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View this email in your browser Google's new Video Boost is both awesome and mostly impractical Over the past week or so, I’ve been giving Google’s Video Boost for Pixel 8 Pro a try, and I’ve been both impressed and frustrated by it. Google’s lagged behind Apple for years with phone-based video creation, and I think Video Boost is a novel way for Google – largely a software/services company – to […] Read More Our favorite budget Chromebooks under $300 Here at Chrome Unboxed, we’re dedicated to helping you make informed purchase decisions. We have spent countless hours researching, testing, and evaluating Chromebooks so that we can help our readers find the perfect Chromebook for them. While we like to indulge in expensive devices like the elegant Dragonfly Pro Chromebook, we understand that for many […] Read More Chrome 120 arrives with Saved Tab Groups, enhanced Safety Check, and more Chrome 120 for desktop is set to arrive shortly and with it comes a few nice feature upgrades that further enhance the performance and safety of Chrome for users across all desktop platforms. Obviously, other bug fixes and security patches are along for the ride, too, but let’s look at a few of the key […] Read More The best Chromebook deals today: last-minute edition For at least the foreseeable future, there are going to be great Chromebook deals available. But those deals shift, move and change frequently. In response to this, we try our best to highlight individual deals that are not just a great savings, but a great value as well. But our posts for those deals are […] Read More 10 ways AI is being used on Chromebooks right now Back in October at the Chromebook Plus Event, the ChromeOS team did something they don’t normally do: they gave us a look at some new features that would be “coming soon” to Chromebook Plus models. These new features were all centered around bringing Google’s AI capabilities directly to ChromeOS and Chromebook Plus models and will […] Read More At just $229, the Lenovo Flex 3i Chromebook is an absolute steal Of all the Chromebooks that emerged in 2023, the Lenovo Flex 3i Chromebook was one of the first out of the gate that ended up being an absolute favorite all year. Though we’ve still yet to see the full onslaught of more affordable Chromebooks with the Intel N100/N200/N305 inside as I predicted after seeing the […] Read More The WhatsApp Android app has become fantastic on Chromebook I’ve been using WhatsApp across the board since the demise of Allo (remember Google’s Allo?) in 2018. In that time, I’ve largely relied on the web version for messaging from my Chromebook and things have been relatively good from that standpoint. Sure, the web version is less capable than the actual app, but it really […] Read More Account-based Fast Pair quietly arrives for Chromebooks [VIDEO] With all the drama and instability surrounding the roll-out of ChromeOS 119, it was bound to happen that we’d miss a few details here and there. I said as much when we covered some of the new stuff in the 119 update, and it turns out I was right. In the midst of new features […] Read More Nevermind: no rush to convert your Stadia controller by 2024 It’s sort of funny when “hard deadlines” simply vanish and get pushed down the road. In the case of the Stadia controller Bluetooth conversion deadline that has been in place for well over a year at this point, it seems Google isn’t too worried about sticking to its guns on the self-imposed deadline of December […] Read More Lenovo's most popular Chromebook tablet gets a sweet last-minute discount Don’t look now, but what is likely the most popular Chromebook in 2023 (even though it was released in 2022) – the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 – is once again on sale and it’s just in time for last-minute Christmas shopping. And even better, the update fiasco that has plagued this tablet is no longer […] 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.