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View this email in your browser Wasserstein launches another charging station, this time without the Pixel Watch cradle Wasserstein, a company that’s long since specialized in creating custom accessories for Google and Nest products, has just released a new 2-in-1 charging station for Pixel devices. This follows the launch of their 3-in-1 charging station last year, which could charge a Pixel phone, Pixel Buds, and a Pixel Watch all in one place. However, […] Read More Top 5 Chromebook deals of the week It’s time to finish off the week with a cart full of solid Chromebook deals. This week’s list has some old favorites along with some newcomer devices that are already enjoying some serious discounts. Whatever your budget, there’s likely a Chromebook on this list that will fit your needs. Sit back, relax and check out […] Read More Sleep timer, Episodes for later, and more: How to use the new podcast features in YouTube Music With podcasts finally launching on YouTube Music and becoming widely available on the platform as of yesterday (at least for the United States), I realize that they’re not for everyone. However, as someone who’s keen to ditch Google Podcasts and have everything in one place where I already listen to music religiously, I’m excited about […] Read More The OnePlus Pad proves manufacturers need to make better Chromebook tablets Chromebook tablets: it seems we always come back to this topic, don’t we? I’ve waxed poetic about tablets in the past, bemoaning the fact that they don’t always have a place between my large-screened phone and my portable Chromebook, yet they always find a way to be alluring nonetheless. I won’t get into all that […] Read More Score $150 off a Pixel Watch when you pick up a Pixel 7 Pro It’s no secret that we are absolutely geeked about Google’s upcoming release of the first-ever Pixel Fold smart phone. That said, I still stand by my opinion that the Pixel 7 Pro is the best overall Android device of 2022 and it is still worth its salt six months later. Powered by Google’s own custom […] Read More Get one while you can: the Sparkling Black HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is back I’ll make this short and sweet. Why? Well, because this particular Chromebook seems to be selling out faster than HP can get inventory. Of course, we’re talking about the ultra-premium HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook that has been in and out of stock on HP’s website since its debut back in mid March. While $999 appears […] Read More HP releases a new 15.6″ Chromebook with 12th Gen Intel processors HP has steadily become a leader in ChromeOS devices that range from inexpensive to ultra-premium. In the shadow of the company’s exciting release of the Dragonfly Pro Chromebook, HP is quietly releasing new iterations of its most popular devices that bring the latest 12th Gen Intel CPUs to the party. Just last month, the all-new […] Read More Microsoft Edge is sending the sites you visit to Bing Welcome to 2023 where generative AI is all the rage and Microsoft’s web browser is built on Chromium. What a crazy time to live in. Am I right? Seriously though, Microsoft’s Edge browser is the third largest browser by market share behind Safari and Google’s own Chrome. Three years ago, Microsoft overhauled Edge and rebuilt […] Read More This helpful change to Chrome on Android is a huge time saver for me On your phone at this point in 2023, you fully expect the vast majority of the internet to be formatted for the screen in your pocket. It took us some time, but 5-10 years after the first iPhone hit the market, web developers universally realized that websites had to not only look great and fit […] Read More Podcasts on YouTube Music are now available, but only for users in the United States After much build-up surrounding the release of podcasts on YouTube and YouTube Music, Google has now announced them officially. Over on the company’s YouTube Music Help page, it was revealed today that by visiting the YouTube Music app, you’ll now see a ‘Podcasts’ tab across the top as pictured in the GIF below. All listeners […] Read More Google Meet is finally going 1080p: see if your account can take advantage Announced just a few days ago, Google looks to finally be bringing 1080p video streams to Google Meet for many of its paying users. We’ll talk about who’s in and who’s out shortly, but this change is a big deal as it gets Meet on the same level as rivals like Zoom and Microsoft Teams […] Read More Uh oh, Google's Authenticator app now cloud syncs your codes, and they're not E2E encrypted Google just announced on its Security Blog that the company’s Authenticator app is getting not only a redesign with a new, modernized logo but also, and finally account synchronization for your codes! The app never used to cloud sync your authentication codes, leading to much frustration and annoyance not only when setting it up, but […] Read More Last call for entries: Win a Penoval USI 2.0 stylus before it's too late! USI is the official standard for Chromebook styluses and there couldn’t be a better fit for ChromeOS. The “U” in USI stands for Universal and it means exactly what the name implies. Regardless of your device, you can take your pick from a growing number of USI pens and rest assured that the stylus will […] Read More This new location-based Android timeline setting may one day replace the one in Google Maps Google Maps’ Timeline tool has always been a bit of a controversial feature, sparking reactions and making users uneasy. Some find it downright creepy to discover a detailed map of their whereabouts, tracking their every move with a GPS-enabled handset. Fortunately, disabling the Timeline is a straightforward process. Today, Twitter user @Nail_Sadykov noticed that Android […] Read More Chrome makes a big change to the new tab page layout, now testing single-row shortcuts Chrome is shaking things up again and testing a redesigned layout for the browser’s New Tab Page (thanks Android Police). The familiar two-row layout that greets you upon hitting the plus button to call up a new tab is being swapped out for a single-row instead. This change is currently being tested in Chrome Canary […] Read More The time has come for Samsung to redeem the Galaxy Chromebook The year was 2020. Three small-town tech bloggers made their way to Las Vegas for what could potentially be the greatest