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View this email in your browser The Discover Samsung Winter Event is packed with tablet deals If you’ve been around here for any amount of time, you know that I don’t particularly love tablets. I like the idea of tablets, but I tend to find that my smaller-screen usage is better served with my phone and my large-screen tasks usually demand a big screen, keyboard and mouse input. That means I’m […] Read More How to reduce broadcast delay on YouTube TV to stop live spoilers There are times when you are watching something take place that is important and truly live, and the last thing you want is to get a text or be on a phone call and have a big moment completely spoiled. This is likely only an issue with live sports, but I suppose any live event […] Read More How to use a Windows keyboard with a Chromebook One way to get the most out of your Chromebook is to have some sort of desktop setup. I love the portability of my Chromebook, but when I want to get some work done I head to my desk, where I have an external monitor, a laptop stand on the side of that monitor, a […] Read More Possible gaming improvement for Pixel 8 Pro has me considering going back to it As many of you know, I’ve been back and forth with Pixel phones since the Pixel 6 Pro. For general users, I think Pixels are 100% the Android phone they should buy and for myself, 80% of me is always happy to return to the comfy, colorful, animated world of Pixel. I love these phones […] Read More Don't miss the first real deal on the Pixel Watch 2 for just $299.99 UPDATE 12/8/23: Shockingly, these deals have hung around all week. At this point, I’m thinking they’ll be here through the weekend, but this time of year makes it tough to say. Best Buy is running another 3-day sale through the weekend, so I’d wager we’ll see both Pixel Watch models stay at these sale prices […] Read More When the HP Chromebook Plus x360 14c hits this price, it's time to buy Since the conclusion of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the Chromebook deals have been a bit sparse. The massive savings flood we saw for a few weeks was immediately turned down to a trickle, but we fully expected some great deals to return in the last few weeks of the year. And today, we have […] Read More The best Chromebook deals today: December 8th 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 It's time to move on from Google Podcasts and migrate to YouTube Music Back in September, Google announced that they were going to send Google Podcasts to the graveyard and were moving podcasts to YouTube Music. With planned discontinuation just around the corner in April 2024, we’ve been waiting for Google to provide a tool to help ease with this transition, and now we have details. Google has […] Read More Google highlights tools that make the web more powerful and capable than ever On a new site Google has built to showcase the ever-growing power of the web – playfully titled “The Web Can Do What!?” – Google has assembled a wide variety of explainers and examples of the prowess of the modern web. Not only does the site do a great job explaining why the web has […] Read More Why Google needs to get Chromebook Plus AI features delivered soon Yesterday was a really big day in the world of AI. Google finally delivered its latest public-facing AI model – Gemini – and the way it will be intertwined with computing moving forward will likely never be the same. As a multimodal model, Gemini can handle and understand a variety of input types, from images […] Read More Christmas comes early with Google's packed December Pixel Feature Drop It’s been a big day in the Google world! First, Google unveiled Gemini, a highly capable and versatile AI model available in three versions: Ultra, Pro, and Nano. This innovative technology is designed to operate across various platforms, from data centers to smartphones (and hopefully Chromebooks.) But then, Google decided to go a step further […] Read More I really hope Google's Gemini Nano is what powers Chromebook Plus AI features One of the coolest parts of Google’s initial presentation for Chromebook Plus included some nifty AI tools that will be baked into ChromeOS for devices that meet the Chromebook Plus specifications. Sure, the new on-device camera features are nice to have and new wallpapers and screensavers are cool, too, but the on-device AI is what […] Read More Google introduces Gemini to the world as their most powerful AI model In this emerging world of artificial intelligence we’ve been in for the past year or so, Google DeepMind has always been a big part of the conversation. Though they were caught a bit flat-footed this time last year, there was never any doubt that Google had some big guns in the AI race that would […] Read More The 16-inch Lenovo Gaming Chromebook is finally back in stock and affordable This isn’t a deal per se, but the Lenovo Gaming Chromebook that has been tough to come by for quite some time is finally back in stock at Walmart, and the configuration on offer is a bit different than what we had last year when this Chromebook launched. Instead of the Core i5 with 256GB […] Read More Meet the new pocket-sized Chromebox from Lenovo: The Chromebox Micro Back in July of 2022, we had the pleasure of having Naveen Viswanatha on our podcast to chat about all of Google’s Enterprise solutions, including virtualization, end-to-end solutions, kiosks, and digital signage. As part of that conversation, Naveen talked about how Chrome OS is perfectly suited for kiosks and digital signage because of the secure […] Read More Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are back to Black Friday sale prices Best Buy is extending the joy of Black Friday with continuing discounts on the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. If you thought