What’s Going On with the Pixel 9A?

This week, Marques and Andrew discuss the return of the Pebble smartwatch, fast-charging EV's, and the Pixel 9a! They also talk about Google Assistant officially riding off into the sunset while Gemini takes center stage. We wrap it up with another eBay guessing game that Andrew cooked up with Ellis and Adam stepping in while David is away on vacation. Of course, we close it out with trivia. Enjoy!

Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:54 Ellis's heartfelt correction 04:19 Return of the Pebble! 11:45 Atari watch 15:50 BYD fast charging 30:50 Shopify (Sponsored) 31:58 Pixel 9A discussion 47:12 RIP Google Assistant 52:09 New Google Wallet features 58:10 Vanta (Sponsored) 59:15 eBay guessing game! 01:21:13 Trivia scores

Links: New PebbleOS watches: https://ericmigi.com/blog/introducing-two-new-pebbleos-watches Atari 2600 Watch: https://atari.com/products/atari-2600-my-play-watch-smartwatch?srsltid=AfmBOorqYu4FWSTK_Li7neLmYN_SHbZU0dffW4UA65bVSjdOCjEnqdYb Verge - BYD charging tech: https://www.theverge.com/news/631552/byd-1000kw-charging-ev-han-l-tang-l-battery MKBHD - Pixel 9A Impressions: https://youtu.be/SUeQvl7IOV4?si=n23X6IuxmO9h8s60 PhoneArena - Tensor G5 article: https://www.phonearena.com/news/tensor-g5-likely-to-underperform_id168484 9to5Google - Gemini replacing Google Assistant: https://9to5google.com/2025/03/14/gemini-google-assistant-android-phones/ Google Wallet for kids: https://blog.google/feed/google-wallet-for-kids-family-link/

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