Welcome to episode 68 of the EdTech Situation Room from October 4, 2017, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) and Wes Fryer (@wfryer) discussed today’s exciting Google event and product announcements, with (as always) an eye toward the educational implications of the news. Discussed Google product announcements included the new Pixel2 smartphone, Pixelbuds supporting real-time translation in 40 languages, the updated Pixelbook, the Google Clip Camera, and new Google Home products including the Home Max and Home Mini. Geeks of the week included the Chromebook Comparison Chart from Zipso (from Jason), an update on the cross-platform video projection option Via Connect Pro, and Google Maps Treks (from Wes). Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and reach out to us if you listen to the show! If a particular article or topic is especially thought provoking or interesting to you, please let us know. The EdTech Situation Room is produced live each week (almost) on Wednesday nights at 9 pm Central / 8 pm Mountain time. Thanks for tuning in. Stay safe and stay savvy!
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- The 5 biggest announcements from Google’s Pixel 2 event (The Verge, 4 Oct 2017)
- Here’s everything Google announced today by (@TechCrunch, 4 Oct 2017)
- Behold The Pixel 2, Google’s New Flagship Android Phone (Wired, 4 Oct 2017)
- Google’s Pixelbook Is The First High-end Chromebook In Years (Verge, 4 Oct 2017)
- Up Close With Pixel Buds, Google’s Answer To Airpods (Verge, 4 Oct 2017)
- Google Clips: A mini camera from Google that costs $249 (9 to 5 Google, 4 Oct 2017)
- The Google Clips camera puts AI behind the lens (@verge, 4 Oct 2017)
- New Google Homes: Google Beefs Up Home Lineup With Home Max, Mini (PC Mag, 4 Oct 2017)
- VIDEO: A few new things made by Google (1 min)
- VIDEO: TWIT Live Specials 326 – Made By Google (2+ hours)
- Google Hardware Is No Longer A Hobby (The Verge, 4 October 2017)
- Geek of the Week from Jason: Chromebook Comparison Chart from Zipso
- Geeks of the Week from Wes: Via Connect Pro update, Google Maps Treks (Example: Pyramids of Giza in Egypt!)
