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Every year, the launch of the iPhone is considered one of the most hyped releases in the tech world. But in recent years, competition has increased, and we're slowly seeing the hype wash out, especially when other companies are coming out with hardware that's as good or better. Last year, Google held their first hardware launch event for the original Pixel, and the event's lack of glamour products quickly sent people away. The camera on the Pixel was the best of any smartphone at the time, and it quickly became a favorite among Android purists and enthusiasts. Most recently, we covered Google's acquisition of HTC's Pixel team. This move gives Google Latest Mailing Database more control over the hardware they launch, just this week at the October 4th MadeByGoogle event, where the company showcased their latest developments over the past year. This article is going to cover everything at the Google event launch on October 4th.
Google has clearly turned its sights. It aggressively advanced AI and changed the mission around itself to become the first company in AI to be a mobile first company. In making this shift Google may have baked in a lot of intelligence into its products and services. AI was the subject of everything announced at the event. This makes sense, because too big, we're reaching a point in time where radical hardware innovation is not possible on a once-a-year cycle, in this case, so they rely on software innovation to make devices feel truly revolutionary .
Let's go through the list of products that were announced this week.
Google Home Mini
In a surprise event at Amazon in Seattle late last week, they announced a bunch of new Echo devices. At a high-view level, the smart home ecosystem looks like Amazon's presence dominates, but the truth about it is that we're only innovating and deploying on the company's broad playing field in this early stage. Google announced Google Home at last year's I/O that it's coming out with Assistant-powered smart speakers.
Google Home has done a pretty good job of it for a year now, since the smart home was just starting to become a thing, and Google wanted to make as many choices possible for consumers as possible. The king of search is now trying to become the king of voice search with your living environment presence, and to do that, it announced the Google Home Mini. Mini is the boiled down version of the original Google Home, which fits perfectly in the palm of your hand. It retails for $49 and it looks classy and will be perfect for your home decor. Being so small doesn't mean it's not efficient. It can pick up your voice all over the room, and even get loud enough for you to hear it. It is available in 3 colors, coral, charcoal and chalk and charges via micro USB. It's available for pre-orders and will start shipping at the end of the month. The $49 price point is what really makes it look like a speckle killer option than the Amazon Echo.
Google Home Max
While Google Home Mini tries to lure users who aren't onboard with the idea of ​​a smart home, the company doesn't set aside premium customers who are looking for high-quality audio in their home. This is where their next product comes in. The biggest of Google's homepages is its smaller brother. It's big and I'm not exaggerating this because it's big and it's packing some serious specs. It has two 4.5-inch woofers and two tweeters and it gets pretty damn loud with some strong bass.
What's interesting about the MINI is the fact that it is able to intelligently equalize the audio output by actively listening to itself and detect where it is placed in the room. Even the louder it gets, the better it can pick up the "OK Google" buzzword. The home's largest look resembles a mini with a fabric soft top to add elegance to your home decor. You can place it both vertically and horizontally according to your wishes and its magnetic base to help you do so. It supports bluetooth and google cast, also auxiliary input. This one comes with a USB I2C port and ethernet connection as well if you need a wired connection. The home's largest retail price is $399 and will be available by the end of the year.
Pixelbook
Chromebooks are an interesting device. It's popular among students who just need an inexpensive device with reliable software to get their homework done, and among casual users who are primarily used for web browsing and media consumption. It's a barebones platform that gets stuff done. Last year Google introduced a marriage between Chrome OS and Android apps, making the switch to Chromebooks native support for a vast catalog of Android apps which makes them seem like a seriously powerful platform. But for creators and developers, it's just not. Nothing can match the flexibility and power of a Windows computer or Mac. Google is trying to solve this problem with their new device, after discontinuing the Chromebook Pixel last year, they're back in the game with the Pixelbook. It's an amazing, well-built, thin, and beautiful laptop that also acts as a tablet once you flip the screen around. But the basic question remains, is it worth spending more than $1,000 on Chrome OS? And the answer is yes. Everything the Pixelbook does that a laptop at this price point can do, I was looking for a decent comparison on the MacBook Air. In terms of looks, the Pixelbook gets high marks.
It's incredibly thin at just 10mm and weighs under 2.5 pounds. It's made out of high-quality aluminum, but has some striking resemblance to the Pixel phone. It's completely fanless, so you know it's going to be absolutely quiet. In the specs department, the same goes for the Pixelbook's options with an Intel Core i5 Kabylake chipset and a Core i7. The keyboard is very well spaced so typing is not the whole problem. It is also backlit. On the port section, the Pixelbook is populated with 2 USB C ports and it comes with a 45W charger which is capable of charging the device for 2 hours of use in 15 minutes and the Pixelbook runs for 10 hours on a single charge. The Pixelbook has an accessory that goes with it, the Pixelbook Pen. It doesn't require any pairing of any kind and works just like Wacom's stylus. It runs on a single AAA battery and can last for about a year. The pen has extremely low latency and Chrome OS uses machine learning to predict where the pen will be. There's a button on the Pixelbook pen that will invoke Google Assistant, you can circle anything on the screen and the Assistant will watch it show you. The Pixelbook starts at $999, the Pixelbook Pen will cost you an extra $99, and they're all shipping at the end of this month.