Google Hardware Event October 2017

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• Google Pixel Buds hands-on: I'm glad they're not fully wireless

  Google announced a lot of things today. The Pixel Buds may be both the cleverest and most polarizing of all of them. Months of rumors told us Google was dropping the headphone jack, so it was natural to expect the company would create wireless headphones of its own. Until now, ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Google Pixelbook hands-on: If the MacBook and Surface had a Chrome OS baby

  Had it not leaked just a couple of weeks ago, the Pixelbook would have been one of the more surprising announcements to come ...

  • Napier Lopez

• 3 burning questions after Google's Pixel 2 event

  Another Google event has come and gone. While we drool over hardware and dream about AI, I'm left with a few questions. And the longer I think about it, the more elusive the answers become. In no particular order, here's what's boggling my mind. Why would anyone, in 2017, make ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Hands-on: Google Home Mini and Max sound like good ideas

  On the same day that Sonos announces a speaker with Alexa and (in 2018) Google Assistant support, Google announces a speaker that behaves a lot like a Sonos. Go figure. I had the chance to try out Google's new Home Mini (a tiny Echo Dot competitor) and Max (the Sonos-like hi-fi ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Google Pixel 2 and XL hands-on: I was skeptical. Now I'm impressed.

  We just got some hands on time with Google's new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The Pixel 2 is great, but the XL is the one everyone ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Everything Google announced at its grand Pixel event

  At today's Google event, all eyes were obviously on the second generation Pixel phone. Pixel certainly lived up to its expectations, but it wasn't the only notable Google announcement today. Here's what's worth talking about. Google Home Mini & Max Up first was the Google ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Google Clips is tiny hands-free camera that takes pics by itself

  Google surprised audiences at its Pixel 2 event by revealing Clips, a small camera that takes pictures without the help of human hands. https://twitter.com/madebygoogle/status/915632428558852096 The camera, a few inches square, offers candid shots without anyone having to take ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Google debuts the updated Daydream View VR headset

  Google today announced its updated VR headset, the Daydream View. https://twitter.com/madebygoogle/status/915630911697195008 The Daydream works with the new Google Pixel 2, using the phone's front-facing stereo speakers and powerful cameras. It also has high-performance lenses ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Google is giving Pixel owners a preview of Lens

  Google today gave us a peek behind the curtain of “Lens,” the new image recognition AI inside the Pixel 2. https://twitter.com/Google/status/915625700979290112 Lens uses sophisticated image recognition and tools like Google Translate to interpret what it sees into meaningful ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Google announces Pixelbook, a tiny 2-in-1 with huge specs

  Google today announced the Pixelbook, a powerful 2-in-1 laptop with high-end specs which will ship in three different variants. ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Google reveals the Home Mini and Max

  Google announced today the newest additions to the Home family - the Google Home Mini and Max. Both products will be able to do pretty much the same things: integrated Google Assistant, allow users to play music, set reminders, switch lights on and off, amongst other features, ...

  • Inés Casserly

• Here's how to watch today's Google Pixel 2 event

  Google is revealing its latest hardware today. Here's how you can watch all of the major reveals and keep up with the news. ...

  • Rachel Kaser