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iTechGear Weekly Episode SE5: #MadeByGoogle

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

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