This episode of the iTechGear Weekly is Episode SE5: #MadeByGoogle, recorded on 2022-10-06.  In this episode, Chris, Joel and Chris G. talk about the products introduced by Google at 2022’s #MadeByGoogle event

Links to the show player AND the MP3 and show note downloads can be found at the bottom of this post (the show outline is a tad long…)

• Mobile/Linux Segment
  • Pixel Portfolio
    • designed and capable via Google Tensor
    • Google Tensor G2 Platform
    • Next-gen on device G2
    • All designed to work and look like they belong together – Unified design language
    • Designed to be personal
    • colors and finishes that are unique to Google
    • Zirconia blasted aluminum cases (I thought cubic zirconia was QVC only)
      • durable but soft feeling
      • Pixel material U adapts to your color and UI choices and
  • Pixel Watch
    • Designed to be worn every day
    • Bezel disappears
      • Black
      • Silver
      • Gold
    • Bands twist and click into place
      • Bands are easy to change
    • Dozens of customizable watch faces
      • Hazel
      • Lemongrass
      • softer hues that work together but are easy to read
    • Tablet
      • Nano ceramic coating
    • Privacy and Security
      • Secure and Private by design
      • Pix 7 has multiple layers of verifiable security
      • Titan M2
        • Same security as banks & governments
      • Everything is Private by Design
        • minimize your data footprint
        • Deidentifying data
        • Restricting Access
      • Health & Wellness
        • Sleep data is kept on the device
      • online activity – P7 P7P will come with on-device VPN
        • Android 13 Privacy & security settings in 1 place
        • Action Cards
  • Pixel 7
    • Pixel Feature Drops
      • New features are released monthly
      • 5 yrs of feature updates
    • Ultimate refinement
    • 3″ display with smaller bezels
    • All-day battery 72hrs with extreme battery mode
  • Pixel 7Pro
    • 7″ display
    • triple camera system
    • The front camera uses ML for Face Unlock
    • Tensor G2 Chip
      • 60% faster ML
      • 20% faster than P^P
      • Voice Assistance
        • Live Translate
        • Navigate without tapping
        • Send messages with voice
        • Advanced tech to get the right emoji
        • Transcribe voice in real time for messages
        • RCS Texting
        • The recorder app is getting Speaker labels. Auto speaker separation
      • Phone Calls
        • Call Assist
        • Call screen auto spam filter
        • Direct my Call can work with business dialer systems
          • on-screen display of dialer options
        • Clear Calling
          • auto suppresses background noise
          • enhances callers voice
        • Camera
          • Best camera in the industry
          • Inclusivity
            • Improved skin tone recognition
            • Real Tone improvements for skin tones
          • Guided Frame
            • helps vision impaired people take a better front camera
          • Photo Unblur
            • ML Image Quality improvements
            • auto fixes blurry images
          • Video Improvements
            • Cinematic blur
            • 10-Bit HDR
            • Active Stabilization
            • Improved Autofocus
            • Speech enhancement 4k 60 FPS
            • Autofocus
          • Zoom Tech
            • P6P – 4x Optical Zoom
            • P7P higher-powered zoom
            • Super Res Zoom
              • reengineered
              • 5MP image
              • auto denoise
              • ML composites photos to help produce better detail
              • 2x, 5x 10x Zoom
            • Zoom Stabilization
              • keeps pix steady at 15x
              • ML Digital Zoom at 20-30x
            • Macro Focus
              • 3cm closeness
            • P7 – $599
            • P7P – $899
  • Pixel Watch
    • First WearOS with Fitbit
    • Health features powered by Fitbit
    • 24hr battery life, even with health features active
    • concentration on heart rate tracking
      • Fitbit Pro
        • Active Zone Minutes – tracks HR at your target, & counts mins there
        • more than 1000 workouts
        • Sleep Tracking from Fitbit to PW
        • GPS – 349
        • LTE – 399
        • Pre Order today
  • Tablet
    • Foundation is Android
    • Material You
      • Pure Android
    • Split Screen
    • Stylus Support
    • G2 Powers the tablet
    • Favorite P7 features also on the tablet
    • New Charging Speaker Dock
      • Charges and is helpful 24/7
      • turns it into a smart display
      • Works with Voice Assistant
      • Smart Device Control
      • Magnet is tuned to dock and undock easily
    • Coming 2023
  • wearOS Updates
    • Fast Pair
      • Credential/network sharing
    • screen casting/ video sharing
    • Selfies controlled via Watch
    • Voice Assistant works across devices
      • Every device is a control panel
      • control home on every device
  • Wrap-Up

• Apple Segment

• Windows Segment

• Picks of the Week
  • Joel
  • Chris
  • Chris G.
  • Larry

Download MP3 – Episode SE5 – Made by Google

Show Notes – Show Notes Episode SE5 – MadeByGoogle