Today on The Chrome Cast podcast, we have an interview episode with Amy Mayer, CEO and Founder of FriED Technology, an organization that offers EdTech-focused professional development and training services. FriEd Tech is a Google for Education Partner that offers a wide range of services for educators around Workspace for Education, Google Certifications, Blended Learning, […]
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Hosted by Joe Humphrey 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 181: Next-generation Snapdragon Chromebooks are on the way
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by discussing multiple new commits that have shown up in the Snapdragon-powered Chromebook space. We now have eyes on development boards with the Snapdragon 8cx, 8cx Gen 2, and 7c+ Gen 3 inside, meaning there’s a lot of interesting ARM-powered Chromebook news in the works […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 180: Logitech’s ‘Works With Chromebook’ Lineup, EDU strategy, and Logi Pen with Gaurav Bradoo
For this episode of The Chrome Cast podcast, we have an interview with Gaurav Bradoo, Product Lead for Education at Logitech. More specifically, Gaurav is responsible for the product management and portfolio strategy for the team at Logitech, looking at education and how they can help learners and educators ignite their full potential through technology. […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 179: Exploring Chrome Enterprise solutions with Google’s Naveen Viswanatha
Today on the Chrome Cast podcast, we have an interview with Naveen Viswanatha, Chrome OS Product Lead for the Commercial Team at Google. Naveen started with the Chrome OS education team but has been focused on enterprise solutions for a few years now, so he had some great insights on how Chrome OS can be […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 178: New Chromebooks hitting store shelves left and right
This week on The Chrome Cast, it’s an episode all about hardware. From the review of the excellent, new Acer Chromebook Spin 513 to the Acer Chromebook Spin 714, ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5601, and Lenovo ThinkPad C14 Chromebook all showing up for sale this week, there’s a lot going on in the mid-high-end ChromeOS space […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 177: Ins-and-outs of ‘Works with Chromebook’ with Google’s Kevin Ngo
For this episode of The Chrome Cast podcast, we have an interview with Kevin Ngo – Product Lead for the Works with Chromebook certification program at Google. Kevin was kind enough to chat with us on short notice and, of course, we are always happy to chat with anyone from Google. Kevin started at Google […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 176: Snapdragon 8cx Chromebooks and new Pixel hardware gets closer
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by first announcing our latest – and largest ever – giveaway: 30 Logitech ChromePacks that are full of great accessories for the Chromebook-equipped classroom. These backpacks come loaded with a keyboard, mouse, Blue microphone, headset, and webcam – and one winner will be lucky enough […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 175: Screencast and New Tools for the Classroom with Google’s Andy Russell
This week on The Chrome Cast podcast, we have an interview episode with Andy Russell. Andy is a Group Product Manager for Education and Family on Chrome OS at Google and has been working on some fun projects that we have been tracking for a while – mainly the new Screencast app that will be […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 174: ChromeOS 103 features, gaming Chromebooks, and an HP Dragonfly
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by talking about gaming performance on the Steam Deck and how that can inform us a bit on what we should expect in the future from gaming-focused Chromebooks and Steam. On that note, we also found evidence of an Nvidia GPU-powered Chromebook in development, officially […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 173: Cursive, USI 2.0, and the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3
This week on The Chrome Cast, we spend the first part of the show discussing Google’s Cursive handwriting PWA and the improvements that have come along with ChromeOS 102. With the full introduction of Cursive to the wider Chromebook audience, we’re seeing some solid usability for the first time with Cursive on quite a few […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 172: Apple’s new hardware, Lenovo Duet 3 impressions, and a Pixel Watch app
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by talking about Apple’s latest announcements from WWDC 2022. With a new ARM-based M2 chip, a new Macbook Air, a confusing Macbook Pro with the M2 chip, and an interesting new multitasking tool in Stage Manager, there was a fair bit to discuss on the […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 171: Robby loves the Pixel 6 Pro and MSI joins the Chromebox “game”
This week on The Chrome Cast, we dive into why Robby has come full circle and fallen in love with the Pixel 6 Pro. Despite the many high-end options on the market, the Pixel line has an intangible appeal and the 6 Pro is simply the best overall phone that Google has ever made. […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 170: Pixel Notepad postponed and Acer’s new ARM Chromebook wows
This week on The Chrome Cast, there’s a lot to cover. Starting with news of the Pixel Notepad’s postponement to an updated co-processor for the Pixel Watch, there’s a lot of news swirling around Google’s hardware right now. Right in that conversation is the fact that Google grew Pixel shipments 400% year-over-year and that’s obviously […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 169: New Chromebooks announced from Acer and Lenovo
This week on The Chrome Cast, we’re diving into all the new ChromeOS hardware that was debuted this week. With a new, high-end competitor from Acer in the Spin 714, it is starting to feel like the race for best Chromebook of 2022 is just getting started. Acer additionally launched an education-focused 10-inch tablet with […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 168: Let’s talk about all that hardware from Google I/O 2022
This week on The Chrome Cast, you likely know exactly what we’re talking about. Unless you were disconnected from the internet this week, there’s no way you missed hearing about Google I/O 2022 and all the announcements that came from the jam-packed day-1 keynote. More than ever, Google not only told us about things happening […]
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