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March 20, 2023 Real Talk About Real Tone
Why is it important to accurately render skin tone in photographs? And how can technology ensure that images are done with dignity and accurately represent all individuals?

This week’s guest, Florian Koenigsberger, Product Manager for Pixel and lead for Real Tone, answers these questions and more in a wide-ranging discussion with Rachid about Real Tone, a collection of improvements for Pixel Camera and Google Photos that works to represent people of color more equitably, so that everyone feels seen, no matter their skin tone.
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28 min
March 13, 2023 Slumber Party: Sleep Tracking for Better Sleep
In today’s episode, we go deep on sleep. Rachid is joined by Megan Jones Bell, Google’s Clinical Director, Consumer and Mental Health, and Conor Heneghan, Fitbit’s Senior Staff Research Scientist.

They describe how Pixel Watch and Fitbit use your movements and heart rate, along with machine learning algorithms, to estimate what stage of sleep you’re in, and how you can use this information to gain insight into your sleep habits.

And they discuss good 'sleep hygiene' habits, such as reducing caffeine intake and creating a wind-down routine before bed, to help create the most restful environment for restorative slumber.
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21 min
March 07, 2023 Spatial Audio: Hear, There, Everywhere
Listen up! And around! On this Made By Google Podcast episode, host Rachid Finge speaks about spatial audio with Lu Silverstein, Senior Product Manager for Pixel Audio Experiences.

Spatial audio delivers an immersive audio experience – so it sounds like the helicopter is above you while you're watching a movie or the zombie is behind you whilst playing a video game.

Lu describes how spatial audio uses algorithms to simulate positions in space and essentially trick your brain, what kinds of content work with spatial audio, and how Pixel Buds Pro adds head tracking to create an even more dynamic experience.
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20 min
February 27, 2023 Picture Perfect with #FixedOnPixel
Ever wanted to revive an old, grainy photo from a trip you took years ago? Or remove a photobomber from an otherwise great photo? With #FixedOnPixel editing features Photo Unblur and Magic Eraser, you can.

In this first episode of season 2 of the Made By Google Podcast, host Rachid Finge goes in-depth with Zachary Senzer, Senior Product Manager on Google Photos. They talk about how Photo Unblur and Magic Eraser use machine learning to make those near-perfect shots ready to post, and how computational photography makes it possible for everyone to take amazing pictures.

Check out our #FixedOnPixel Super Bowl ad here:
https://youtu.be/zkHdpA-drz0

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18 min
November 24, 2022 Episode 08 – Mission: Accessible
One in seven people has a disability. And as the global population gets older, that number is going up – and products that aren’t built with accessibility in mind can exclude a lot of people. In the final episode of season 1 of our Made by Google Podcast, Rachid Finge speaks with Android Group Product Manager Vince Wu about what it means to design and build for everyone. They discuss many useful accessibility features, including Guided Frame, a new feature on Pixel 7 that helps people with vision impairments take selfies, and Vince shares his top tips for getting the most out of your device.
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30 min
November 17, 2022 Episode 07 – Why Matter Matters
In the penultimate episode of season one of the Made By Google Podcast, host Rachid Finge speaks with Directors of Product Management Karen Yao and Anish Kattukaran about Google’s vision for the smart (or should we say helpful) home.They discuss how the smart home can be helpful today (Anish’s day starts with the blinds opening, soft music playing, and the kettle heating up for tea 🌅🎶☕) and how we’re entering a new era built on openness and collaboration, thanks to a new industry standard that truly Matters.
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35 min
November 10, 2022 Episode 06 – State of the Heart
Have you ever wondered how your smartwatch tracks your heartbeat? Or how it scores your sleep? In this episode of our Made by Google podcast, host Rachid Finge gets into the details of Fitbit and Pixel Watch with product manager DeCarlos Love. DeCarlos explains the science behind biometric tracking, how the team turns data into insights, and how his own passion for fitness informs his work.Can you believe we've already made it to episode 6? Just two more to go before our first season is complete!
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30 min
November 04, 2022 Episode 05 – Now We're Talking
Speech! In episode 5 of our Made by Google podcast, Nino Tasca, Director of Product Management for Google Speech, joins host Rachid Finge to talk about talking. Nino and Rachid discuss how devices understand what you say, how products like Google Assistant talk to you, and how improved speech recognition makes Pixel 7's Assistant voice typing and Recorder app better than ever before.
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33 min
October 27, 2022 Episode 04 – Chip Chat
Chip chat! And not the cool ranch kind. In the fourth episode of the #MadeByGoogle podcast, our host Rachid Finge speaks with Monika Gupta, Senior Director of Product Management for Google Silicon Teams, about the Tensor G2 chip in Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Monika and Rachid discuss Google’s AI first approach, how Tensor got its name, its role in our favourite speech and camera features, and why classical benchmarks for chips don’t always tell the whole story.
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29 min
October 20, 2022 Episode 03 – Color! Material! Finish!
Why do our Google devices look the way they do? Who’s better to answer that question than a product designer. In the third episode of the #MadeByGoogle Podcast, our host Rachid Finge welcomes a guest from Sweden: Isabelle Olsson. She is our Director of Design for Home, Wearables, and Color, Material, and Finish and has been working at Google for over ten years. Isabelle describes our approach to choosing colors, materials, and finishes for Google devices, and how we came up with the designs for Pixel Watch and Nest WiFi. It's about how to develop devices that harmonize in form and function – and thus contribute to greater sustainability.
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29 min

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