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View this email in your browser Say hello to your new work earbuds Introducing the Voyager Free 60 wireless earbuds - the ultimate companion for a hybrid work life. Whether it's a crucial meeting, deep focus time, or a relaxing me time, these earbuds are designed to adapt to every moment of your day. And IT departments will love them, too!  They are certified for top virtual meeting providers and are centrally manageable. Shop the Poly Voyager Free 60 wireless earbuds at Best Buy here. This simple setting can radically increase your Chromebook battery life In the Stable Channel of ChromeOS 120 right now, there’s a setting hiding behind a single flag that – when enabled – gives you a battery life super power on demand that can drastically increase your Chromebooks longevity. Getting it enabled is easy, and after you have this in place, you can leave the house […] Read More A new Minty Fresh Pixel 8 is set to arrive next week The Pixel 8 series, already quite popular among the Android smartphone crowd, is getting what looks to be a fresh, new paint job for the early parts of 2024. Right on the heels of the latest news out of Samsung with the Galaxy S24 launch event, Google has a bit of a surprise for Pixel […] Read More The best Chromebook deals today: mid-January winter blowout 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 You can still get the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 for $100 off Last week, one of the most popular Chromebook deals for the past year or so showed up once again, bringing the crowd-favorite Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 down to a fantastic $349 price point. While this isn’t the first time it has occurred and likely won’t be the last, we’ve also seen some significant gaps in […] Read More Google's new Circle to Search feature makes its debut on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Yesterday, Samsung officially unpacked the S24 series, and with the new phones came several AI features they are calling “Galaxy AI”. One of the coolest new features they showed off during the keynote is called “Circle to Search” and it does exactly what the name implies. Simply circle anything on your phone and get Google […] Read More Chrome 121 Beta allows users to save frames from YouTube videos directly It wasn’t all that long ago that Google introduced one of my favorite new features for grabbing screenshots from YouTube videos. In early September, the new “Copy video frame” feature arrived and ever since, I’ve used it countless times to snag a new thumbnail for a post from one of our videos on YouTube. After […] Read More The striking ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 gets double the storage for just $10 more Since the Chromebook Plus event back in October of 2023, there have been a few Chromebook Plus models that have been exclusive to certain stores. Specifically, the striking, gorgeous ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 and it’s attractive, all-white chassis has been relegated to being sold only at Target for $399. It rarely goes on sale and […] Read More Save over $100 on the excellent Lenovo Slim 3 Chromebook with extras Of all the Chromebooks released in 2023, I didn’t think one of my favorites would end up being the affordable, humble Lenovo Slim 3 Chromebook. After all, there’s not a lot about this device that jumps out when you look at it on paper, but the execution Lenovo pulled off on this rather-affordable device is […] Read More Where to watch Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event and pre-order the new S24 phones It’s crazy cold outside and that means it’s time to gear up for Samsung’s much-anticipated Unpacked event. Slated for today at 1PM, this event is set to unveil the latest innovations in Samsung’s flagship smartphone line, the Galaxy S24, and introduce the world to some fun, new AI features. In a pre-Thanksgiving announcement last year, […] Read More New Chromebook tablets to get Pixel's Super Res Zoom In a really great find by the folks at 9to5 Google, it appears Google is set to bring the Pixel Camera’s Super Res Zoom feature over to ChromeOS. If you are thinking to yourself, “Why bring Pixel Camera features to a Chromebook with its crummy overall camera experience?” You aren’t alone. When I first saw […] Read More ChromeOS 120 arrives with great new features we've been waiting on [VIDEO] ChromeOS 120 is official and rolling out to the vast majority of Chromebooks and other ChromeOS devices right now. Apart from only a couple devices on the list over at cros.tech, it seems everyone should be getting this latest version of the OS right on time. And there are a few fun, useful new features […] Read More The Side Panel in Chrome 121 is getting a helpful navigation change The Chrome Side Panel has been with us for a bit, but I’ve been a bit of a holdout. When it first arrived in 2022, I wasn’t completely sure I even liked it as an idea. Fast forward to today, however, and I’ve found myself enjoying it as a place for my bookmarks, a handy […] Read More Sold on the Fold: editing a complex video with just the phone in my pocket Over the weekend, I wanted to try something out that I knew would push my phone to its limits. As many of you all know, I made the switch to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 about 3 weeks ago and my love for this device continues to grow stronger by the day. I continually […] Read More Chromecast users win as Meta brings back casting support to Quest 2 and 3 Since we first bought the Meta Quest 2 a few years ago, some of my absolute favorite experiences with the device have been due to the Chromecast support baked in. Whether it’s watching someone experience standing face-to-face with Darth Vader for the first time or my entire family huddled around the same screen as we […] Read More The Pixel Tablet is getting a magical music handoff feature Google’s bringing some next-level music magic with Tap to Cast, a new feature set to debut on the Pixel Tablet and compatible Pixel devices. We wrote about this feature back in August but