Chromebook reveal in history. Little did we know that three months later we would be smack dab in the throes of a global pandemic but that’s a story for another day. At the time, […] Read More ChromeOS Material You themes getting more control over this Android 13 feature We’ve been talking quite a bit about the methodical overhaul ChromeOS is seeing these days as Google’s Material You theme options slowly-but-surely take over all facets of the general UI on Chromebooks. Instead of rolling all of it out all at one time (like the mess we saw with ChromeOS 70 and the messy transition […] Read More Google Docs, Sheets and Slides receiving search bar for menu options to reduce overwhelm Google is rolling out an “enhanced tool finder” for Docs, Sheets, and Slides, designed to streamline your experience and improve accessibility. Positioned at the top left of the toolbar, this feature serves as a contextual menu. When you select a specific element, such as a paragraph or a cell, the tool finder will display the […] Read More Our Chromebook golf simulator setup got an upgrade, and now it's even better It’s been quite a while since we last talked about our golf simulator setup and the fact that – with the right hardware – you can be up and running with a phone and a Chromebook. It’s still an excellent setup and one that I turn to these days when we have a group that […] Read More You can get the Pixel Watch for as little as $69 from T-Mobile right now Google’s Pixel Watch has been quite the hit since its release in the fall of 2022. But, as the tech world goes, this new-ish device from Google is now getting on in age; and while there’s not been a bit of chatter about a Pixel Watch 2 up to this point, I have to believe […] Read More HP's latest 12th Gen Chromebook x360 is already on sale Just under a month ago, HP quietly released the latest version of the company’s popular Chromebook x360 14c. The device just showed up on Best Buy’s website with no fanfare or even announcement from HP. Given the fact that HP had just unveiled the ultra-premium Dragonfly Pro Chromebook, this wasn’t much of a surprise. Over […] Read More Chromebooks are getting a time-lapse camera feature The built-in ChromeOS camera app has come a long way over the past few years. Sadly, camera hardware on Chromebooks has lagged behind but that’s finally changing thanks to premium devices with solid shooters and third-party support for PTZ webcams. In an effort to keep pushing the ChromeOS camera app forward, Google continues to update […] Read More Google's Pixel Fold leaks in totality, including a possible teaser from Google this week If you have any lingering questions about the Google Pixel Fold at this point, those questions are now answered. Well, if noted leaker Jon Prosser over at Front Page Tech is to be believed (I’d say he absolutely is by this point). Interested in configurations? Camera sensors? Overall dimensions? Screen specs? It’s all out and […] Read More Chrome wants to turn the web app install process into a Google Play Store-style experience Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) aren’t just simple websites. They’re more like web-based applications, offering offline functionality, touch and swipe controls, and more. However, installing a PWA until now has felt more like creating a web shortcut rather than, well, installing something. That’s all about to change though with Chrome’s new PWA install prompt, which will […] Read More How to use Bing AI on your Chromebook while Google figures out what it's doing with Assistant Google’s Bard AI may or may not be the future of AI chatbots, but right now, it’s really not looking like that’s the case. Competitors like ChatGPT and Bing AI are already miles ahead of it in pretty much every area. With that being said, I’m going to go beyond showing you how to install […] Read More This crazy deal on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 just got even better Last week, I unearthed a ridiculous deal that would score you the 8GB model of the versatile Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3 for just over $300. The massive discount was found over on Lenovo’s website and it even included a USI 2.0 stylus for the shiny, new ChromeOS tablet. At that price, this deal felt almost […] Read More What we can learn from the first legit Pixel Fold hands-on video leak Let’s face it: we’re only a couple weeks from Google I/O 2023, so hardware is bound to start leaking even more than it has prior to now. With the Pixel Fold, what does that mean? Well, it means we are finally seeing the device in someone’s hands up close and personal in a video. It’s […] Read More Walmart's new 4K onn. Google TV is now available Back in February, a new 4K Google TV dongle from Walmart’s in-house brand onn. surfaced online with an upgraded processor. The new version of the affordable streaming stick showed little else in the way of upgrades apart from the aforementioned processor and the box’s branding being changed from Android TV to Google TV. Honestly, the […] Read More Your Google Messages group chats will soon be end-to-end encrypted for increased security According to a discovery by Android Police and a handful of avid Google Messages users, RCS group chats may finally be getting end-to-end encryption in the tech giant’s messaging application for Android. For those unfamiliar, end-to-end encryption, or E2E for short, is basically a fancy way of saying that your messages are super secure because […] Read More Google's Nest thermostat is now Matter compatible, also works with Apple Home Recently on the Nest Community website, it was announced that the new smart home connectivity standard, Matter, will now be supported on Google Nest Thermostat. Over the next few weeks, you’ll be able to change the temperature of your device and home as well as adjust other controls with smart home platforms that work with […] Read More Join our Patreon community and get access to things like behind-the-scenes footage, early access to videos, private Discord server access, an ad-free experience on the mobile and desktop versions of the website, your name listed on all our YouTube videos, and monthly live stream Q&A. CLICK HERE to be a part of our community.  Copyright © 2023 Unboxed Media, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Unboxed Media 111 W Dixie Ave Ste 200 Elizabethtown, KY 42701-1410 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.