The Chrome Cast Podcast

This week on The Chrome Cast, we start the show by talking through the handful of fun updates that came along with ChromeOS 107. In a new era where we get updates to our Chromebooks every 4 weeks, it's always a nice surprise when new user-facing features show up. ChromeOS 107 had quite a few, and … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 199: ChromeOS 107 and Steam on Chromebooks hits the Beta Channel

Today on The Chrome Cast podcast, we have an interview episode with Adam King, who is the General Manager of the Client Computing Business Unit at MediaTek. In our chat, we cover the latest HP Chromebook 13b announcement that includes the Kompanio 1200 processor, trends in the Chromebook space, … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 198: Understanding the Kompanio Roadmap with MediaTek’s Adam King

This week on The Chrome Cast, we start the show by talking through a bunch of new accessories that have hit the market for the Pixel Watch. Though this is the tip of the iceberg and many more are likely on the way, it is great to see some truly useful additions for Google's new wearable from 3rd … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 197: Pixel Watch accessories, ChromeOS Flex BTS, and Acer 516 GE review

This week on The Chrome Cast, our discussion mainly revolved around some real world reactions to services and hardware that have shown up in the past couple weeks. Between the new gaming Chromebooks, GeForce NOW providing 120Hz gaming for Chrome, a Pixel Buds Pro firmware update, and actually … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 196: 120Hz gaming on GeForce NOW and loving the Pixel Watch

A lot has happened since the last episode of The Chrome Cast, and with us taking last week off due to the Google hardware event, there's a ton of stuff to discuss. For this week, we stuck to Google's latest hardware - the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, and the Pixel Watch - for the majority of our time. … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 195: Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel Watch and a new gaming Chromebook

This week on The Chrome Cast, our discussion is largely dominated by the official announcement by Google that Stadia as we know it will no longer continue to exist. In the next few months, the service that truly introduced cloud gaming to the world will host its last games, and as sad as it is to … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 194: Stadia’s dead as gaming Chromebooks come to life

This week on The Chrome Cast, we spent the show talking about some new leaks that came from a Target store regarding Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro pricing. With a simple photo of the internal inventory system, we now know that the new phones from Google will not bump the prices up from last year, keeping … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 193: Pixel 7 pricing, Chromecast HD, and a Framework Chromebook

In what is a bit of a sad episode, we spend most of our time this week discussing the recent news that Google has chosen to shut down the team responsible for the Pixelbook. It seems there was one on the way, but Google has done what Google does and changed trajectory a bit in the midst of labor … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 192: What’s next after Pixelbook for Chromebooks

This week on The Chrome Cast, we discuss the upcoming Google hardware event slated for Thursday, October 6th 2022. While we all expect the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro and the Pixel Watch, there are other hardware questions that could get answered there as well. With the Pixel Tablet having quite a few … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 191: What we’re expecting from the now-official Google fall hardware event

This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by discussing the recent news that the Pixel Watch should retail for $399 with LTE on board. Without knowing how good the build quality will be or how intuitive and useful the software experience will be, it's tough to decide whether or not $399 is a … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 190: Pixel Watch prices, Pixel Notepad patents, and the Acer Spin 714

This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show talking a bit about the coming Pixel Watch and how the features, look and feel of that watch could be a huge uptick for Wear OS as a whole. With Fitbit integration, a great look, and a focus on glanceable information, we all are excited to see this … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 188: Pixel Watch excitement and a Chromebook-powered golf simulator