Michael Brown

I spent some time building the RSS Feed for my blog. Still need to add the header but it's up and working. I have it working on Twine, my favorite RSS Reader, so it should work just about anywhere. https://michaelbtech.com/feed.xml

Boy I can't wait until Gemini Spark gets MCP access to Android Studio, Google Health, and Antigravity.

Boy I can't wait until Gemini Spark gets MCP access to Android Studio, Google Health, and Antigravity.

It's about time Apple gets with the program! We should have E2EE, Inline replies, and photo reactions cross-platform between iOS and Android by Christmas 🙌🏾 michaelbtech.com/android-ipho...

My Clicks Power Keyboard has finally been delivered. I haven't set it up or unboxed it yet, but I plan to put it to the test. While my initial hype has faded, I'm curious to see if it can help improve my current words-per-minute score.

In the first 20 minutes of the match, Spain already scored 3-0. Yea...they're good.

Don't forget to drink some water, stretch, hold an uninterrupted conversation with someone, and touch some grass today.

Pixel Screenshots can sense, with the private on-device Gemini AI model, when you take a screenshot of an article to send it to NotebookLM for a deep dive. You can also have Gemini read the article aloud to listen.

Google is focusing on a lot of things: Cloud, Android, Pixel, Science, Engineering But it seems they are loosing people because of it... https://michaelbtech.com/post/93be50fc-0a1b-4881-a1be-6bdc4f06a696

This says more about the state of growth in ones career than it does about the previous employer. Congrats to John! https://michaelbtech.com/post/a09f9843-ce13-4d05-9fd9-e24b8b7574f9

Noam Shazeer, Co-Lead over Gemini and VP of Engineering at Google, has announced his departure from Google and onto his next role at OpenAI over on X. It's nice to see Logan Kilpatrick kindly see him off in the comments. https://x.com/i/status/2067400851438932297

Pixel Screenshots is being added to Private AI Compute (Google's version of Apple's Private Cloud Compute).Making Pixel Screenshots using a hybrid model while still maintaining it's privacy and security. https://9to5google.com/2026/06/17/pixel-screenshots-cloud-ai/

The Spain v Cape Verde world cup match was not what I was expecting, despite Spain constantly putting pressure on the keeper.

I'm pretty excited that the new Google Home Speaker could be coming this week. Do you plan on picking a pair up? I'm going to for my home entertainment setup with my Google TV Streamer. https://michaelbtech.com/post/cc751261-74ef-46a5-86e5-967966d9aeb8

I think Pixel Screenshots is the most underrated, most misunderstood, yet incredibly useful and powerful software feature on the Pixel.

Here's what I find impressive about Siri AI, which I believe Google will implement at least on the Google Pixel this fall with Gemini Intelligence. https://michaelbtech.com/post/14b0cc23-76e4-4c2b-bdf1-b8c18efc60f3

After pushing this week, with 20+ miles on the bike, 5 miles on the treadmill, and 3 full body workouts, my Coach in the Google Health app really thinks I should take it easy today. I've been having some soreness in my Achilles tendon and Coach Gemini told me to sit my butt down.

Congratulations to the new NBA Champions, New York Knicks! After a 53 year drought, the Knicks are champions once again! It's going to be an amazing summer in the Big Apple. Bing Bong!

Beyond the Consumer Gadget: Why Google’s Private AI Compute is the Real Flex michaelbtech.com/post/37f7e9c...

New post: Google is Going to War Against AI scams ## How Google is combatting AI scams with security, legislation, and more https://michaelbtech.com/post/7e44bfeb-9a99-4df7-a7aa-8b7cc0bcdef5

Hey #TechThreads, what do you think about Google Live Translate Captions, but on Google TV at the OS-Level?

New post: Google is Going to War Against AI scams ## How Google is combatting AI scams with security, legislation, and more https://michaelbtech.com/post/651e9693-c077-43ee-a4b6-16e8012c27b8

Shoutout to all of my domesticated brothers getting up early to do some house cleaning. Don't forget! If you're doing outdoor work, always wear a mask because valley fever is legit.

# Testing This is just a test so I can get used to how to write it markdown.

Here's a first test. Did it work? Are you seeing this?

Anyone else constantly looking for new ways to use Gemini Spark to get things done for them while you're outside touching grass? What are some cool use cases you're using?

Someone at the gym has been exposed trying to figure out what 67 is 😆

Your Friends and Neighbors is such a good show. Aside from the hilarious shenanigans and the "Breaking Bad" vibes, just seeing the expensive timepieces and cars are cool to see. https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/this-is-what-happens/umc.cmc.36i6dji213wclhgotvqb214b8

I came across this cool PixelSnap Combo for Google Pixel Watch Gen 4 Smartwatch Charging Dock accessory on my Google Discover today. It's $119, but it seems pretty useful artifexdesign3d.com/products/pix...

I'm so thankful for being in church this morning 🙏🏾

Currently my favorite every day watches. I love Casio watches. Always have since a kid watching my favorite films in the 90s.

Highsnobiety & Google Pixel Are Working With the Next Generation of Fashion Entrepreneurs. Launching the Pixel Institute of Fashion and Technology (PIFT), a new program empowering the next gen of creative entrepreneurs. share.google/W5zBQbLwIsMQ...

It's only been a month and Frames by Pixel is already close to 1K! 😲 Thank you! 🙏🏾

Smartphone brand loyalty is hitting record highs in 2026! According to a new SellCell survey, iPhone loyalty has reached a staggering 96.4%. Samsung and Google have also seen massive rebounds, hitting 90.1% and 86.8% respectively. www.sellcell.com/blog/smartph...

YouTube Music has widely deployed its new split-view Now Playing interface for Android and iOS. via @9to5google.com 9to5google.com/2026/04/14/y...

Allbirds, yes the show company, is literally stepping into a new strategy. The most literal pivot in tech. They're effectively retiring the "birds" to become NewBird AI and focusing entirely on high-performance computing. ...I wish I were kidding. sherwood.news/markets/allb...

I'm really looking forward to this year's Google I/O. This is a particularly special event for me as it marks my first time paying close attention as a developer who has launched a Google Play app. You can check out my app here: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

The Android Dev team has now made it extremely easy to migrate legacy apps to modern Android development libraries like Jetpack Compose and Navigation 3 with new Android skills. github.com/android/skills

Trying my hand with these pre-sale tickets 🤞🏾 I have a feeling Sir Raymond and Brown will be bustin' heads with these ticket prices

Working on better animations and a better editing experience. Hopefully I can crack it before the weekend. Check out my screenshot mockup app called, "Frames for Pixel" on the Play Store: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

What if Google brought back the "Panda" color way to Pixel phones? I would love it. Gemini generated images by jan_rybarik on X.

Listening to the @waveformpodcast , there was a good discussion between @adammolina.com and @davidimel.com about switching AI assistants/agents on Pixel/Android and I thought this was already a thing for a while now. Here it is on my Pixel Pro Fold in the Digital Assistant App settings.