This week on The Chrome Cast, the star of the show is – without doubt – the HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook. And though some odd news about abysmal battery has made waves on the web, the overwhelming response to this device for everyone we’ve shown it to is massively positive, and we feel that it […]
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Hosted by Joe Humphrey, Gabriel Brangers, and Robby Payne, The Chrome Cast is a weekly show that unpacks everything from hardware to software in the world of Chrome, Chrome OS, and Google so that listeners can be more informed on all the latest updates, changes, and devices.
The Chrome Cast 218: Pixel Fold leaks, Google I/O 2023, and a black Dragonfly Pro Chromebook
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by talking about the new HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook we have in the office in the Sparkling Black colorway. Though we’re still limited in what we can say about this Chromebook for now, this black color is pretty awesome looking and gives us yet another […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 217: 5 questions with Google’s Jenn Chen about ChromeOS design and UX
This week on The Chrome Cast podcast, we’re back with another interview episode, and this time around, we had the privilege of chatting with Jenn Chen, Product Designer and Head of UX Design & Research for ChromeOS at Google. Jenn has been working on ChromeOS for over a decade and has a vast understanding of […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 216: HP’s Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is in the office and new tablets are inbound
This week on The Chrome Cast, we’re talking about the new HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook – as much as we can at this point, at least – and why this new device is very important in the consumer Chromebook market. Sure, there’s an impressive spec sheet, but a fantastic Chromebook needs more than just stats, […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 215: A chat with Google’s John Maletis about the future of ChromeOS
This week, we have a very special episode of The Chrome Cast Podcast as we welcome John Maletis – VP of Product, Engineering, and UX for ChromeOS – on the show. John was in-person at HP’s reviewer workshop for the upcoming Dragonfly Pro Chromebook and was kind enough to sit down and have a chat […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 214: ASUS Vibe CX34 impressions and why Acer needs a high-end Chromebook
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the episode by discussing our recent move from YouTube Music over to Spotify and why that transition has been so interesting. As a music streaming service, Spotify is the best there is, and it took us all quite a while to finally move over to it. With […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 213: Galaxy Unpacked makes us long for a new Samsung Chromebook
This week on The Chrome Cast, we spend quite a bit of time talking through the latest Unpacked event from Samsung. On February 1st, Samsung took the wraps off their new phones – the Galaxy S23, S23+ and S23 Ultra – and a few other interesting new products as well. In the midst of those […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 212: is the consumer world ready for HP’s premium Dragonfly Pro Chromebook?
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the episode by getting the elephant out of the room right off the bat: Robby bought a Tesla. The stars aligned and with a great trade-in, reduced price, and the new federal tax credit, the timing was right. The excitement is obvious, but it gives way to […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 211: Stadia’s death gives way to new life in cloud gaming
This week, we felt it was only fitting to not only discuss Stadia’s final death, but also the cloud gaming revolution it looks to have started. While many of the main players in the cloud gaming space have been around for quite some time, Google’s efforts with Stadia brought the idea of streaming games to […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 210: Evolution of Steam gaming on Chromebooks with Google’s Zach Alcorn
Today on The Chrome Cast podcast, we’re back with another interview episode; chatting this time around with Zach Alcorn, Product Manager at Google working on Gaming for ChromeOS. More specifically, Zach has been working tirelessly on a project that allows you to play Steam games on your Chromebook and has been heavily involved in the […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 209: All about our time at CES 2023
This week on The Chrome Cast, we discussed all the things we saw and tried at CES 2023 in Las Vegas last week. It goes without saying that there were a ton of new ChromeOS devices from Chromeboxes to Chromebooks and it was our busiest CES yet. We’ve published videos for all of it and […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 208: Chrome Unboxed 2022 year in review
This week on The Chrome Cast, in light of the fact that this week is the strange, low-key week at the end of the year between Christmas and New Year’s Day, we thought it appropriate to take a look back over the last 12 months and talk through our best performing posts on the website […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 207: 2022 Gear of the Year and a new need for Google’s Pixelbook
This week on The Chrome Cast, we start the discussion by talking through some of the entries on our yearly Gear of the Year Gift Guide. There are items on the list from Chromebooks to phones to earbuds to coffee makers, so if you are scrambling for a last-minute gift idea, there could be something […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 206: More Pixel Fold renders, ChromeOS 108, and Fortnite on Chromebooks
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show with discussion around the latest renders that have leaked for the upcoming Pixel Fold. Though this foldable phone from Google isn’t due until May (according to the rumors), the substantial leaks have truly begun. With these latest renders, we get a video and some specific […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 205: Picking our favorite Chromebooks of 2022
This week on The Chrome Cast, our discussion revolves almost completely around our picks for Best Chromebooks of 2022. We just recently published a video and post rounding all these devices up, so you should definitely hit the show notes and watch that. For the podcast, we list those devices, but each of us choose […]
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