Tech News Weekly 379: Google Unveils Midrange Pixel 9a

About this episode

The episode discusses the latest tech news including iRobot's new Roomba, Amazon's changes to Alexa, new Pebble watches, and Google's Pixel 9a smartphone.

Will iRobot's new Roomba's bring the company back to the forefront of robotic vacuums? What to know about Amazon's change of handling voice recordings through Alexa devices. Two new PebbleOS watches are available for pre-order! And the lowdown on the new Pixel 9a smartphone that Google recently announced. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins Mikah Sargent this week! Jennifer talks about the new Roombas that iRobot has unveiled but is unimpressed by the lack of innovation in these new robotic vacuums. Do you have Alexa devices in your household? Be aware of some of the new changes Amazon is making to how Echo devices handle voice recordings. Two new Pebble watches are available for pre-order after Google open-sourced PebbleOS in January of this year! And friend of the network, Jason Howell, talks with Mikah about Google's newly announced Pixel 9a phone. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Guest: Jason Howell Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly . Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Jason Howell

Guest: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Topics covered

• robotic vacuums
• voice recordings
• smartphones
• Pebble watches
• technology news

Keywords

• iRobot
• Roomba
• Amazon
• Alexa
• PebbleOS
• Pixel 9a
• technology news
• robotic vacuums
• smartphones

Sponsors

ThreatLocker, JoinDeleteMe, Veeam, Melissa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iRobot, Amazon, The Verge, TWiT

Products: Roomba, Alexa, PebbleOS, Pixel 9a

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