Pocket-lint newsletter - Google Pixel Tablet and HTC Vive XR Elite review

All the tech news! By Chris Hall | Tuesday June 20 2023 - If you're enjoying the email, why not get a friend to sign up too, so they can also be in the know? Get them to [sign up here](. [Facebook]([Twitter]([Instagram]( [Website](  The Google Pixel Tablet is here - but does Hub Mode deliver what you want? POCKET-LINT What's happened? The Google Pixel Tablet is now available and [I've fully reviewed it](, but the Hub Mode didn't really live up to expectations. Why does it matter? The Google Pixel Tablet comes with the Charging Speaker Dock which makes your tablet more like a smart display, but the software support isn't great. What's my take? In some ways the Pixel Tablet is great - it's a pure Android tablet, there's more optimisation to take advantage of the larger screen space and there's a clever dock so you can do something with it when you're not using it. But I'm not sold on the final result with the docked tablet. The so-called Hub Mode is little more than a glorified screen saver: I was expecting a fully customisable widget-based experience like the Nest Hub, but that's not what we get. That strikes me as rather odd. Google teased the tablet in May 2022 and took a full year to bring it to market. It's sold with the dock in the box - but the experience it offers feels a little half-baked. Was there not enough time to make it more exciting?  SPONSORED The RS2 is the highlight of EZVIZ’s brilliant new cleaning robot family EZVIZ Robot vacuums are becoming more commonplace thanks to their efficiency and convenience. The trouble is, choosing one can be quite difficult, especially one that will tackle carpet cleaning, so you don't have to go over the work with a handheld vacuum. EZVIZ's RS2 robot vacuum and mop combo eases the pain points of finding a reliable and effective vacuum cleaner. Thanks to its hands-free omni-charging dock, you can truly sit back and relax while the RS2 does the hard work for you. [Read more.](  HTC Vive XR Elite review: Elite in price, not performance POCKET-LINT What's happened? HTC, best known for laying out the landscape for modern Android phones in the early 2010s, now focuses most of its energy into VR headsets. Having been one of the big players in premium VR with the original HTC Vive, that family of devices has expanded over the years with several new devices carrying on a solid trend. The Vive Pro 2 was one of the more recent offerings and a great piece of kit for PCVR. But now the HTC Vive XR Elite steps into new territory, evolving HTC's previous mobile solution, removing the wires and creating a versatile lightweight standalone headset. We got our hands on it at CES 2023 and, more recently, I've had it in for a thorough real-world testing. Verdict The next-gen headset from HTC offers a versatile design, able to be standalone or connected, with a hot-swappable battery. It's nice and light, while the front RGB camera offer a great passthrough experience to support its XR skills. It's expensive, however, so much will depend on the pipeline of content for this headset. [Read more.](  In Case You Missed it Epic Galaxy Watch 6 leaks leave [nothing to the imagination](. --- Google's Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro tipped for [radical display changes](. --- You can save $60 on the [Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 LTE at $299](, instead of $359.99, That's a 17% price cut for the cellular version of the smartwatch, with fitness and sleep tracking.  And finally... POCKET-LINT Whether you're a seasoned flyer or a complete beginner, [here are the best 4K camera drones for all budgets](.  Thanks for reading - if you're enjoying the email, why not get a friend to sign up too, so they can also be in the know? Get them to [sign up here.]( [The Trust Project] [Why you can trust Pocket-lint]( You are subscribed to this email as {EMAIL}. Click here to modify your [preferences]( or [unsubscribe](.