Google smacks forehead, realizes $899+ thin-and-lights were what it was missing
On Monday, Google unveiled five new Googlebooks in collaboration with Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, and Asus.Googlebook, if you aren't familiar, is what Google describes as a new category of laptops, rather than a Chromebook or a rebranding of one. With that said, some familiar software limitations remain. A major emphasis has, however, been placed on premium materials and components like aluminum or magnesium alloys, carbon fiber, haptic trackpads, high-resolution touchscreens, and speedy high-end processors.
- ▪On Monday, Google unveiled five new Googlebooks in collaboration with Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, and Asus.Googlebook, if you aren't familiar, is what Google describes as a new category of laptops, rather than a Chromebook or a rebranding of on
- ▪With that said, some familiar software limitations remain.
- ▪A major emphasis has, however, been placed on premium materials and components like aluminum or magnesium alloys, carbon fiber, haptic trackpads, high-resolution touchscreens, and speedy high-end processors.
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); personal tech Google smacks forehead, realizes $899+ thin-and-lights were what it was missing 'A new category,' insists the Chocolate Factory, not a premium Chromebook - yet some of the family resemblance remains Tobias Mann Tobias Mann SYSTEMS EDITOR Published mon 21 Sep 2026 // 19:47 UTC READ MORE Treasury chief says AI bosses, not their bots, will carry the can for criminal acts 41 minutes ago AI can't outprompt a shortage of power, water, and land 3 hours ago Salesforce wants to…
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