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New earbuds for audio and AI interaction, courtesy of Google, Denon, and more
The age of AI comes to your earbuds with the arrival of the new Google Pixel Buds Pro 2. We explore these and seven more of the newest and best-designed wireless earbuds as alternative choices
By Jonathan Bell Published
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We meet Google’s head of phone design Claude Zellweger to explore the new Pixel 9 series
Google’s annual drop of new mobile devices is here. We get hands on with the Pixel 9 family and discuss design, AI and smartphone longevity with Google’s Claude Zellweger
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Is Google’s Gemini AI the best way of getting the most out of our machines?
From summaries to lists of suntan lotion and swimsuits, Google reckons Gemini can save us all time and effort. We dig into new uses for AI
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Google installation 'The Orb' offers space to contemplate and communicate
Google's mesmerising installation 'The Orb' encourages engagement for both the public and employees, offering a welcomed moment of distraction
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Torment Nexus or social revolution? Google’s I/O 2024 was all about AI integration
We sift through the revelations and revolutions from Google’s I/O conference, where its Gemini AI model was pushed to the fore for searching and making. The future is how you find stuff, and Google thinks it has the answer to everything
By Jonathan Bell Published
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The Google Pixel 8a is an AI-driven ‘beginner’s smartphone’ that eclipses its pricier rivals
We get our hands on Google’s latest device, the mid-range Pixel 8a, a stripped-down smartphone that still packs an excellent camera, solid hardware and an AI-powered software punch
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Google and Chromasonic make sense of colour at Milan Design Week
Google's interactive installation in collaboration with Chromasonic demonstrates how colour influences our perception of the world
By Adrian Madlener Published
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Google Pixel Watch 2 wants to look after you
The Google Pixel Watch 2 harnesses the power and potential of FitBit, which the company acquired in 2022, for both personal wellness and safety
By Pei-Ru Keh Published
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Google Pixel 8 Pro might change our relationship with photography
The Google Pixel 8 Pro phone goes all out to inject generative AI abilities into this essential everyday object
By Jonathan Bell Published
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The new Google Pixel Fold is the tech giant’s first foray into foldables
The announcement of Google’s first foldable should shake up the market for these esoteric mobile devices: how does it compare to the competition?
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Google Pixel 7a, the company’s newest mass-market model, joins an expanded Pixel eco-system
Slimmed down and slightly shrunken, the Google Pixel 7a still retains the core talents of the seventh edition of Google’s powerful phone series
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Google Design Studio celebrates the relationship between water and technology
At Milan Design Week 2023, ‘Google Shaped By Water’ is an immersive and intimate sensorial installation by Lachlan Turczan that puts water, light and human beings in resonance
By Cristina Kiran Piotti Published
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Next stop: are smart homes making us stupid?
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Google and Harman Kardon’s Citation 300 speaker is unfussy, powerful and convenient
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Google unveils its third suite of products with a focus on digital wellness
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Google’s doodle tribute to graphic designer Saul Bass
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Dataspace: Hans Ulrich Obrist and Google invent a virtual, curatorial filofax
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Google’s latest AI experiment reveals hidden colour connections in art
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Step inside a song with Sonos and Google Assistant in London
Sound expert Sonos makes noise at a new exhibition, asking: ‘What does music really do to the mind?'
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Go-go gadget: we inspect Google’s home connectivity kit
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Can digital tools support staying at home?
Ahead of Google’s sound weekend, Nest Sessions in collaboration with Goldsmiths University, we catch up with Isabelle Olssen, industrial design lead at the tech giant to discuss designing for the home, from home and creating virtual room dividers
By Sujata Burman Last updated
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From functional to fantastical, a new exhibition traces California’s techno-utopia
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Letter from Silicon Valley: inside the finest tech workspaces
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Need-to-know technology news from Salone del Mobile 2018
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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The best design is about creating a seamless experience, says Samsung’s design chief
By Eli Meixler Last updated
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Google's life-enhancing gadget suite brings a new edge to your world
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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CAW Architects designs colourful Google office near Palo Alto
This colourful Google office designed by California-based CAW Architects is a bold, playful and nature-filled new home for the tech giant’s family in Mountain View, CA
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated