook wows
This week on The Chrome Cast, there’s a lot to cover. Starting with news of the Pixel Notepad’s postponement to an updated co-processor for the Pixel Watch, there’s a lot of news swirling around Google’s hardware right now. Right in that conversation is the fact that Google grew Pixel shipments 400% year-over-year and that’s obviously […]
Continue ReadingLenovo announces the new ThinkPad C14 Chromebook
At Lenovo’s Accelerate event in Las Vegas today, the company has taken the wraps off of the new, work-focused ThinkPad C14 Chromebook. As you would expect, this new device has the standard ThinkPad look and feel, coming in the same dark blue aluminum chassis as the ThinkPad C13 Yoga we were so fond of last […]
Continue ReadingGoodbye Snapshot: Google now wants you to ask Assistant nicely for everything instead
I recently explored the idea of Google Assistant Snapshot being baked into Chrome OS and lamented that it had been missing on my Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 4 devices for some time. Hell, I even created a mockup for it! Normally, you can access this visual and personalized Google Assistant card stack by swiping […]
Continue ReadingPatent reveals a wacky Chromebook with a rotating keyboard ideal for artists
A wild, new Chromebook concept has been submitted to the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) by Google, and it shows off something we’ve never quite seen before. You know how some Chromebooks feature a 4-in-1 design where the keyboard flips backward so that you’re only left with the screen? Well, the latest thing […]
Continue ReadingHow to find your lost Android phone using nothing but your Chromebook
Have you lost your Android phone in the couch again? Well, actually, you probably don’t know where the heck it is – that’s what makes it lost. Truth be told, you would probably prefer to call it “intentionally misplaced” if you get as many spam calls as I do or just prefer not to be […]
Continue ReadingHow to turn off caps lock on your Chromebook
“How do you do CAPS?” is one of the most common questions that I, in my many years working in Tech Support, would get from my users when I was setting them up with a Chromebook. People are used to – and depend on – their Caps Lock key. Nevermind using Shift when you need […]
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