Google is “rethink(ing) laptops again” as computing is starting to shift from a traditional operating system to an intelligent system. And that’s where Googlebook comes in.
Google says that it is “bringing together the world’s most popular browser, powerful apps on Google Play and a modern OS that’s designed for intelligence.” And the result is the Googlebook, which is being defined as a “new category of laptops built with Gemini’s helpfulness at its core, designed to work seamlessly with the devices in your life and powered by premium hardware.”
Today, Google is only giving us a preview of what Googlebook is, with more details coming later this year. Likely in the Fall, possibly around the Pixel 11 announcement.
Google is working with some of the top PC makers, including Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, to produce different Googlebooks. Which Google says will be built with “premium craftsmanship and materials” coming in different shapes and sizes, and it’ll have the unique Googlebook globear. Which looks pretty similar to the Chromebook Pixel from years ago.
Is this Aluminum OS?
During our briefing ahead of today’s ‘The Android Show | I/O Edition’, Google did not mention what operating system this was using, other than to say it’s built on Android. It’s likely that they have not yet determined what the marketing name for the operating system will be called, or they could just call it ‘Googlebook’. But it does definitely look like Aluminum OS.
Googlebook is being built from the ground up for Gemini Intelligence and will deliver personal and proactive help when you need it. Google has even rethought the cursor, rethinking the Magic Pointer on Googlebook. Just wiggle your cursor on Googlebook and watch it come alive with Gemini, offering quick, contextual suggestions every time you point at something on your screen.
This is also optimized for the Android ecosystem, which Google says it built to be seamlessly compatible with Android phones. You can quickly open up an app from your Android phone on the Googlebook and continue your Duolingo streak, or send a message. It’s like screen-mirroring, but on steroids. You can also easily view, search, and insert your phone’s files on your laptops, without any transfers being needed.
We’ll learn more about Googlebook this Fall, when the first units start to be announced and start shipping.
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