This week's episode kicks off with a discussion of Netflix's price increases, and the context and reason for those. Next, we do a deep dive on Google's event this week and all that it announced, from new Pixel phones to new members of the Home family and a few other products also unveiled. Lastly, we talk about the other event that happened on Wednesday this week, the launch of the first voice-enabled speaker from Sonos.

The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate.

News stories we covered:

• Netflix Price Increases:

Tech Narratives (free post): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/05/★-netflix-to-raise-prices-for-two-of-three-tiers-of-service/

Mashable: http://mashable.com/2017/10/05/netflix-raising-prices-again/

• Google Launch:

Pixel Phones:

Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/04/★-google-announces-pixel-2-smartphones/

Techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/171004/p30#a171004p30

Home Devices:

Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/04/★-google-announces-larger-and-smaller-home-devices-new-software-features/

Techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/171004/p30#a171004p30

Other Announcements:

Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/04/google-launches-premium-chromebook-earbuds-ai-powered-camera/

Techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/171004/p21#a171004p21

Jan's Techpinions column: https://techpinions.com/google-is-clearly-serious-about-hardware-but-not-about-selling-phones/51272

• Sonos Event:

Tech Narratives (free post): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/04/★-sonos-launches-first-voice-speaker-adds-alexa-support-for-older-devices/

Sonos: http://press-us.sonos.com/159680-sonos-unveils-smart-speaker-with-support-for-multiple-voice-services

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