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what's going on Bryant on Cameron welcome to Google issues for everything Google we're talking about we'll get to that pixel phone but our top story is all about Google's latest headset ambitions now back in July and gadget reported that Google was working on a dedicated headset that blurred the line between virtual reality and augmented reality we know they already have their daydream VR headset that works with their pixel phone but a new report says this future headset they're working on will now integrate eye tracking and use sensors and algorithms to map out the real world space in front of the user now think of this as something similar to a mixed reality device like microsoft's hololens which yes is badass plus Engadget sources also say mobius an AI company being acquired by intel will supply the chips that help with motion tracking and positional awareness for this headset also reports say this headset will not require a computer or phone to power it it will be able to stand on its own the drum also reported that a device recently passed through the FCC described as a wireless virtual reality device with the director from Google's VR group listed as the contact so Google isn't done on the product side anytime soon now the goop's just announced an all-new product called the jam board they call it a collaborative digital whiteboard that's connected to the cloud for sharing ideas in real time through their G suite it's this really stylish rolling design it cost six thousand dollars for a 55 inch 4k display touchscreen that you can draw on erase and move things around now you can sign up for the jam board through Google's early adopter program and it's a pretty slick piece of hardware for the workplace they've also hit a homerun with the Google pixel phone reviews across the board from last week have given it praise thrusting it into the conversation for the best Android phone to date it has the industry's best camera ever in a mobile phone unlimited photo storage uploading the Google assistant and a sleeker nougat those are just a few of the things that have separated it from the pack and make it a legitimate rival to the iPhone and I have to reiterate this is just Google's first phone effort where the software and hardware is controlled by them it's lack of serious water is one thing that holds it back with an IP 53 rating that's good for splashes but youtuber Harris cray craft decided to put it through a variety of tests including submerging it for 30 minutes in a bowl of water and you know what it survives it might make you feel better now and it shows that it's better than officially advertised but don't try swimming with this any time soon ok let's talk more about that camera and if you wanted to see how good its 4k video footage looks filmmaker Matteo Bartoli put together this gorgeous looking video that use no special lenses or gimbals to study the footage color correction was applied but the answer to any questions you might have yes the pixels camera is legit and for Android users who want to get a taste of the latest Android flavor the Developer Preview of seven point one is now available for the Nexus 5x 6p and pixel see again this is a Developer Preview so it won't be optimized but users can get a feel for some of the new bells and whistles that the pixel has and we can't really do a show without more fallout from the entire Samsung Note 7 saga the latest report from The Wall Street Journal details how Samsung made a rushed decision based on incomplete evidence to start a recall issue the new phones with the replacement battery which then led to the killing of the note 7 all together on top of that the wireless industry trade group CTIA told The Journal that Samsung was the only manufacturer that relied on an in-house certification instead of using an independent lab like everyone else does samsung has still yet to identify the actual cause of the note 7 fires but says they are working around the clock in their investigations so how does sham Tsung excuse me Samsung hope to make it up to customers now well Samsung still has plans for a Galaxy s8 and a note 8 and in an official statement they have said customers in Korea that stick with them and trade their note 7 in for a s7 can then trade up for a Galaxy s8 or Note 8 in the future through an upgrade program now users will only have to pay half the price of a galaxy s7 device instead of the full amount before upgrading to the s8 or Note 8 it's you know one way to keep people around but bottom line the note line will go on and the note is not dead all right that's going to do it for this week you can always email me at Google Isha's at cnet.com or to me at brian tom thanks much for watching we'll catch y'all next time for some more of that Google issues Google issues