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Material is a weekly discussion about the Google and Android universe. Your intrepid hosts try to answer the question, “What holds up the digital world?” The answer, so far, is that it’s Google all the way down. Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.

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78: G Boarding Outside Your G Suite Dec 22, 2016

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Andy rummages through POTUS's house while he's away. Yasmine is BFFs with FLOTUS. Russell once met the King Of Sweden. It's the most royal episode of Material yet! Also tablets, keyboards and ALL THE GOOGLE UPDATES!!! (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

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My Activity - Video and Audio

Google Keyboard becomes Gboard, separates itself even further from SwiftKey | Android Central

Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "Gboard, "search and share, right from your keyboard." Because we know you're not actually using Allo. 😂☠️😂☠️😂☠️"

Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "What's with the glowing emoji Gboard? https://t.co/VPXaRyC07z"

Google Maps tells you if locations are wheelchair accessible

Some Nexus 6Ps have developed a battery early shutoff problem, and it's becoming a safety issue

Referral code to get a $20 credit when you join Project Fi

Join using the referral code your friend sent you (we got it all ready for you) and you'll both receive a $20 Fi credit towards your statement!

Google Assistant can track Santa, tell holiday jokes, and spin the dreidel

77: Please Add Me To Your LinkedIn Network Dec 15, 2016

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Yasmine is back and she seems upset about something. Andy is unusually quiet. Russell finally fells his Samsung demons. Also car things and Android Things for your Internet Of Things.

This episode of Material is sponsored by:

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Material Podcast on Twitter: "Back by popular demand. @YasmineEvjen slays? sleighs? She banishes @Ihnatko & @rustyshelf from speaking per their Wear and Home comments. https://t.co/E5TTjvYc7y"

The Magic Minute Project

Google acquires Cronologics to help improve Android Wear

Android Wear 2.0 Developer Preview 4: Authentication, In-App Billing, and more | Android Developers Blog

Google Help

Waymo: Google’s Self-Driving Car Heads to Market | WIRED

Android Things is Google’s new OS for smart devices - The Verge

Netflix and Google Photos integration for Google Home going live for some users

Google Developers Blog: Start building Actions on Google

Actions on Google | Actions on Google | Google Developers

Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "So, if 🌯 @Google the drones will come? 🙏 https://t.co/4qysDV273o"

Adam Spink on Twitter: "@YasmineEvjen in fact maybe I can help in a small way, I'm going to financially support @materialpodcast ."

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76: Yasmine Slays Dec 08, 2016

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While the Yasmine is away, the kids can play! Andy buys his WiFi in 3 packs. Russell yells at Samsung again. Without Yasmine to stop them, our beloved hosts pronounce Android Wear dead and buried...then they deftly distract you with alliterations and the Google Santa Tracker!

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Google WiFi

Verge Motorola Story

Android Wear 2.0

Android Wear 2.0 Delays

Santa Tracker!

Trusted Contacts

75: Is The Cake A Lie? Dec 01, 2016

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Andy brings enough cake to share. Yasmine is helping old grannies cross virtual roads. Russell really rages rabidly regarding refunds. Also Google AIs ALL THE THINGS!

This episode of Material is sponsored by:

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Abhilash Bingi on Twitter: "Thank you @vpoltrack & @materialpodcast for giving me a great idea for my anniversary gift! My wife @sugarcandy243 loved it! https://t.co/GQYu4AJCDy"

Surrounded by Wild Elephants in 4k 360 - YouTube

Google's AI Reads Retinas to Prevent Blindness in Diabetics | WIRED

Timelapse – Google Earth Engine

Google Timelapse shows how any location on Earth has changed over the past 32 years | 9to5Google

Google's Hand-fed AI Now Gives Answers, Not Just Search Results | WIRED

Found in translation: More accurate, fluent sentences in Google Translate

Crowdsource - Android Apps on Google Play

Do quick, simple tasks that have a huge impact - like improve the quality of Google Translate in your language, or of Google Maps in your country, etc. Everytime you use it, you know that you've made the internet a better place for your community.

Review: Pixel XL – 512 Pixels

Pixel is totes great
Camera is legit af
Low light be like wow

This Android is clean
No bloatware is a relief
Assistant is dope

Don’t want an iPhone?
Pixel is what you should get
Ignore the back case

74: And It Was GOODfest Nov 22, 2016

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It’s a brand new episode of Material, with real-time Thanksgiving traffic alerts! *Not actually true, but Google Maps has your covered. The crew auditions for GOODfest and begs for burritos, AGAIN.

Phones wake up from their slumber with Daydream ready capabilities. One day, you too may become Daydream ready. Hold strong little phone, you can do it. In the meantime keep giving Google heartbeat data, I mean hugs.

Drones, the end of the world as we know it?

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Pádraic Keogh on Twitter: "@rustyshelf Have a Google Home working in Ireland for the past couple of weeks. Everything is spot bar some issues with a Chromecast Audio."

I received my Google Home in Australia from a mate in the US and it's bloody amazing! : google_home

Next Google Pixel update adds raise-to-wake, double-tap-to-wake | Android Central

Google Play services v10.0 prepares for Tap 'n Pay with Android Wear and makes progress on Instant Apps [APK Teardown]

Google discounts Chromecast, Pixel, and Google Home for Black Friday 2016 - The Verge

[Deal Alert] Get a Moto 360 Sport for just $99.99 on eBay (50% off)

Google Search and Maps Thanksgiving Trends

Two new (and one tried-and-true) ways to get through turkey day with Google Maps

Moto Z and Moto Z Force: Now Daydream-Ready - The Official Motorola Blog

Google launches Good Fest music festival - Business Insider

GOODFest, A livestream festival for good.

Apple’s $299 coffee table book is a holy tome for nostalgic fans - The Verge

Delivery drones will mean the end of ownership | Verge 2021

73: Shared VR Sweat Nov 17, 2016

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A new co-host appears and muscles her way into the show. All signs point to IF This shoe fits Then That puppet master is Yasmine. Russell is busy Daydreaming. Andy takes up Yoga and reading.

And of course, Google Home, Google Daydream, Google Music and Google Andy's new show and subscribe or else!

This episode of Material is sponsored by:

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Material Podcast on Twitter: "Meet this week’s Material co-hosts: Sockpuppet @ihnatko, Phoney @rustyshelf & Homey @YasmineEvjen https://t.co/kssnbUoKZq"

Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "This is why I do what I do. At the core of my love for technology is what it can do for humanity. ❤️ https://t.co/lH0qRnqZfM"

Connect Google Assistant to hundreds of other services - IFTTT

Ian R Buck on Twitter: "@averywkrouse @YasmineEvjen I was so glad to find that feature, because I usually don't have line-of-sight when talking to Home. https://t.co/gZ2ILL5a3I"

Turn On Activation Sound on Google Home

Daydream

Yoga Book | The Ultimate 2-in-1 Productivity Tablet | Lenovo US

Google showing inaccurate top news search result about popular vote - Business Insider

Google, Facebook move to restrict ads on fake news sites | Reuters

Introducing the new Google Play Music

Now your photos look better than ever – even those dusty old prints

The Best App For Throwback Thursdays - Nat and Lo - YouTube

This week Google Photos launched a new app, PhotoScan, that helps you digitize your old printed photos. Want to know how it works? You’ve come to the right video.

Almanac - Relay FM

72: A Google Home In Every Home (Except Andy's) Nov 10, 2016

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This episode comes to you from a far happier time, before ELECTION.EXE deleted our hard drives. Yasmine has a new friend at home. Andy wants a friend too, but his pre-order joy turns to ashes. Russell is at least content that Google shipped him something...though he's clearly been trumped by Yasmine.

If that's not enough, we play a game with a robot...WHO WINS? WHO DIES? THE RESULT WILL SHOCK YOU*

*no really it will, don't stick things in powerpoints kids.

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Design your own Live Cases - Google Store

Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "Welcome to @Google Home https://t.co/2LtyiKInBL"

Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "Ok Google, play @materialpodcast https://t.co/dppRh9zq54"

Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "Ok Google play chicken wearing pants on living room 😂😂😂 🐓🐔👖 https://t.co/JOmJFCB4v3"

Google Home vs. Amazon Echo: Which Robot Do You Let Into Your Life? - WSJ

Introducing PIXEL - Raspberry Pi

Android Auto: now available in every car

Girl Hailed for Using Google Translate to Befriend New Student - Good News Network

Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "If you have Google OnHub people on your network can control smart devices w/o app. The irony, their UI is nicer than Philips Hue's 😂 https://t.co/aI7xjm4OZl"

71: Pixels On A Coaster Nov 03, 2016

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Yasmine is back after taking her Pixel on Vacation. Andy wishes he was Yasmine's Pixel. Russell tries not to gloat too much over his recent win. A special guest joins us to push his iPhone and Pixel together and make them kiss.

