Electronics gadgets: Google's Makes the Pixel 6a More Acquirable

lunes, 1 de agosto de 2022

Google's Makes the Pixel 6a More Acquirable

August 1, 2022

It's August 1, 2022. On this day in 1981, MTV launched on TV. Its first aired music video? The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star." Remember watching new music videos on a TV?! Wow, times have changed.

⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds

Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to):

195 articles, 5 podcasts, 2 press releases, 301 tweets, and 12 YouTube videos

1. Google to Offer Discounted Pixel Phones to Low Income Homes

Google has teamed up with affordable broadband provider Q Link Wireless to offer the Pixel 6a at a deep discount to low-income households across the country. How much of a price cut? Well, it'll be available for just $250 for qualifying customers, hundreds of dollars less than the retail price. We like it!

2. Farewell Amazon Drive, We Barely Knew You

If you use Amazon Drive to store your photos and videos, that won't be the case for much longer. Amazon has confirmed it's ending support for the service and will completely shut it down in 2023. But don't worry about the media you've uploaded—it will all end up on Amazon Photos instead. Phew!

3. Analogue Pocket Is Now Home to the First Video Game Ever Made

Get ready to play a true retro game on the Analogue Pocket, as the handheld just received a system update that includes 1962's Spacewar!, a game often referred to as the "first video game ever." The update also brings new features like save states, but the game is definitely the most important part. Have fun!

🦑 Go Deeper

It sure sounds like Netflix is having a bad time, right? But its fans shouldn't worry about the streaming service too much. In fact, let Jon Bitner tell you all about Netflix's ongoing plans and what's to come in the future.

🎱 By the Numbers

Google could only go up

Data: Canalys

It's easy to only pay attention to Apple and Samsung, but we specifically want to focus on Google. The company's Pixel phones aren't bad, but they're not the most popular in the US. Case in point, only 200,000 Pixels were shipped in 2021, compared to the 1.2 million in 2022. Where are the Pixel fans? Hello?!

🔥 Today's Hot Deal

Want to improve your audio recording quality? The Shure MV7 USB Microphone with Tripod may be what you're looking for. It's down to $239 on Amazon right now, and with voice-isolating tech, touch panel controls, and more, it should easily bump your recordings up a notch.

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🤓 Nerd Out

"The power, it comes to me!" —Tim Fisher, SVP & Group GM, Tech & Sustainability

EV charging stations are great and all, but what if it was a robot that came to you? Wonder no more, because EV Safe Charge's ZiGGY is exactly that. Maybe you'll be lucky enough to encounter it one day. (Share on Twitter)

💎 You Know You Want It

The perfect smart lamp for kids

Image: Amazon

Your kids need a new lamp/night light, and the Amazon Echo Glow multicolor smart lamp could be great for them. It works with Alexa, can be scheduled to let kids know when its dinnertime or bedtime, and, most importantly, is simple to use and cute and colorful enough to fit any room it's in.

🎧 Listen Up

Instagram used to be about photos

Does Instagram even resemble the app it launched as? Tune into this episode of Land of the Giants, as hosts Shirin Ghaffary and Alex Heath discuss the social media app, including what it now is and where it could be headed.