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The Google Assistant is becoming more visual. With the release of smart displays last year, the Google Assistant is now available on a wide variety of devices at just a glance. Smart displays allow the Google Assistant to show you answers to your questions, making it easier to see the weather forecast or pick out […]
The simplicity of Google’s Chromecast is part of the reason so many people have decided to make it part of their home tech. Unlike other streaming consoles – like Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV – Chromecast does not come with a remote, so you are out of luck if your phone is in the […]
Google’s Chromecast has become a staple in many households. This small but mighty device is the perfect TV companion of any connected home and can be used to easily stream content like TV shows, movies and more. You can even tell your Google Assistant and Google smart speaker to turn on/off compatible TVs or to […]
If you’ve lived in or around the Chrome OS ecosystem for any amount of time, you’re probably familiar with the small handful of pitfalls that come along with our otherwise-awesome operating system. One of the most common complaints from users comes in the form of connecting a Chromebook to a printer. While work has come […]
If you aren’t already a YouTube TV user, let me tell you, you are missing out. Since signing up the minute it came to my area of the US, I’ve loved cutting the cord and relying on YouTube TV as our families main way of consuming television content. The unlimited DVR, multi-account support, Chromecast support […]
If you’re like me, your curiosity often leads you down rabbit holes chasing answers to questions that didn’t really need answering. This week, it was Chrome OS Demo Mode. What is Demo Mode you ask? Well, if you’ve ever tinkered around with a Chromebook at say, Best Buy or Walmart, you’ve probably experienced Demo Mode. […]
In general, Chrome OS is a plug-and-play situation when it comes to external accessories. Monitors, keyboards, mice, trackpads, USB drive, etc. all tend to ‘just work’ when you plug them in. No drivers to install and no setup really needed. With Chrome OS, it either works or it doesn’t. That applies to everything except 4K […]
Over the past two weeks while I was away in Germany, I had the opportunity to visit lots of places and take a staggering amount of photos all along the way. It seemed like everywhere I went I was presented with yet another photo-worthy scene. I loved every second of it, but my phone’s battery […]
I’ve had the distinct pleasure of traveling to Germany for the past week and a half and while here, I’ve had to firmly rely on my mobile data connection to stay even a tad bit in touch with the tech world. I made a mistake in the early going that I’d never even thought about […]
This entire week has been spent mourning the loss of Google+ and Inbox, two services Google chose to finally close the door on. I was a fan of both and, like other Google services that have died before them, I’ll spend a decent amount of time missing them. Of all the Google shut downs in […]
The demise of Inbox is being felt across the internet this week as both Google+ and Inbox were officially shut down as of April 2nd. This wasn’t a surprise to anyone, but the finality of Inbox officially being gone still hurts. For many users like myself, Inbox was simply a better way to handle and […]
Picture-in-picture (PIP) is one of those features that I don’t think I need or would use until the moment comes that I do. If there’s a quick video I’m watching when another task arises on my phone, I love the fact that switching apps doesn’t close the video, stop playback, or just continue the audio […]
