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Now Arriving: Google Assistant Available in Google Maps Starting Today

Tim January 8, 2019

Google announced today that it is now rolling out Google Assistant to Google Maps. Now, with just your voice, you'll be able to share your ETA with friends, reply to incoming messages, play music or podcasts, search for places along the way to your destination...

Lenovo Smart Clock With Google Assistant Launches This Spring for $79

Tim January 8, 2019

This is what we've been waiting for! And no, I'm not joking. This week at CES, Lenovo and Google introduced the Smart Clock, basically a smart alarm clock that can sit next to your bed on the nightstand. Think of it like a Google-powered Echo Spot, complete...

Google Assistant Comes to Your Car With New Cigarette Lighter Plugs

Kellen January 8, 2019

Google Assistant really is almost everywhere at this point - it's in smart mirrors, for example - but Google has not yet fully entered the older car scene on any great scale. That will change some this year, thanks to new products from companies like Anker and...

Refreshed TicWatch E2 and S2 Feature Bigger Batteries, Snapdragon Wear Chips

Tim January 8, 2019

Mobvoi announced two refreshed Wear OS-powered smartwatches this week at CES, the TicWatch E2 and TicWatch S2 (pictured above). Both watches received four main things to note: Waterproofing in the form of 5 ATM resistance, swim monitoring to go along with that...

NextRadio Shuts Down Live Streams (Updated)

Kellen January 7, 2019

At the beginning of 2018, NextRadio announced that they would make a big push to get FM chips and live FM radio in your next phone. Most new Samsung phones were going to have them, the company announced. A year later, NextRadio might be done and will no longer...

TIDAL Update Brings Masters Quality Streaming to All Android Handsets

Tim January 7, 2019

TIDAL has an update for its Android app this week, bringing Masters recordings to all Android devices for HiFi subscribers. Previously, Masters streaming was limited to select LG devices and the Essential Phone, but now, any Android phone can access them. If...

CES 2019 Google Assistant Headphones: Updating List

Tim January 7, 2019

Because CES is a very busy time of year for us, we're going to spare you a bit of spam in terms of announcements concerning Google Assistant-powered things. One category that we expect to see a lot of announcements in are headphones and the fact that many...

House of Marley Has Its Own Google Assistant Speaker, Available Later This Year

Tim January 7, 2019

House of Marley announced its very own Google Assistant-powered speaker at CES this week. Naturally, now would be a good time to crank some Jammin'. The smart speaker is set to be available in August, 2019, made from bamboo, recyclable aluminum, and a fabric...