We've seen quite a few speaker makers get in on making a Google Assistant powered device, but there are still some high-end offerings I've personally wanted to see show up on the scene. … [Read more...] about Sonos Gets In On The Google Assistant Game
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Chrome OS Could Soon Integrate Android Messages
It has been almost a year since we discovered the makings of native SMS messaging on Chrome OS. Over time, we saw various updates to the project. At one point, we even found an SMS toggle in the Chrome OS settings menu. Then, in late October of 2017, Ron Amadeo unearthed the new "SMS Connect" … [Read more...] about Chrome OS Could Soon Integrate Android Messages
Lenovo’s Google Assistant Smart Display Is Up For Pre-order
One of the highlights of CES 2018(for us anyway) was the walkthrough of the upcoming smart-displays featuring the Google Assistant. JBL, Lenovo and LG all had their pre-production devices out for the show in Google's massive playground outside the Las Vegas convention center. In case you missed … [Read more...] about Lenovo’s Google Assistant Smart Display Is Up For Pre-order
Confirmed: ‘Scarlet’ Is The Acer Chromebook Tab 10
Acer's Chromebook Tab 10 made its official debut almost two months ago and while there have been some delays in the availability of the first ever Chrome tablet, it was reassuring to see it on full display last week at Acer's NY press event. … [Read more...] about Confirmed: ‘Scarlet’ Is The Acer Chromebook Tab 10
Hands On With New Acer Chromebook Spin 13 & 15 [VIDEO]
Well, another tech event has come and gone and we managed to spend some quality time with Acer's newest Chromebook offerings. As you can read over in Gabriel's last article, Acer has done some pretty interesting stuff with this latest batch of Chromebooks we're expecting to see in the coming … [Read more...] about Hands On With New Acer Chromebook Spin 13 & 15 [VIDEO]
Google Home Can Finally Cast Content From Google Play Movies
In what can only be considered a glaringly obvious omission, Google Home has not been able to spin up content from your Google Play Movies up to this point. Announced over 2 years ago, Google Home has somehow been incapable of one of the features you most definitely would have expected it to be … [Read more...] about Google Home Can Finally Cast Content From Google Play Movies
Crostini Update: Linux Apps Show Up In Chrome OS Settings
So, earlier today Robby was showing me a Chromium commit that referenced enabling the Crostini UI by default on the Pixelbook. No surprise there as Google's flagship has been the default testing ground for the Crostini Project and the implementation of Linux app containers for quite some time now. … [Read more...] about Crostini Update: Linux Apps Show Up In Chrome OS Settings
Crostini Chromebook Containers Getting Files App Access
If you recall from our earlier article/video showing Linux apps running in a container on the Pixelbook, one of the shortcomings I mentioned there was the lack of file management. Not only was there no simple way to move files, there was no real way to get those files out of that container to share … [Read more...] about Crostini Chromebook Containers Getting Files App Access
Google Testing “AltOS” Mode For Pixelbook
Google is well known for having more irons in the fire than you can shake a stick at. Whether it's messaging platforms, email apps or operating systems, there's a lot of stuff happening in Mountain View. … [Read more...] about Google Testing “AltOS” Mode For Pixelbook
New High-End Chromebook ‘Atlas’ Equipped With A 4K Display
Back in February, we uncovered a commit pointing to what looked like the beginnings of development of the first 4K Chromebook. In that post, we talked through all the ins-and-outs of 4K, how it measures, how it relates to image clarity and the impact it has on system performance. … [Read more...] about New High-End Chromebook ‘Atlas’ Equipped With A 4K Display
April Fool’s! Get Your Chromebook Pranks On
Pranksters Unite! The holiday made just for the jokster in you is now upon us and our favorite Google Educator John Sowash is back with some fun and friendly Chromebook pranks to liven up your classroom, get on over on your coworkers or maybe just annoy your wife a tad bit. … [Read more...] about April Fool’s! Get Your Chromebook Pranks On
No Aux Port, No Problem: Pair Your Bluetooth Speaker With Your Google Home
One of the larger nagging issues with the Google Home mini and the standard Google Home has always been the lack of auxiliary output. This small omission causes some major headaches for users with large, existing speaker setups that they would like to leverage for music and media playback. … [Read more...] about No Aux Port, No Problem: Pair Your Bluetooth Speaker With Your Google Home
