Gadgetory

to Nexus says to chromecast too much Google News I'm Bridget Carey this is your cnet update google unwrapped several new gadgets Tuesday including two new nexus smartphones two types of chromecast and a new hybrid Android tablet with a keyboard there's lots to go over so let's jump in with the phones the prime vessels for Android marshmallow come in two sizes the Nexus 6p is the larger of the two with a 5.7 inch screen it's made by Huawei and it's the first all-metal body Nexus phone it starts at five hundred dollars and if you want something a little smaller LG made the Nexus 5x with a 5.2 inch screen it starts at three hundred and eighty dollars google is taking pre-orders from both now online at the Google store and they ship later in October both phones have a 12 point three megapixel camera on the back that take 4k video these phones have software to take slow motion video and take a burst of photos to stitch into an animated gif both are charged with the new USB type-c port which works no matter which way you plug it in and it offers faster charging in fact it tells you how much time is left for a full charge both also have new fingerprint sensors on the back called Nexus imprint and he use them for payments or security these phones come unlocked to work on multiple carriers but if you want to use Google's new wireless network project 5 it'll work with that as well for the first time google is selling an insurance plan for phones it's called Nexus protect it gives you two years protection from mechanical breakdown and accidental damage and if it's stolen you can get a replacement it's seventy dollars for the Nexus 5x and ninety dollars to protect the Nexus 6p now on to the chromecast there's one for your TV and one just for your speakers as for the TV streamer it still has the low price tag of $35 but now you get a new disc design in three colors for the cord that hangs it behind your TV it has stronger Wi-Fi connection and it can handle more data with less video buffering the chromecast app also gets a boost with better search and discovery of things to watch you can also stream some android games to the TV and it supports multiplayer as long as everyone has a phone the chromecast for TV can also stream your photos from apps like flickr facebook and the google photos app so speaking of Google photos it also is getting several upgrade including a way to share albums with multiple people so mom and dad can add photos to one link and grandma gets alerts when new photos are added you also be able to do more complex searches like search with the phrase Maggie hiking and it will show you all photos of your friend Maggie's face with a background that looks like she's hiking the chromecast Audio is for streaming music from your phone to any speaker system in your home it's also $35 google also made an android tablet with a removable keyboard this is called the pixel see the C stands for convertible and it all snaps together magnetically getting both the 10-inch tablet and the keyboard costs six hundred and fifty dollars in total that's coming out later this year that's it for this tech news update you can dive into more details at cnet com from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey