Fwd: First Click: Google Pixel, Google Daydream, Oculus Rift, and more Google in the week ahead

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Date: October 03, 2016 at 07:30AM

Oct 3, 2016 This week is Google's week with a little Oculus Rift thrown in for kicks. Let's start with Palmer Luckey's developer conference. The third Oculus Connect kicks off on Wednesday, October 5th in the shadow of revelations that the company's founder has been quietly funding a pro-Trump "shitposting" campaign during an extraordinarily toxic election year. Nevertheless, the three-day San Jose event should provide us with a shipping date for the long-awaited Touch controllers, just ahead of the PlayStation VR's October 13th sale date. But let's not kid ourselves, this week is all about Google. Google's event kicks off on Tuesday in San Francisco. Rumors suggest a slew of new hardware including 5-inch Pixel and 5.5-inch Pixel XL phones built by HTC; pricing and availability of the Echo-like Google Home voice assistant; a new Chromecast Ultra USB stick with support for 4K resolutions and HDR; and a multi-point router variation of OnHub meant to compete with modern home Wi-Fi solutions like Eero. We should also be hearing more about Google's Daydream VR platform set to launch any day now. More importantly would be the long rumored formalization of "Andromeda," the code name for a Chrome OS and Android mashup targeting laptops and tablets. Of course anything could happen so be sure to tune into our coverage at 1pm ET tomorrow, October 4th. You'll want to read Dan Seifert's event preview before then. But all this and more is still to come. First let's get caught up on the weekend that was. Read the full article on The Verge - By Thomas Ricker A few stories to start your day 1 Latest Pixel leaks give comprehensive look at the 'phone by Google' The big Google event isn't until tomorrow, but Google's phones are here to be gawked at today. The latest leak of the company's Pixel and Pixel XL handsets comes via UK retailer Carphone Warehouse... 2 Here is the first teaser trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Disney has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the next installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Dead Men Tell No Tales. The trailer shows off a brutal attack on a British... 3 Teaching my kids never to drive Until recently, Chris Urmson, was the head of the driverless car project at Alphabet's X. He famously said his goal was to ensure that his young son never needed a driver's license, and as a father... Advertisement 4 Saturday Night Live shows just how much of a joke the first presidential debate really was Last night's Saturday Night Live went for the lowest of the low hanging fruit last night: the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The show introduced Alec Baldwin as... 5 Moto Z Play review: the best battery life of any smartphone today The Moto Z Play from Lenovo has the best battery life of any smartphone I've ever used. It's so good and so superior to the competition that this — the third member of the Moto Z family — just... 6 19 science fiction and fantasy books to pick up this October It's October, which means that it's time to take a look at the next crop of books that are slated to hit your favorite local bookstore in the days ahead. Here's 19 books to pick up this month: O... 7 For the first time, bees have been placed on the endangered species list After years of study, the US Fish and Wildlife Service have placed seven species of Hawaiian yellow-faced bees on the endangered species list, the first time any bee has received such... 8 I hate self-improvement but I love my dream journal app This year I decided to set out on a journey of self-improvement. I took a playwriting class, bought a cookbook, started typing everything I ate into an app, signed up for a corporate gym... 9 Here's what scares scientists when they're out in the field Researchers dodge bears, fend off venomous insects, endure dangerous weather and even more dangerous people — all in the name of science. This week, they took to Twitter to talk about their close... 10 How would sex work in space? Elon Musk doesn't want to simply send humans to Mars. The SpaceX CEO has bigger ambitions. He wants us to be an "interplanetary species," which means creating a self-sustaining civilization on... About The Verge | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy

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