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Verizon accidentally sells Pixel 2 with packaging meant to hold USB-C headphones

Avatar for Justin Duino Oct 27 2017 - 3:46 pm PT
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It was no secret going into Google’s October 4 event that the company planned to announce its second generation smartphones without headphones jacks. To not alienate owners who still preferred wired headphones, Google chose to include a USB-C to 3.5mm port dongle in the box.

According to one man who just bought his Pixel 2 from Verizon, it looks like Google had considered including wired headphones in the box…


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PSA: Google will actually sell products in its pop-up shops opening this week

Avatar for Stephen Hall Oct 17 2017 - 2:10 pm PT
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Google will be selling products at its brick-and-mortar pop-up shops starting this year, Google has confirmed to The Verge. We’ve known about these pop-up shops set to open this week since earlier this month (and Google’s site said “Shop”, so we assumed you’d be able to shop), but now we know for sure that you’ll be able to walk in and purchase some of Google’s new products.


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Comment: Google Clips is the company’s first high-stakes AI product that needs to just work

Avatar for Abner Li Oct 11 2017 - 10:54 am PT
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As Sundar Pichai and company love to opine, Google is moving to an AI first world. This transition sees existing products being rethought to see how they benefit from machine learning, while Google is literally discovering how artificial intelligence can be used to create new ones.

One of those new discoveries is Google Clips. With this mostly under-the-radar gadget, Google wants to apply artificial intelligence to one of its most high-stakes consumer-facing uses ever: capturing memories. Moments are literally once in a lifetime events and the company feels that its AI-laden approach is ready to handle that one take for you.


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Yes, Pixel Buds’ real-time translation feature will also work on the original Google Pixel

Avatar for Abner Li Oct 11 2017 - 10:48 am PT
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One way Google addressed the lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack on the Pixel 2 at their October 4th event was by introducing Pixel Buds. These Bluetooth headphones feature the Google Assistant built-in, Fair Pair, and a real-time translation feature.

Fortunately, Google has now confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt that the neat latter feature will also work on last year’s Pixel and Pixel XL.


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Review: Google Home Mini at $49 joins the Chromecast in Google’s collection of insta-buy hardware

Avatar for Stephen Hall Oct 10 2017 - 9:56 am PT
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Last year I said that the first Google Home was a great start, but not yet functionally up to par with the comparable offerings from Amazon. Google has all but caught up since then. The feature set of the original Google Home is fleshed out — it works with just about as many third-party services as you could want — and now Google has introduced a smaller, cheaper Home to take on the Echo Dot.

The short version is this: The new Google Home Mini joins the Chromecast as another impulse buy in Google’s hardware lineup.


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Made by Google pop-up stores will open in NYC and LA on October 19

Avatar for Justin Duino Oct 8 2017 - 11:17 pm PT
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Just like last year, Google is going to be hosting two pop-up stores, one in New York City and another in Los Angeles, to show off and sell some of its new Made by Google products. The search giant hasn’t provided many details about the stores themselves, but we do know that doors will open starting on October 19…


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Google Home Mini: Fully-featured Assistant smart speaker w/ compact design for only $49

Avatar for Abner Li Oct 4 2017 - 9:25 am PT
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The Google Home has been due for an update given its original reveal over a year ago at I/O 2016 and that its main competitor has launched devices at every price range. Announced at the October 4th event this morning, the Google Home Mini brings all the same Assistant smart speaker features to a smaller and cheaper form factor.


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What to expect on Oct. 4th: Pixel 2, Google Home Mini, Pixelbook, Daydream, and more

Avatar for Stephen Hall Oct 2 2017 - 10:40 am PT
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It’s been almost exactly one year since Google held its first “Made by Google” event, featuring the first wave of products out of Google’s newly-found seriousness about hardware. This year we’re expecting refreshes for lots of products that debuted for the first time last year, and perhaps a few exciting surprises as well…
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Google might release their own Bluetooth headphones w/ Assistant next week

Avatar for Abner Li Sep 28 2017 - 3:13 pm PT
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Following weeks of reporting that provided a pretty clear glimpse, Google finally announced their first “headphones optimized for the Google Assistant” this month. The initial pair are made by Bose, but we’ve long speculated that there would be more models from other companies.

In fact, for quite a while now, we’ve heard from our own sources of Google-made headphones in development and today another rumor corroborates that information. What’s not known is whether or not they’ll ever be a real product.


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