A new patent on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website reveals that Google Assistant may soon act as an “intermediary” between you and “3P” or third-party services on your Assistant-enabled smart speakers, displays, and more. Google Assistant can perform over a million actions utilizing 3P services that have programmed interactions with Google’s platform, […]
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Walmart’s Google-y Black Friday Deals go live tonight with bonus Vudu credits
The big day is almost here. Tomorrow, we will gather in whatever shape, form, or fashion that looks like, to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. We’re wishing you a festive and safe break from the ongoing barrage that is 2020. If you’re like many, you’ve armed yourself with a game plan to get your holiday shopping […]
Continue ReadingThe Best Black Friday Deals on Chromebooks, Smart Displays and more
We’re heading into the home stretch and soon, all the best Black Friday deals will be little more than a distant memory. While we’re sure that we’ll see some more deals drop in the coming days from retailers such as Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and others, many of the biggest discounts are available now. Most […]
Continue ReadingHow to sideload apps on your new Chromecast without any cables or adapters [VIDEO]
The new Chromecast with Google TV has been very well received by users across the board. With glowing reviews by us and other media outlets, this $49 streaming dongle could easily be considered Google’s biggest hardware triumph of 2020. Most of that praise is simply due to the new Chromecast showing up with a dedicated […]
Continue ReadingBest Buy Black Friday: $50 Nest Hub, $149 Google Home Max and more
Well, today is the day. Best Buy has been touting month-long “Black Friday Now” deals but it was all leading up to the retailer launching its biggest deals during the week leading up to the annual shopping holiday. I’m sure that we’ll see even more Chromebook, smart home, and electronics deals when Black Friday actually […]
Continue ReadingYou can now schedule your lights to turn on and off with Google Assistant
Assistant has long been able to toggle lights on and off by voice, but until now those actions have been carried out immediately. Now, you can set up what are called ‘Scheduled Actions’ which will allow you to conveniently schedule smart home commands to trigger at a later time. Some examples of this include “Hey […]
Continue ReadingSmart displays to become more kid friendly with new ‘Family Tab’
Ever since the popular kid’s reading app, Rivet, shut down in September, we’ve been tracking Google’s efforts for families on Assistant-enabled smart displays for quite some time now and even predicted that they would make them kid-friendly and add fun learning experiences for the whole family. Now, we have more confirmation of this with an […]
Continue ReadingYou’ll soon be able to get the Google Home Max for only $149
We’ve talked about the Google Home Max on numerous occasions around here. From hoping to leverage it as a part of a Google Home Theater setup one day to going on about how great this speaker sounds on a daily basis here in the office even years after its debut, we’re clearly fond of the […]
Continue Reading3 Lenovo smart devices with Google Assistant under $60
I told you I’d be back and here I am for round two of today’s early Black Friday deals. Today, we found some serious discounts on our three favorite Google Assistant smart devices from Lenovo. Regardless of your budget or personal needs, there is a device on this list for just about everyone and you […]
Continue ReadingGoogle confirms Nest Audio will get home theater casting option
Just a few days ago, we posted about Nest Audio (and other Google-made smart speakers, hopefully) possibly getting the ability to be used in a home theater setup via the cast protocol. Based on some leaked, unused marketing info, it seems Google has been considering a setup that would allow users to add smart speakers […]
Continue ReadingDeal Alert: Here’s how you can get Google’s new Nest Thermostat for just $113
The new Nest Thermostat with a project Soli chip and Google Home app integration released recently and it’s catching some attention. Not only does it have a more beautiful and modern design than its predecessor, but it also has a Savings Finder, it’s Energy Star Certified and can predict potential heating and cooling issues in […]
Continue ReadingWake up the smart way: $25 off the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential
Lenovo’s new Smart Clock Essential has proven to be a worthy addition to the company’s emerging line of Assistant-enabled devices and this holiday shopping season, you’ll be able to pick up the smart clock on sale at a variety of retailers. You can currently pick up the capable little speaker from Best Buy for $29.99 […]
Continue ReadingLenovo Smart Clock Essential unboxing and hands-on: small package, big value [VIDEO]
As we near the holiday shopping season and lots of electronics start plummeting in price, we thought it a good time to get our hands on the new Lenovo Smart Clock Essential as it is becoming available for as little as $25 as of the writing of this post. For that small asking price, the […]
Continue ReadingEnjoy thousands of free audiobooks on your Assistant speaker, no strings attached
I love to read. I don’t do it nearly as often as I used to but the fact remains that there is something transcendental when you really become engrossed in a great piece of literature. A few years back, before Chrome Unboxed was a thing, I was making a living in sales and network marketing. […]
Continue ReadingThis waterproof Google Assistant speaker is only $119($30 Off)
The Google Assistant smart speaker space has expanded exponentially over the past couple of years with options aplenty from a wide variety of manufacturers. Whatever your budget, use case, or personal taste, you can find a speaker powered by the Google Assistant that should fit your specific needs and wants. Google’s latest smart speaker, the […]
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