Tag: Google

If there isn't already there should be a sub-Reddit specifically for evaluating and discussing tech logos and the various iterations they embody over time. I'd join in a nano-second; too much fun armchair quarterbacking these design decisions. The latest is from Google, and its refreshed Android logo. Android is, along with...

Philips today made a significant announcement, for the first time adding cameras to its traditional Hue lighting line-up. The move suggests a strategic move into the DIY home security market segment currently dominated by the likes of Google (Nest) and Amazon (Ring). Parent company Signify released this press release...

Google has announced new triggers and actions for its smart home automation platform. In the blog post yesterday Google says it has added 9 new "starters" and nine new "actions." That means users can activate automations when a door is opened or closed, or a device starts charging, or someone...

Something tells me this time it will be different

Let's put Lightning in a bottle for good.

Word is that Apple is readying a smart display for launch later this year. Once again, the rumor comes via Engadget from Bloomberg's Marg Gurman -- a person who seems to have a firsthand view into Apple's product development pipeline and/or marketing plans. In any case, Apple's apparently got a handful...

Word is Apple is trying again, and is expected to relaunch its flagship HomePod smart speaker. Keep in mind Apple already sells a compact version called the HomePod Mini -- that is, in my testing at least, quite good. However, CEO Tim Cook and team would be remiss to sit...

This year's edition of Google I/O is slated to take place on May 11, 2022. Like a lot of events in this quasi post-pandemic, semi-normal situation the event will be mostly virtual, but also with an in-person element (at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California). In very Google fashion, the...

Like a little bit of dimensionality and gradient in your logos and icons? Well, don't look to Google Chrome to satiate your design affections of the past. There's a new look in town. And it's flat. Very flat. With its updated Chrome logo and icon Google has totally embraced a flat motif....

Tracking the secondary market gives us a pretty good idea how consumers value (or don't) a particular product. In the case of the phone market, it looks like Apple is still leading the way in terms of depreciation (9to5Mac). Per trade-in site SellCell, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max leads...