Back in March, we discovered that Chrome OS developers were working on a project that would finally bring printing on Chromebooks into the 21st century. The updates included a new Print Jobs system app that will allow users to monitor active printers and view completed print jobs. The Print Jobs … [Read more...] about Chromebook scanning app working in latest Canary update
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It’s the little things: subtle Chromecast with Google TV features that won me over
Having waited almost a week for my new Chromecast with Google TV to arrive, I had plenty of time to think about what the experience of using it would be like. To be honest, I didn't expect much to be different from its predecessor, but I was definitely wrong. I think that right now, plenty of other … [Read more...] about It’s the little things: subtle Chromecast with Google TV features that won me over
Google’s new Chromecast has a glaring problem they should easily be able to fix
If you can't tell by now, we're big fans of the new Chromecast with Google TV. As a streaming device, it is versatile. As a gaming dongle, it will be fantastic in a few months as services catch up. And as a cast device, it is every bit as flexible as Chromecast devices that have come before. It … [Read more...] about Google’s new Chromecast has a glaring problem they should easily be able to fix
Microsoft brings Visual Studio Code to ARM-powered Chromebooks
As crazy as it sounds, it has been two years since Google released Linux app support to the Stable channel of Chrome OS. While the Crostini project is still technically in "Beta," the Debian 10 container has added an entirely new level of functionality and capability to what was once considered … [Read more...] about Microsoft brings Visual Studio Code to ARM-powered Chromebooks
Assistant enabled smart displays will soon receive more educational and storytelling content for kids
Last week, I pointed out how Google's new Kid's Space initiative looked eerily like it could be adapted to the Nest Hub UI and also how Area 120 recently shut down their popular kid's reading app, Rivet. The company stated that they would be transitioning their books into Youtube, Kid's Space and … [Read more...] about Assistant enabled smart displays will soon receive more educational and storytelling content for kids
The Chrome Cast 82: There’s new Google hardware in the office and we have thoughts
Google's new hardware has dominated our site, YouTube channel and podcast for a few weeks now. We had preliminary leaks of the new gadgets followed by a virtual event and now we have the actual hardware in our hands here at the Chrome Unboxed office. If you missed them, we have unboxing videos of … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 82: There’s new Google hardware in the office and we have thoughts
Google Assistant is receiving more natural sounding voice models again
Google just added two new natural language Assistant voices to their platform so that developers can deliver higher quality experiences to their users. The two new English-speaking voices come as an updated to their prosody model. You can listen to one of them below to get a sense for how different … [Read more...] about Google Assistant is receiving more natural sounding voice models again
The new Chromecast with Google TV will be pretty awesome for gaming, just not yet
I've been out of town for a few days, so my tinkering on the new Chromecast with Google TV has been put on a short hold. This morning I'm back in the office and beginning to get to the bottom of some of the questions that have been floating around in my head surrounding Google's new media streaming … [Read more...] about The new Chromecast with Google TV will be pretty awesome for gaming, just not yet
Got $5? You could pick up a Google Home Mini at this local retailer
2020 has been a bizarre year that has seen us fundamentally change the way we do just about everything and the way we shop is right at the top of that list. Online and delivery have become the go-to services for millions of os shoppers that once enjoyed spending hours casually perusing through … [Read more...] about Got $5? You could pick up a Google Home Mini at this local retailer
An affordable Nest Thermostat with hand gesture controls may be coming very soon
According to a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman, Nest plans to release a new thermostat in the 'coming weeks' at an aggressive $129 price point. The original thermostat costs $249. Google does have a budget friendly version called the Nest Thermostat E at $169, but it's lacking in features and is … [Read more...] about An affordable Nest Thermostat with hand gesture controls may be coming very soon
Stadia now officially supports playing over a mobile data connection
Back in July, the Stadia team announced that users could try out an experimental feature in beta which would allow them to play games over 4G and 5G data connections on the go. Now, that feature has exited beta and is now widely available through a server side update to the app, according to Reddit … [Read more...] about Stadia now officially supports playing over a mobile data connection
Google account security alerts find a new spoof-proof home and all you have to do is ask
Your Google account is about to get more secure now that account security alerts will be shown in-app under your profile picture. Normally, these alerts are housed in your account settings and Google sends out an email and a notification to your device, but some users unfamiliar with manually … [Read more...] about Google account security alerts find a new spoof-proof home and all you have to do is ask
