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Pixelated 106: Smart speakers and rest days (with Jonah Becker and Taylor Helgren of Google)

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Welcome to episode 106 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Damien talks Abner and Will through his first impressions of Google’s latest Home Speaker, a reboot of sorts of the company’s smart speaker lineup. After the break, we’re joined by Jonah Becker and Taylor Helgren of Google to discuss the launch of the Fitbit Air and Google Health.

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