For this special episode we talk mainly Pixel and how it stacks up to the other flagship phones. Was Hiroshi right? Will we look back in 8 years time and see this as a turning point for Android? Only one way to find out, hit that damn play button so hard you break the screen of your worthless non Pixel device and give yourself an excuse to upgrade.

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“Tasty Treats” graphic tee by Virginia Poltrack. | Cotton Bureau

Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "This #Pixel camera is everything. Thank you @google for making a camera that captures our family's trip to perfection. https://t.co/vtcCn2789N"

Russell Ivanovic on Twitter: "Some people go to Theme Parks to take their kids on rides. Yasmine takes her phone #megagooglefan https://t.co/380Z3jPVbY"

Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "😍 #Pixel #shotonpixel https://t.co/PIf404GX5w"

Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "World of Color is amazing. You need to see it. #shotbypixel #Pixel https://t.co/9sfMxj30CZ"

Yasmine Evjen on Twitter: "Unedited #shotonpixel #Pixel https://t.co/pbtX3bYM8i"

WE'RE NOT FIGHTING A WAR - Vlog 004 - YouTube

Myke receives and reviews a Google Pixel XL.

Daydream View coming to stores November 10th

Walmart "accidentally" puts Google Home on store shelves early : technology

Cast a spell with Google and Warner Bros. Pictures

Where to Vote Early - Google

70: Giant Duck Sized Spiders Oct 27, 2016

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Yasmine is on assignment so Russell recruits a fellow Australian to outnumber Andy. In retaliation, Andy throws poisonous spiders. Zarah has a chart of venomous snakes. That's right kids, Episode 70 of Material podcast is here!

Also we talk a lot about the Pixel and we find out who won the GREAT PIXEL RACE OF 2016.

This episode of Material is sponsored by:

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Guest Starring:

Zarah Dominguez

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Zarah's Path To Android Development

iFixit Pixel Teardown

ARS Technica Disagrees On The HTC Bits

Pixel Designed In 9 Months?

Rainbow Lightbar For Your Pixel

Google Working on AR?

VR Climbing Mishap

Google News Fact Check

69: If Only You Were There When I Met Aparna Oct 20, 2016

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Russell is away yet again, most likely camping out in front of a store to win the Great Pixel Race of 2016. Kristen replaces him and yet again proves that smarter and more informed co-hosts than Russell are everywhere. Yasmine fangirls over Nat & Lo. Andy blurs the background of background blurring algorithms.

The team talks Pixel, Pixel and more Pixel. Followed by some more Pixel and then in a real shock some things that aren't related to the Pixel. But really the Pixel is kind of a big deal, ok?

This episode of Material is sponsored by:

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Guest Starring:

Kristin Marsicano

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Kristin V Marsicano (@kristinmars) | Twitter

Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide | Big Nerd Ranch

Close the Loop: Designing and Developing Together (Droidcon NYC, September 2016) // Speaker Deck

Philip Simpson on Twitter: "This Note 7 is amazing but in the interest of my family I am going to switch it off. Samsung please do a magical software fix! 💥🔥 🚒"

Andy Ihnatko on Twitter: ".@digifiddler @pilampinto @robpegoraro @dsilverman You SHOULD NOT still have a Note 7. UNSAFE. Take it back to wherever you bought it from."

This Video Was Filmed On Google's New Pixel Phone - YouTube

Google Pixel review: Home run - The Verge

The Google Pixel Is Too Dumb and Ugly to Replace Your iPhone

Update: Verizon says its Pixels will get updates at the same time as Google’s | Ars Technica

The Google Lab That’s Building a Legion of Diverse Coders – WIRED

The Simpsons VR

Zarah Dominguez on Twitter: "@YasmineEvjen I live about 20 mins away from that Telstra shop. Could I be the official #TeamYasmine rep? @rustyshelf @materialpodcast"

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