The Chrome Cast Podcast

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 … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 175: Screencast and New Tools for the Classroom with Google’s Andy Russell

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 … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 174: ChromeOS 103 features, gaming Chromebooks, and an HP Dragonfly

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 … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 173: Cursive, USI 2.0, and the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3

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 … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 172: Apple’s new hardware, Lenovo Duet 3 impressions, and a Pixel Watch app

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 … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 170: Pixel Notepad postponed and Acer’s new ARM Chromebook wows

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 … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 169: New Chromebooks announced from Acer and Lenovo

For this episode of The Chrome Cast, we spend the first half of the show discussing the rumors swirling around the potential Pixel Buds Pro. Google has been snapping up talent and patents over the past couple years in an effort to build a better wireless earbud, and according to a new leak, that … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 167: Pixel Buds Pro and new AMD-powered Chromebooks

In this episode of The Chrome Cast, we begin by discussing a brand-new piece of hardware that is now in the office: the Steam Deck. This portable gaming device is Linux through and through, and that means things that run smoothly on it should eventually run well on Chromebooks via the 'Borealis' … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 166: Steam Deck arrives as the Pixel Watch looms large

For this episode of The Chrome Cast, we begin our show by discussing the very-recent revelation that we have a Steam Deck on the way to the office! I registered for one back when the announcement first happened and got my invite email right before we began the show. Of course, I immediately … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 165: Our Steam Deck is inbound & thoughts on the Acer Chromebook 514

On this episode of The Chrome Cast, much of our conversation is dominated by more news surrounding the upcoming Pixel 6a. With a stout spec sheet and a likely low price, this new phone from Google looks to hit a sweet spot we don't see too often in the Android ecosystem. With the same Tensor SoC … [Read more...] about The Chrome Cast 164: The Pixel 6a approaches as Google I/O 2022 nears