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ASUS has detailed the Googlebook 14, a 0.99 kg, 14-inch OLED ultraportable built around Googlebook OS, Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, and Gemini features. U.S. pricing and availability have not been confirmed.

Lenovo’s first Googlebook pairs a 15-inch, 120Hz OLED touchscreen with Core Ultra hardware, Gemini Intelligence features, and a claimed 12.5-hour battery life.

Apple is reportedly targeting late 2027 for its first smart glasses, starting with a camera-and-AI design without a display. By then, Meta, Samsung, and potentially Insta360 may have already established competing approaches to lightweight wearable computing.

Google is preparing to launch a Project Suncatcher test satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission to see whether its Trillium TPUs can withstand the radiation, launch forces, and thermal challenges of low Earth orbit.

Googlebook is positioned as an Android-based laptop platform that combines ChromeOS desktop technologies with phone continuity features, potentially giving Android tablets a clearer role between phone and PC.

Google’s public job listings reference “current and upcoming Pixel phones and tablets,” complicating the view that the company has fully stepped away from its Pixel Tablet hardware efforts. The postings are not confirmation of a Pixel Tablet successor.

Google’s new Googlebook category arrives in the U.S. on October 4, pairing Googlebook OS with Android 17 phone integration, Gemini features, and hardware from Acer, ASUS, Dell XPS, HP, and Lenovo. Prices start at $899.

Google’s early-access Home MCP lets approved AI clients access Google Home device data and controls, though setup is aimed at power users and sensitive actions remain restricted.

Google has removed the Pixel Tablet from the Google Store without formally announcing its discontinuation. Existing owners are still promised system and security updates through June 2028, while a reported Pixel Tablet 2 successor appears to have been canceled.

The iPhone Duo’s most talked-about feature is not its hinge or folding display, but the animation that carries an app from the outer screen to the 7.6-inch inner panel. A Galaxy Z Fold8 user has already demonstrated a similar effect using hinge-angle data.