Google Nexus event September 29
Join CNET live from Google's press event in San Francisco, where the search giant is expected to announce new Nexus smartphones and Chromecast devices.
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:01:43 PMHe announces new games, like Angry Birds Go, a racing game
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:01:58 PM
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Lynn La 9/29/2015 5:02:23 PMChromecast will be available in 17 countries for $35
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:02:33 PMThe Chromecast app will also support Facebook and Flickr photos, as well as Google Photos
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:02:49 PMNow we're getting a demo of Chromecast Audio
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:03:02 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:03:05 PM"We can take your existing speakers, and make them smart," Chandra says
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:03:18 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:03:42 PMThe Google Play Music app automatically detects the Chromecast Audio
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:03:46 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:04:00 PM"We're streaming the highest quality audio through Wi-Fi," he says
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:04:11 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:04:46 PMSince it doesn't connect through Bluetooth, you don't hear annoying phone notifications over the speakers while you're listening to music
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:05:13 PMGoogle announces Spotify support for both Chromecast devices
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:05:37 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:05:42 PMThat Spotify support starts today
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:06:05 PM
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Lynn La 9/29/2015 5:07:16 PMThe struggle of "doing battle" about which song to play next among several devices is real -- my friends play the "Chromecast game" all the time and entails whose song can please the room the most
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:07:25 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:07:44 PMChromecast Audio will also support multi-room synchronization, meaning you can play the same song in many rooms if they are connected to a Chromecast Audio as well
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:07:52 PMIt will also cost $35
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:07:58 PM
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Lynn La 9/29/2015 5:08:03 PMIf your track choice is bad, everyone boos, the song is quickly changed by someone else by their device, and you shrink away in embarrassment. Fun times!
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:08:13 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:08:25 PMNow we're going to get a sneak peek of the rumored Pixel tablet
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Lynn La 9/29/2015 5:09:00 PMThis is interesting -- as a Pixel tablet, Google is not partnering with any manufacturer to build the device, unlike a Nexus tablet
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:09:05 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:09:21 PMFor tablets, we "wanted to take a step back and rethink" the devices
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:09:28 PM
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:09:59 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:10:12 PMGoogle announces the Pixel C
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:10:24 PMIt's a tablet that runs Android software
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:10:40 PMthe C stands for convertible
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:10:41 PM
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Lynn La 9/29/2015 5:10:57 PMFrom here, the Pixel C looks thin and ultra-portable
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:11:12 PMThe tablet attaches to a special keyboard case, and connects via bluetooth
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Lynn La 9/29/2015 5:11:24 PMMagnet attachment is strong enough that you can hold it upside down
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:11:26 PM
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:11:28 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:11:29 PMThe screen size is 10.2 inches
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:12:20 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:12:39 PMTo condense the keyboard, Google moved a few less-used keys from the physical keyboard to the on-screen display
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:12:44 PM
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:13:20 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:13:34 PMWhen the tablet is closed over the keyboard case, it automatically charges the keyboard
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:13:58 PM
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Lynn La 9/29/2015 5:14:03 PMInside the Pixel C has a NVIDIA X1 quad-core processor and Maxwell GPU
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:14:32 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:14:45 PMThe computer has four microphones to strengthen voice command features
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:15:01 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:15:20 PMIt will start at $499 for tablet and $149 for keyboard
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:15:22 PM
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:15:32 PMIt will be available for the holidays
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James Martin 9/29/2015 5:15:50 PM
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Lynn La 9/29/2015 5:15:52 PMOne drawback from the Google Chromebook from earlier this year was its steep $999 launch price
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:16:16 PMWe'll be heading to a demo area in a bit to try out everything you've seen here
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Lynn La 9/29/2015 5:16:23 PMThe new Pixel C is a few hundred dollars cheaper at $648 and $748 together with the keyboard
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:16:24 PMAnd that's it, we're done!
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Richard Nieva 9/29/2015 5:16:50 PMThanks for joining is. We'll have more coverage later!
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Lynn La 9/29/2015 5:16:54 PMBye everyone, thanks for joining us!
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Carrie Mihalcik 9/29/2015 5:54:32 PMThanks for joining everyone. Check out all of today's Google news here.