Googlebooks Could Be the Ultimate Laptop for Android Fans
The platform adds Magic Pointer, custom widgets and direct Android app access, with devices from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo due this fall.
- At the Android Show: I/O Edition, Google unveiled 'Googlebook,' a new category of premium AI-first laptops designed to succeed Chromebooks, with devices launching this fall through major manufacturers.
- Shifting from traditional operating systems to intelligence systems, Google designed the platform around Gemini Intelligence, running a 'modern OS that's designed for Intelligence'—likely the Android-based Aluminium platform merging ChromeOS and Android.
- Google introduced the 'Magic Pointer,' allowing users to wiggle their cursor to trigger contextual AI suggestions—pointing at email dates to schedule meetings or selecting images to visualize together—while a 'Glowbar' light strip identifies each device.
- Deepening ecosystem ties, the laptops allow users to run Android apps natively on the desktop and access files directly through Quick Access, positioning Googlebook as the 'perfect partner' for Android phone users.
- While Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo will produce devices this fall, Samsung is notably absent from the initial lineup, and Google has not yet released pricing; the announcement follows Apple's $600 MacBook Neo by two months.
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Google rolling out higher-end laptops to pair with Android phones
Google unveiled a new laptop line this week that will easily integrate with Android smartphones, similar to how iPhones pair with MacBooks.The company calls the devices Googlebooks, describing them as designed to work seamlessly with the devices in your life and powered by premium hardware. Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo will manufacture the laptops, which are expected to launch this fall.RELATED STORY | Apples latest drop: Cheaper iPhone 17e, …
New York, May 12 (EFE).- Google announced this Tuesday Googlebook, a new category of laptops designed for the era of artificial intelligence (IA), but did not anticipate what they will be like, what chips they will have and how much they will cost.The announcement was made by Alexander Kuscher, director of ChromeOS software, during the virtual conference The Android Show, where the company presented this new bet as the move from an "operational …
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Google killed ChromeOS and launched Googlebook, a premium Android laptop where Gemini is the interface. Magic Pointer turns the cursor into an AI agent. Devices ship this autumn.
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