Tag: Google

As a long time Sonos enthusiast it pains me to say I've slowly migrated to an Amazon Echo multi-room setup. I definitely miss the Sonos app, which I believe is still best-in-class. It's easy to find various stations across Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora and the like, and it's especially well...

The NVIDIA Shield TV has been a perennial favorite among streaming video fans. It's powerful, supports all sorts of services including Amazon Prime, Netflix, Vudu, Sling TV, HBO Now, Hulu, Showtime, Disney among many others, in addition to being a perfect fit for popular media platforms like Kodi and...

If you're looking for other ways to get your TV fix and watch your favorite shows without a satellite or cable, consider that old video game box sitting on your console. PlayStation 4 (and PS4 Pro) owners can now install YouTube TV. Google's nascent streaming service brings a lot to...

Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold, a foldable tablet and could-be laptop device, took best in show in The Verge's annual CES Awards. If you want to see the latest trends and what to watch out for in 2020 and beyond, you may want to check out the complete list of...

Big data, AI and machine learning in the laundry room.

Call me skeptical. But we've seen this sort of thing before. Remember the Facebook Phone? True, companies need to continually innovate. Or at least try. And Facebook is no different. They've had hits and they've had misses. Just like Amazon, Google, Apple and so many others. But I just don't see...

A new report suggests that what we've all already been thinking all along may be true: the flagship smartphone is dying an unceremonious death. NPD reports that fewer than 10% of buyers in the U.S. spend more than $1,000 for a new phone. However, that number does rise for buyers based...

While it's not technically "Black Friday" yet -- it seems the day has become a loose term for a multi-week sales event -- we've spotted what might be one of the best smartphone deals in recent memory. You can now find the Google Pixel 3a with 64GB on sale for...

Fitbit keeps rolling out software updates for its fitness trackers and smartwatches. As a generally happy Versa owner color me impressed. And the latest comes in the form of Fitbit OS 4.1, due December 3, 2019 per the Fitbit blog. Fitbit is heavily promoting its sleep tools in the latest...

Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion. What does that mean for WearOS and Google wearables?