Daily Tech Headlines Part 2 – October 4, 2016
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| Daily Tech Headlines Part 2 – October 4, 2016 | |
| Number | 85 |
| Broadcast Date | OCTOBER 4, 2016 |
| Episode Length | 4:38 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt |
Google Announces Pixel phones, DayDream View VR, Google Home, Google WiFi and Chomecast Ultra.
Headlines
- Google Pixel phones and Home speaker take on Siri and Echo
- Google Home is official: Google undercuts the Amazon Echo at $129
- Google Wifi: Google’s second attempt at a home router
- Chromecast Ultra gives you 4K content for just $69
- Google welcomes the future of mobile VR with its $79 Daydream View VR headset
- Daydream View Is Google’s Plushy VR Headset for the Masses
- Here’s the Google Pixel
- Pixel - The First Phone by Google - Google Store
- Actions on Google opens Assistant to third-party developers
Announcements
- 5-inch Pixel and 5.5-inch Pixel XL OLED phones have Google Assistant built in accessible by long pressing the home button or speaking a keyword.
- Played up camera as best ever rated by DxOMark
- 32 or 128 GB, USB-C, 3.5 mm headphone jack, 4GB RAM
- Free unlimited photo and video storage, 24/7 live customer support
- Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue
- Exclusive to Verizon or unlocked Project Fi
- $649 or $27.04 a month up to $869 $36.21 a month- Preorder today in US, Australia, Canada, UK.
- Daydream View
- Fabric headset with wireless remote
- NFC connection to phone
- slate at launch, snow and crimson later
- Daydream View and the controller will go on sale in November for $79.
- Google Home - Built in Google Assistant which plays music, control devices, find info
- SmartThings, Nest, Philips Hue and IFTT
- white, orange, blue, purple, and black
- $129 w/ 6 month free trial YT Red
- Preorder today US shipping November 4
- Google WiFi
- Modular wifi coverage
- Network assist automatically adjusts signal
- App lets you manage wifi access of users
- preorder in November ship early December $129 and 3 pack for $299
- Chromecast Ultra
- 4k, HDR and Dolby Vision
- Google Play Movies adding 4K in November
- ethernet port in the power adapter
- $69 in November
- Google Assistant SDK "Actions on Google" opening to developers in December
- Direct and Conversation actions
- Allows Assistant on third-party hardware
- Devs can sign up today
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| Preceded by: "Daily Tech Headlines Part 1 – October 4, 2016" |
Daily Tech Headlines Part 2 – October 4, 2016 |
Followed by: "Daily Tech Headlines – October 5, 2016" |