you missed out on the big savings during Black Friday, think again. These high-end smartphones are still available at their Black Friday prices, giving you another chance to snag these fantastic […] Read More No, you won't get banned for playing Call of Duty on GeForce NOW To be fair, bans were happening for certain. Over the weekend, fresh off the introduction of 3 Call of Duty titles on GeForce NOW (MW II, Warzone, and MW III), players were getting banned by the game’s built-in anti-cheat software. As you can expect, there was a fair bit of backlash about this and it […] Read More Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 stuck on 116? There's a light at the end of the tunnel With the issues we saw in ChromeOS 118 and 119 rolling out, being revoked, and returning, it may have been a bit easy to miss the side story of the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 being stuck on ChromeOS 116 through all of it. We initially saw this issue pop up during the ChromeOS 118 update […] Read More Pixel Buds Pro tumble back to lowest-ever price of just $119.99 As they have only a few times before, the excellent Pixel Buds Pro have dropped to an all-time low price of just $119.99 – a full $80 off the standard MSRP. They were down to this price for Cyber Monday not long ago, but as most deals did over the last couple of weeks, this […] Read More I played COD:Warzone on a Chromebook, and there are some quirks you need to know about Yesterday, Call of Duty: Warzone finally landed on GeForce NOW and you can play on your Chromebook. I was very, very excited by this and as soon as it became available for me (around 1PM yesterday), I set about the task of diving into a game that I knew very little about. Sure, I play […] Read More Some of these new Google Messages features make me want to use it more For years, Google has been on the front lines, working with mobile carriers and smartphone manufacturers to enhance and adopt RCS (Rich Communication Services) – the new standard for texting. RCS replaces the outdated SMS and MMS protocols, offering users a richer, more secure messaging experience with features like typing indicators, read receipts, threaded replies, […] Read More I was wrong: the ASUS Chromebook Flip CM3 is quietly great I remember a time when reviewing Chromebooks meant getting my hands on a few devices every few months. It meant hanging high hopes on just a few pieces of hardware and ultimately always wishing the available selections were a bit broader, competition was a little stiffer, and that the choices for consumers would be far […] Read More The Chrome Cast 249: Let's create a "Best Chromebooks" list together For this episode of The Chrome Cast, we’re sticking with our new format of sticking to a single topic. And this time around, we’ve decided to work through our “Best Chromebooks” list for the end of the year live on the podcast. There was no planning for this and you can listen as we talk […] Read More You can finally play Call of Duty: Warzone on your Chromebook with GeForce NOW I’m not going to lie: this is a cloud gaming moment I’ve been waiting on for a very long time. Right up there with streaming and playing Fortnite on a Chromebook, I’ve been eagerly anticipating the day that I’d be able to give Call of Duty: Warzone a proper trial, and that day is today. […] Read More Last call! Enter to win one of 5 Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebooks After just wrapping up our last giveaway that featured 3 Lenovo Slim 3i Chromebooks, we thought we would continue the trend. And what’s better than 3 Slim 3i Chromebooks? How about 5 Flex 5i Chromebooks!? That’s right, I’m thrilled to officially announce that we’ve teamed up with the fine folks over at Lenovo to offer […] Read More Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus review: well-rounded and capable [VIDEO] Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus MSRP – $499.00 “The Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus delivers great hardware that creates a superb ChromeOS experience without hurting your wallet too badly. It is a shining example of what Google wants to showcase with Chromebook Plus.” Pros Cons The promise of Chromebook Plus is simple: make devices that […] Read More I'm really enjoying the new Virtual Desks button in ChromeOS 119 When we first heard that a new button was coming to ChromeOS that would allow users to move through their open Virtual Desks a bit more quickly, I was pretty dismissive. We already have a dedicated key on the keyboard for that, a trackpad gesture, and keyboard shortcuts. Why would I want yet another way […] Read More My favorite Chromebook, the Acer 516 GE, can be had for just $299 refurbished A couple weeks ago, we talked about the surprising fact that Target has a whole collection of manufacturer refurbished Chromebooks on their website. How long this has been a thing and how many they actually sell through this channel is a bit of a mystery, but the deals that can be had are pretty great […] Read More How reset and revert your Chromebook to the previous version of Chrome OS With the issues we’ve seen in the past couple ChromeOS updates – 118 and 119 – there’s been a general messiness with the entire process that saw ChromeOS 119 pulled down from the updates server for a couple weeks. ChromeOS 119 is now back and thankfully this time around, a reversion wasn’t required, but many […] Read More Just like that, ChromeOS 119 is back for most Chromebooks ChromeOS updates have been a bit of a rollercoaster over the past few months. While 117 arrived with Material You in a pretty straightforward fashion, ChromeOS 118 and 119 have been anything but smooth sailing. With stop and go roll-outs, pulled updates, and not a lot in the way of clear answers for many users, […] 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.