This week on The Chrome Cast, we’re talking through all the goodies that came along with the surprisingly-full Chrome OS 84 update. Right on schedule and overflowing with new features, Chrome OS 84 feels like the most well-thought-out update in a long time from the Chrome OS team and has us very excited for what […]
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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 70: Pixelbook 2 dreams and custom Google silicon
This week on The Chrome Cast, our conversation is a tad more focused than usual, and the central focus is Google hardware. No, we aren’t talking about the upcoming Pixel 4a, 4a 5G or 5. Instead, we’re focusing on why the current crop of Pixel phones is such a mess and why we don’t think […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 69: An interview with Chrome OS Head of Product Management John Maletis
This week, we had the opportunity to do something very special during our podcast. We were able to get an exclusive interview with John Maletis – Chrome OS Head of Product Management, Engineering & UX. As you can tell from his title, John heads up much of the engineering and user experience parts of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 68: Q&A leads our discussion through Google’s current hardware mess
This week we’ve tried out a Q&A format where we let the questions guide our discussion. From additional colors for the Pixel Buds to odd, questionable decisions Google is making in the phone space, we spend quite a bit of time talking about all the ways Google is fumbling through hardware right now. The Pixel […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 67: Google’s upcoming hardware and the importance of the Acer Spin 713
This week on The Chrome Cast, we kept things relatively tight from a discussion topic perspective. The show really stays in two main sections: Google’s upcoming hardware releases and Acer’s excellent new Chromebook Spin 713. First up, for Google’s hardware, we get into some of the upcoming features like group calls on the Nest Home […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 66: Windows apps are coming to Chromebooks
This week on The Chrome Cast, our discussion is mainly dominated with the news of Windows applications finally becoming available on Chrome OS via a partnership with Parallels. This move, aimed squarely at the enterprise sector of Chrome OS for the time being, is sending pretty big ripples through the Chromebook ecosystem. While we think […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 65: Pixelbook 2 speculations, affordable Chromebooks, and a new Chromecast
As always, this week’s episode of The Chrome Cast is simply jam-packed with fun stuff. It has been a busy week around the Chrome Unboxed office, but a few stories were worth some more in-depth discussion. First up, we talk about a couple upcoming Chromebooks: one that was falsely rumored and one that is highly-speculative […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 64: Lenovo is on another level in the Chromebook space right now
This week on The Chrome Cast, we spend a bit of time talking through the current streak Lenovo is on, delivering great device after great device all at prices that are lower than expected. With the Flex 5, Duet, and the Chromebook 3, Lenovo seems to be making the clear decision to offer better hardware […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 63: Chrome OS 83, Desktop-class apps, and tons of Chromebooks in the works
This week on The Chrome Cast we have so much to talk about that we actually had to bump a few things over to next week’s episode. We’ll obviously be discussing those things and more next week, but for this week we talked about the impact Krita could have on desktop-class applications on Chrome OS […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 62: Affordable Chrome OS hardware for the win
This week on The Chrome Cast, we spend a bit of time discussing an upcoming project from Chrome Unboxed (coming very soon) and then shift to talking through both the Lenovo Chromebook Duet and the upcoming, newly-shipping Lenovo Flex 5 Chromebook. With Lenovo’s approach in the Chromebook space right now, we’re seeing great effort being […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 61: Pixel 4a’s arrival, lower price and some Lenovo Chromebook Duet thoughts
On this week’s episode of The Chrome Cast, we set out to cover quite a few items that were pretty disconnected at the outset. Instead, we talked for quite some time about gaming on phones and then a particular, upcoming phone in a more detailed and specific way. The Pixel 4a has been rumored and […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 60: Thoughts on the Pixel Buds and new Chromebooks announced
This week on The Chrome Cast, we delve into what its been like using the Pixel Buds for a week. From the sound quality to the fit and finish, the Pixel Buds deliver a top-notch experience that is unmatched in the Android space in many ways. But there are some down sides as well, and […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 59: Lenovo Chromebook Duet and Pixel Buds can be ordered and the Chromecast gets a remote
This week has been pretty insane around the Chrome Unboxed office. From the arrival of the Lenovo Chromebook Duet at Best Buy to the Pixel Buds official launch to PUBG on Stadia, there has been something new every day for us to try, talk about, and digest. We expect this type of action in the […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 58: Chromebooks deals are scarce, Lenovo 10e impresses, and the open web is awesome
This week on The Chrome Cast, we have a pretty packed show from this week’s news. As the weeks begin to pile up in our new-normal pandemic lives, one of the results is a massive dip in available Chromebooks for purchase at sale prices. From supply chain halts to international commerce stalls, it isn’t surprising […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 57: Lenovo’s new Chromebook Duet is going to be a big deal
This week on The Chrome Cast, our discussion largely circles around the imminent arrival of everyone’s favorite Chrome OS tablet: the Lenovo Chromebook Duet. With signs pointing towards a release in the next few weeks, we’re increasingly excited by what seems more and more likely to be a game-changing device. From the sheer portability factor […]
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