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Google Assistant's Ambient Mode turns Android devices into smart displays

Google wants to put your device to work even when it’s charging or resting on a living room table or kitchen counter. Today at IFA, the company announced Ambient Mode for Google Assistant. The new feature will turn the latest Android devices into smart displays. Ambient Mode will make it easier to see notifications, start a playlist and control smart home devices from the lock screen. And…
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Lenovo made an Avengers game for its Mirage AR headset

Lenovo’s first AR headset had a strange limitation. It would only play games, and at launch there was just one of them: Star Wars: Jedi Challenges. Sure, that’s a massive franchise, but it was hard to believe the company expected people to spend $200 on an AR kit…
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The Moto One Zoom continues Motorola's ambitious phone streak

Rather than stick to its usual slew of solid mid-range devices, Motorola has been branching out. Under its One-series banner the Lenovo-owned brand released a phone with an uncommon 21:9 display, and another with a sideways-mounted camera meant to act as a sort of action…
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Lenovo's take on Google's Nest Hub has a built-in camera

Lenovo is fully embracing its recently found identity as a part-time smart home device maker by announcing three new smart displays here at IFA 2019. First is the Smart Display 7, which expands the company’s existing lineup of Google-based connected displays by adding a small 7-inch version. The other two are the Yoga Smart Tab and Smart Tab M8 — 10-inch and 8-inch Android tablets…
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Lenovo has two new Android tablets w/ Google Assistant ‘Ambient Mode’ from $119

Earlier this year, Lenovo debuted an Android tablet that doubled as an Alexa smart display. Now Lenovo is giving a pair of its Android tablets the same treatment, this time with Google Assistant Ambient Mode and prices starting at $119. If you don’t recall the Lenovo Smart Tab, it’s a pretty standard Android tablet from the company. However, with an added dock and some software tricks, it…
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Google Assistant and Maps are coming to GM vehicles in 2021

GM and Google are working to bring a voice assistant, embedded navigation and in-vehicle apps to Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles beginning in 2021. The companies announced the partnership today, and according to GM, it plans to eventually roll the tech out in all vehicle brands. According to GM, customers “increasingly expect seamless integration between the tech in their hands…
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