with an announcement at CES 2024, we now have details about this handy new feature that promises seamless music streaming handoff with […] Read More Google announces exciting new Chromecast features at CES 2024 Hold onto your popcorn, cord-cutters, because Google announced some exciting Chromecast news at CES 2024! Most exciting, the magic of Fast Pair is coming to Chromecast with Google TV! Fast Pair has been a fan-favorite feature on Chromebooks for a while now and Google is rolling it out to Chromecast with Google TV “in the […] Read More Check out the Material You overhaul in the ChromeOS settings app ChromeOS still has a few holdout areas where the latest Material You look and feel hasn’t quite made its mark. While the Files app was upgraded to the latest UI when Material You made it to ChromeOS, one other, primary system app still maintained the older look from non-Material ChromeOS: the Settings App. Sure, the […] Read More The Chrome Cast 253: some thoughts on CES 2024 This week on The Chrome Cast, we take a look at CES 2024 and explain a bit about why we weren’t in attendance, why not many Chromebook announcements were made there, and what about the show stood out this week as coverage from other outlets flooded our news feeds. It’s a fun show that gives […] Read More Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2: up to $80 off Google's excellent wearable There’s no denying the goodness that is Pixel Watch. While I don’t think the Pixel Watch 2 is a massive move up from the first version, it brings a few things to the table that are helpful for everyone: better performance and better battery. That being said, I never really had any issues with either […] Read More Moving your Pixel Watch to a new phone is easy once you know where to look Last night, I needed to help a friend set up his Pixel Watch on his new Pixel 8. He had recently upgraded to the Pixel 8 from the Pixel 7 and knew there was supposed to be a way to simply move the watch from one phone to the other with little hassle since the […] Read More Google's new Lacros Chrome browser for Chromebooks is gone as of ChromeOS 120 Vanished. Poof. Gone. Just like that, the method for testing and trying out the new, split-from-ChromeOS version of Chrome that has been available for users to try on their Chromebooks is simply no more. From what we can tell at this point, the existing methods of enabling the Lacros browser on your Chromebook that have […] Read More Google is finally bringing Chrome to your car The open road just got a whole lot smarter thanks to Google’s latest announcements at CES 2024. Google is revving up both Android Auto and their “Google built-in” platform for cars, bringing new features that make driving easier, navigation smoother, and entertainment more diverse. First up on the EV side of things, Google Maps on […] Read More The new Chromebook window snapping overview feature is here in ChromeOS 120 Just before Christmas, a new feature that’s been in the works for a little while made its way down to the ChromeOS 120 Beta Channel. I had moved to Beta to try a few other things and was curious about this new productivity feature. After flipping on the flag and giving it a go, I […] Read More The best Chromebook tablet you can buy is back on sale for just $349 CES 2024 is in full swing and this time around, there isn’t much news coming from the ChromeOS world. One device that did make a showing, however, is the new ASUS Chromebook Detachable CM30. It’s an interesting device on a few fronts, but if you were hoping for one of the new MediaTek MT8188 tablets […] Read More Google and Samsung join forces to simplify file sharing Sharing content across devices hasn’t always been the most seamless experience. Back in 2020, Google introduced Nearby Share to make file sharing across devices easier but if you were a Samsung user, you had similar capabilities with a feature called Quick Share. It’s been convoluted since there isn’t a unified sharing solution. But that might […] Read More Unboxing the new ASUS Chromebook CM30 Detachable tablet [VIDEO] CES 2024 is here in full force, but we’re clearly not out in Vegas this year for the festivities. Thanks to Asus, however, we got our hands on their latest Chromebook tablet – the Chromebook CM30 Detachable – well before its official release. So, let’s jump in the box and get into the good and […] Read More Why the new ASUS ExpertBook CX54 Chromebook Plus could be more affordable than you think About a month ago, ASUS shocked us a bit with a surprise announcement of not just a new Chromebook, but a new Chromebook Plus that looks pretty awesome in every way possible. Built to take on devices like the HP Dragonfly Pro, the new ASUS ExpertBook CX54 Chromebook Plus is every bit the high end, […] Read More This Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus deal can't be missed As we’ve now comfortably settled into the new year, I wasn’t entirely surprised to see all the Chromebook deals we’ve been tracking for the last week suddenly disappear. But I also wasn’t really surprised to see those deals replaced with other Chromebook bargains as we continue into 2024 with the same overall sales patterns we […] Read More NVIDIA announces GeForce NOW day passes and more at CES 2024 CES 2024 is upon us and news from all over the tech world is headed our way for the next few days. Though we don’t anticipate too much from a Chromebook perspective at this year’s event, there’s a bit of very interesting cloud gaming-focused news coming out of NVIDIA’s camp to start the week. From […] Read More I just played The Finals on my Chromebook and it is awesome If your feed looks anything like mine in Google Discover, X or YouTube, there’s a great chance that you’ve come across a new battle royale game called The Finals. Before today, I wasn’t entirely sure what the setup for this game was and how it would be different than something like Call of Duty: Warzone […] Read More We are participants in various affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to affiliated sites. #BestBuyPartner Copyright © 2024 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.