Google's new laptop line starts at $899, syncs with an Android phone, and reaches store shelves on October 4.
Googlebook is here and ready for pre-order. Google opened orders on September 21 for a laptop category built on Android and desktop foundations from ChromeOS. It is designed for Gemini Intelligence and made to work with an Android phone from first sign-in, so a task started on a phone can continue on a larger screen.
The first devices come from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. Every Googlebook starts at $899, with aluminum, magnesium alloy, or carbon fiber, touchscreens up to 2.8K OLED, haptic trackpads, and backlit keyboards. Intel and Qualcomm chips with NPUs above 45 TOPS target on-device AI and up to 14 hours of battery life. A Glowbar on the lid lights at startup, shows charge, and animates when you talk to Gemini.
Sign-in can bring over Android settings, saved passwords, Wi-Fi networks, and messages with end-to-end encryption. Continue On resumes a phone task from the taskbar, such as a BandLab project started on a commute. The Files app opens photos and files on the phone, and Cast My Apps streams a phone app, such as a delivery service or a Messages code, into a desktop window.
Magic Pointer brings Gemini to whatever is on screen when you wiggle the cursor, and it acts only when asked. Rambler turns spoken notes into structured writing. Create My Widget builds desktop widgets from a short description. The machine runs desktop Chrome plus Play Store apps, including Photoshop, Lightroom, CapCut, Netflix, and HBO Max, with a year of GeForce NOW. Developers also get Antigravity and a terminal.
Security follows ChromeOS: a Titan hardware root of trust, on-device malware detection, and a Level 5 pKVM hypervisor that isolates Linux. Each purchase includes 12 months of Google AI Pro (5TB of storage and higher Gemini limits), three months of YouTube Premium and Adobe Photoshop, and OS updates for up to 10 years. Pre-orders are open at the Google Store, Best Buy, and other retailers, with shelves stocked on October 4 in the United States and October 5 in Canada, the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, and Australia.
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