Month: April 2020
Google Pixel Buds review (2020): Truly smart earbuds
Apple kickstarted a wireless earbuds global craze with the original AirPods in 2016. But Google has never had a true competitor. Google’s 2017 Pixels Buds were Bluetooth, but not completely wireless — and for the most part they felt incomplete. More… Source
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Google’s redesigned Pixel Buds are now available for $179
If you’ve been waiting since October to get your hands on Google’s retooled Pixel Buds, today is your chance. The true wireless earbuds that offer hands-free access to Google Assistant are now available directly from the Google Store or retailers lik… Source
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Google’s much improved Pixel Buds are finally here
The original Pixel Buds weren’t very good. No way around it. Here’s a thing I wrote about them in a review titled “A disappointing debut for Google’s Pixel Buds“: As recently as a couple of years ago, they would have been a contender for the most compelling Bluetooth headphones on…
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$4 million richer, Walrus.ai has a pitch for companies looking for QA-testing tools
The co-founders of Walrus.ai, a new software company which raised $4 million in a new round of financing from Homebrew, Felicis Ventures and Leadout Capital, started their business with one problem. Jake Marsh, Ogden Nathan, and Scott White had a problem had left Wealthfront to launch a new service that would…
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Comcast’s X1 TV remote can now ping your missing Tile fobs
Tile first introduced its stuff-finding powers to Comcast gear back in 2018, helping Xfinity customers locate errant items by asking their X1 Voice Remote for their location. Now, the partnership has been given an upgrade to make it even easier to fi… Source
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Hundreds of French academics sign letter asking for safeguards on contact-tracing
471 French cryptography and security researchers have signed a letter named Attention StopCovid to raise awareness about the potential risks of a contact-tracing app. A debate in the French parliament will take place tomorrow to talk about all things related to post-lockdown — including contact-tracing app StopCovid. Among the group of…
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