Robby Payne

Owner/Founder @ Chrome Unboxed

elizabethtown, kentucky, united states

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8 years ago I began making YouTube videos on my kitchen floor and now am Founder/Partner of Chrome Unboxed: a media company focused on curating content about Chromebooks and Google's other hardware and software via our main website, our YouTube channel, and our weekly podcast.

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Google Forms gets an super-helpful new feature

Google is finally addressing one of the most long-standing feature requests for Google Forms: the ability to automatically stop collecting responses. For years, form creators had to manually toggle the “Accepting responses” switch to close a form, which o... See more

chromeunboxed.com•Robby Payne•Jan 13, 2026

Google supercharges Gemini API with massive file limits and cloud storage integration

Google is continuing to break down the barriers for developers building multimodal AI applications with a significant update to the Gemini API. While early versions of the API focused on getting models into the hands of developers quickly, the latest enha... See more

chromeunboxed.com•Robby Payne•Jan 13, 2026

Google Search celebrates America's 250th anniversary with a fun Easter egg

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, Google is getting an early start on the festivities. Known as the Semiquincentennial, this historic milestone marks a quarter-millennium since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. T... See more

chromeunboxed.com•Robby Payne•Jan 13, 2026

Gmail is making emoji reactions the default standard for everyone

Google is continuing its push to modernize the inbox by streamlining the way we acknowledge and respond to messages. In an update to its Workspace roadmap, the company announced that emoji reactions in Gmail (a feature first introduced as an opt-in trial ... See more

chromeunboxed.com•Robby Payne•Jan 12, 2026

Google Meet adds automated controls for AI-driven note-taking

Google Meet is giving users more granular control over the “Take notes for me” feature. While Gemini has been capable of capturing meeting summaries and action items for some time, the process previously required manual intervention for every single call.... See more

chromeunboxed.com•Robby Payne•Jan 12, 2026

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Google Forms gets an super-helpful new feature

Google supercharges Gemini API with massive file limits and cloud storage integration

Google Search celebrates America's 250th anniversary with a fun Easter egg

Gmail is making emoji reactions the default standard for everyone

Google Meet adds automated controls for AI-driven note-taking

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Google Forms gets an super-helpful new feature

Google supercharges Gemini API with massive file limits and cloud storage integration

Google Search celebrates America's 250th anniversary with a fun Easter egg

Gmail is making emoji reactions the default standard for everyone

Google Meet adds automated controls for AI-driven note-taking