Nexus Special #56: Made by Google Event 2017

Google has announced their major new hardware for the next year! Despite the leaks ahead of time, there were still a few surprises in store. Join Ryan Rampersad and Ian R Buck to hear all about it!

Google has announced their major new hardware for the next year! Despite the leaks ahead of time, there were still a few surprises in store. Join Ryan Rampersad and Ian R Buck to hear all about it!


Links

October 4th – Google Event – YouTube
Pixel Phones Size & Screen Comparisons – Album on Imgur

Products Announced
00:03:04 | Google Home New Features

Call with your phone number, even if you’re not a Fi subscriber or Google Voice user
Command it to ring your Android phone
More options for routines
Allowing it to more naturally accept commands, like “warm up the living room” because it knows what the current settings are
Broadcast a message to all Google Home devices in the house
Family Link account support (those accounts for kids under 13)

Partnering with Disney and other kid-focused companies to provide content

00:06:31 | Google Home Mini

$50
Almost all fabric
Chalk color alone took 157 tries to get right

00:08:41 | Google Home Max

$400
Big, rectangular Home
Best speakers yet
They love that bass
Smart sound: adjusts audio based on its environment. Hi, HomePod!

Learns over time: low volume in the morning, loud when the dishwasher is going

Bluetooth and aux input supported as well
Comes with 12 months of YouTube Red free

00:12:47 | Nest

Reminded us about their new products
Integrated with other Google products

Nest cam can send its feed to Chromecast
Nest hello can announce through Google Home who is at the door

00:14:17 | Pixelbook

Starts at $1000
10 mm
1kg
12.3” screen
10 hours battery
15 minute charging gives 2 hours
Instant tethering – can immediately choose your phone as your wifi
Google Assistant built in – first laptop

Dedicated button

Pixel Pen

$100
Circle things on screen, Assistant pulls up information about them

Google Play

Working with Snapchat to make a version for the larger screen

00:24:31 | Pixel 2 & Pixel 2 XL

Pixel 2

$650 for 64GB
$750 for 128GB
Kinda blue (Verizon exclusive,) just black, clearly white
Manufactured by HTC
5” 1920×1080 screen
2,700mAh battery
Dimensions: 145.7mm x 69.7mm x 7.8mm

Pixel 2 XL

$850 for 64GB
$950 for 128GB
Manufactured by LG
6” 2880×1440 screen
Slightly curved display
Goes right up to the sides
3,520mAh battery
Dimensions: 157.9mm x 76.7mm x 7.9mm

Both

Feature parity
Aluminum back
IP67
7 hours charge from 15 minutes
Always on display

Shows what information?
Identifies song that is playing

Launcher

Google search is now at the bottom

Squeeze the phone to get to Google Assistant

Thanks, HTC!
Not remappable

Dual front-facing speakers
They DIDN’T talk about the missing headphone jack
They didn’t talk about the missing wireless charging
Assistant has customizable routines, such as “Let’s go home”
Google Lens

Google Goggles, rebranded and integrated into many other apps

ARCore

“All the fun, no LEGO pieces to step on”
AR stickers, exclusive to Pixel

DXOMark score of 98 (up from 89)
Motion Photos. Like Live Photos.
Free Google Home Mini if you buy a Pixel 2 soon!

00:59:58 | New Daydream Viewer

Better lenses
Blocks out more light
Strap on top

01:00:36 | Google Pixel Buds

$160
Wireless earbuds
When you pair with a Pixel, you get access to Google Assistant
Real-time Google translate

01:04:18 | Google Clips

Camera that you set somewhere, and it takes photos for you
Designed with pet owners and parents in mind

01:07:09 | Moto X4

Not technically part of this event, but important for Project Fi
Android One version of X4 is the first non-Google (ie Pixel or Nexus) phone available on Project Fi
$400, which is incredibly important because without it Project Fi would be a network with only flagship-priced phones available
Trading in a Nexus 5X or 6P by October 5th would get you $50 Fi credit, on top of the normal trade-in value

If you have a Nexus 5X, this is a great deal because your 5X could die at any moment

This episode of Nexus Special has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #444: NS #56 — Carbonated Lubrication!

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