We are coming up on Google's fall hardware event and it is just 9 days away at this point. We expect to see new Pixel phones, a new Chromecast with Google TV, and a new Google-made speaker that stands to replace the original Google Home that went out of commission a few months back. Nearly every … [Read more...] about Google’s new smart speaker gets a name, leaked pics, and will likely cost less than $100
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Upcoming Gboard redesign borrows heavily from the new Chromebook keyboard
There's no doubt at this point that Google is making more and more moves to solidify its design language across its two operating systems. As time goes on, it seems that design queues don't just affect Android or Chrome OS alone: they affect both equally. Such is the design language of the Google … [Read more...] about Upcoming Gboard redesign borrows heavily from the new Chromebook keyboard
The Surface Duo has me excited for a dual-screen Chrome OS ‘phone’
In the event that you've not been on the internet in the past month or so, you may have missed the long-awaited return of Microsoft to the phone game. After a relative failure with Windows Phone a few years back, Microsoft left the scene with their collective tail between their legs and focused in … [Read more...] about The Surface Duo has me excited for a dual-screen Chrome OS ‘phone’
Canada Too! Lenovo’s USI stylus now available for purchase
Slowly but surely, we're starting to see wider availability of pens bearing the Universal Stylus Initiative stamp of approval. Makers like HP, iPlume, and ASUS have had sporadic inventories of their respective USI styluses but getting one has been tough as they appear to be selling out within hours … [Read more...] about Canada Too! Lenovo’s USI stylus now available for purchase
Once again, Adobe Premiere Rush pops up on Chromebooks
Well over a year ago, Adobe announced the debut of Premiere Rush on the Google Play Store. While the supported device list was and still is very limited, the announcement was accompanied but the promise that Chromebook support was of the highest priority. Seventeen months and a few sporadic … [Read more...] about Once again, Adobe Premiere Rush pops up on Chromebooks
15 games have been added to Google Play Pass this month as service sweetens its offerings
This month, Google has added 15 new games to their Play Pass subscription. Since its launch, the service has continued to gain traction and make your five dollars worthwhile. I think that the most difficult part of finding value in the service now is that you could easily be overwhelmed by the sheer … [Read more...] about 15 games have been added to Google Play Pass this month as service sweetens its offerings
Google’s new Chromecast with Google TV shows up a bit early in new photos
At this point, everything we're expecting to see at Google's hardware event on September 30th has all been leaked. We know about the new Nest speaker that will replace the aging, original Google Home. We know about the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 that Google already leaked out themselves. And we know … [Read more...] about Google’s new Chromecast with Google TV shows up a bit early in new photos
We just used Nearby Sharing on a Chromebook
It has been quite a while since Google's Nearby Sharing feature snuck its way into the Chromium repository. While Nearby Sharing hasn't been live for Android users for very long, it looks like the Chrome OS team is hard at it getting the file-sharing feature working for Chromebooks. The Nearby Share … [Read more...] about We just used Nearby Sharing on a Chromebook
The Chrome Cast 79: Google’s upcoming hardware event and decoupling Chrome from Chromebooks
This week on The Chrome Cast, we spend quite a bit of our time talking through all the things we're excited to see at Google's event in just under two weeks from today. Between a new Nest speaker, a couple new phones, and the all new Chromecast with Google TV, there's a lot of solid hardware … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 79: Google’s upcoming hardware event and decoupling Chrome from Chromebooks
Price Drop: Grab the Lenovo USI stylus for only $32
Short and sweet. USI styluses are finally hitting the consumer market and the latest model to start shipping is the affordable pen made by Lenovo. Much to my surprise, Lenovo's USI stylus did not sell out like every other brand available. My guess is the company waited long enough to stockpile a … [Read more...] about Price Drop: Grab the Lenovo USI stylus for only $32
First-ever Comet Lake Chromebox leaks in HP spec sheet
It has been nearly ten months since we uncovered evidence that developers were working on new Chromeboxes based on the 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake family of processors. We are currently tracking no less than three Comet Lake Chromeboxes in development but we've yet to see or hear anything from OEMs … [Read more...] about First-ever Comet Lake Chromebox leaks in HP spec sheet
New abilities are coming for Chromebook stylus buttons
As we've watched USI pens become more standard in 2020 and finally started seeing some of them actually begin shipping, it is beginning to feel like we'll have a ton of Chromebooks in the next generation that will have pen support baked in. As we've already reported, those devices will all have to … [Read more...] about New abilities are coming for Chromebook stylus buttons
