fun fact: i re-litigate Google's 2013-15 product strategy on a near daily basis and can write about it on demand
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Bauhaus industrial design much?
In terms of UI/animation performance, it's so much closer to the Apple Watch than any previous Wear OS has come close to. I was genuinely not expecting that.
A beyond promising start.
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Google Pixel Watch initial review: Expect disappointment, and you'll never be disappointed 9to5google.com/2022/10/12/goo by @nexusben
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WHAT IS HAPPENING 9to5google.com/2022/10/12/goo
Besides testing productivity use cases, this seems like an opportunity for Google to test having a Pixel paired/power AR glasses.
Also positioning Glass as AR is wild, but makes sense for testing
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the timing of this is interesting. There was the G+ thing in 2018 days before MbG. Outside of hardware division obv.
But in this case, could have come after Oct 6. Creates a bit of a pattern
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Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded 9to5google.com/2022/09/29/goo by @SkylledDev
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we have to go back
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European pricing for the Pixel Watch is not cheaper than US price
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Source: Google Pixel Watch to start at $349.99 in these colors 9to5google.com/2022/09/19/sou by @MaxWinebach
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Olly olly oxen free
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Episode 1 of Dream Drop Long Distance, a podcast about two best buds on a journey through Kingdom Hearts, is available now on most podcast apps.
Today we focus on the Dive to the Heart and the Destiny Islands, while sharing a little bit about ourselves.
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that height extension thing but for larger wrists to wear bigger watches non-comically
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hacks <3
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station eleven should have won all the awards (also award shows are good)
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anyways, with Pixel Tablet "Pro" in mind, does Google want Android tablets to do desktop computing??
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oh ffs, i just want Recorder on a Tensor Pixelbook with the ability to transcribe internal audio
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Report: Google cancels rumored Tensor Pixelbook set for 2023 as part of cost cutting 9to5google.com/2022/09/12/pix by @technacity
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kyle
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Google Store 24th birthday sale kicks off with an exclusive Pixel 6 & 6a case clearly taken from Matías Duarte's closet 9to5google.com/2022/09/08/goo
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Severance
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AHHHHHHH
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Remember when tech keynotes (not just conferences) ended with musical performances. That was weird in retrospect
(the free album was good)
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Sundar Pichai said “Google Play Music” in 2022
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Why *I* don’t have a Nexus Q was not answered
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Interview: Fuchsia’s past, present, and future, as told by ex-director Chris McKillop 9to5google.com/2022/08/30/fuc by @SkylledDev
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"Meet (Duo)" as app name in launcher would be better, TBH. "Meet (original)" does exist after all. Current approach is a step back, optics-wise
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Update: Google has intentionally brought back the Duo icon on Android 9to5google.com/2022/08/25/goo
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berenstein bears but wonderboom already having usb-c
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Sources: Google considers face unlock that relies on Pixel 6 fingerprint sensor, Pixel 7 work ongoing 9to5google.com/2022/08/19/pix by @technacity
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Still wish more could be offloaded to the cover screen.
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Review: Where do your priorities lie? 9to5google.com/2022/08/18/sam by @nexusben
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also Final dispensation day
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Google launches Android 13, rolling out now to Pixel phones 9to5google.com/2022/08/15/goo by @technacity
mammoth and something, something turnaround
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Android 13 hands-on: Here's EVERY user-facing feature, function, and tweak [Video] 9to5google.com/2022/08/15/and by @iamdamienwilde
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i am here to defend margo madison
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over/under on somebody (keychron) being licensed to make the actual Severance keyboard with trackball, and would it be more likely to happen if it wasn’t an apple tv+ show
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me, to team, just now
(overjoyed that work continues to be a Bourne movie)
GIF
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Google’s ask is interestingly specific in that it just wants Apple to adopt RCS for messaging between Android and iOS
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Google starts ‘Get The Message’ campaign to pressure Apple into RCS on the iPhone 9to5google.com/2022/08/09/goo by @technacity
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