The hour is upon us. Amazon Prime Day is here. Thousands of deals on everything under the sun and yes, they do have some Chromebooks on the list. Over the next 30 hours new deals will be added and we will do our best to stay on top of them all to make your shopping a little easier. So, … [Read more...] about Deals On Chromebooks, Smart Home And More. Amazon Prime Day Is Here
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Samsung Chromebook Pro: Thoughts After A Month
Back in early June, we received our Samsung Chromebook Pro review unit. After having spent a month with the pre-production model back in February, I wanted to make sure and give this updated model a very thorough review period. You see, as we've posited in the past, the Samsung Chromebook Plus … [Read more...] about Samsung Chromebook Pro: Thoughts After A Month
Chromebooks Will Get Deeper Drive Integration Via Files App
For me, Chrome OS serves the purpose 99.99% of the time. On a rare occasion, (and I mean as rare as a hen's tooth) I need to use another platform. In the past year, I have used a Mac twice. Once to set up a clients email on their device and the other to check a Safari-specific CSS issue. Both … [Read more...] about Chromebooks Will Get Deeper Drive Integration Via Files App
Deal Alert: Chromebooks Too Good To Pass Up
Amazon's annual Prime Day is less than 48 hours away. While we still don't know if we well see many Chromebooks among the thousands of deals, we do know that Amazon has announced a smorgasbord of sales on 4K televisions. We presume some of those will be Chromecast built-in devices and we'll share … [Read more...] about Deal Alert: Chromebooks Too Good To Pass Up
Chromecast Deal: Free DIRECTV Now, Google Home Discounts
Best Buy has rolled out some killer deals when you purchase a Google Chromecast, Chromecast Ultra and Chromecast Audio. Multiple discounts on individual devices with extra discounts and even some bonus items are available. Here's the lowdown. If you are looking to pick up a Chromecast audio, … [Read more...] about Chromecast Deal: Free DIRECTV Now, Google Home Discounts
Google Allo on Desktop Coming in A ‘Few More Weeks’
If you are anything like me, you look at Google's messaging platforms and watch with a bit of envy as they add feature after feature to Allo. While expected, it is still a bit difficult to watch a messaging platform continue to get all sorts of fun and interesting features while missing some very … [Read more...] about Google Allo on Desktop Coming in A ‘Few More Weeks’
New Chromebook ‘Eve’ Gets More Advanced Wacom AES Stylus
Earlier today we reported on the likelihood of Chromebooks getting a more advanced stylus input in the form of a powered stylus. This came from a commit referencing a system notification for low battery in the stylus. As we discussed in that article, there are no current Chromebooks with powered … [Read more...] about New Chromebook ‘Eve’ Gets More Advanced Wacom AES Stylus
Google Brings “Video Smoothness” Feature To Chromecast Ultra
4K resolution is awesome. What once was a perk reserved for only the highest end displays and televisions is quickly becoming an industry standard. Google's latest Chromecast device was designed with that exact quality in mind. The Chromecast Ultra can stream 4K content, when available, to the … [Read more...] about Google Brings “Video Smoothness” Feature To Chromecast Ultra
Chromebooks May Get More Advanced Active Stylus Support
To be honest, we're still in the early stages of stylus support on Chromebooks. Since the arrival of the Samsung Chromebook Plus in February, stylus support has become a consideration for potential Chromebook buyers with more stylus-equipped devices in the planning stages for later this … [Read more...] about Chromebooks May Get More Advanced Active Stylus Support
New Chromebook App Launcher: A Closer Look
This morning, news broke of an all new launcher for Chrome OS that showed up in the experimental Canary channel. You know me. It wasn't enough to sit and marvel at someone else's video. I had to try it out for myself. So, I sprung from my recliner, grabbed a Chromebook and headed over to the … [Read more...] about New Chromebook App Launcher: A Closer Look
Chromebook App Launcher Getting Major Touch-Friendly Update
Sometimes in our line of work, you want more than anything just to see visual confirmation of what you are suspecting. For us here at Chrome Unboxed, however, this doesn't usually happen until a product or feature we've been following actually hits the market. Tablets, detachables, Assistant … [Read more...] about Chromebook App Launcher Getting Major Touch-Friendly Update
How To Teach With Chromebooks
"How can I use Chromebooks in my classroom? There must be more than just Google Docs and math games!" This is a question that I hear a LOT. The Chromebook is an amazing classroom tool, but most teachers are only using a fraction of their potential. Starting July 15, 2017 I am leading three … [Read more...] about How To Teach With Chromebooks
