What to expect from Google’s 2026 Pixel hardware launch event
See our ethics statement.Image: GoogleJay PetersCloseJay PetersPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.It’s that time of year: On Wednesday, Google is set to host its annual Made by Google hardware launch event for Pixel gadgets. And this time it has a celebrity host in Trevor Noah.Even more strange: As noted by 9to5Google, the Google Store homepage has a Pixel 11 preorder countdown that will end at 10AM ET on Wednesday — which is many hours earlier than the launch event itself.
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- ▪He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.It’s that time of year: On Wednesday, Google is set to host its annual Made by Google hardware launch event for Pixel gadgets.
- ▪And this time it has a celebrity host in Trevor Noah.Even more strange: As noted by 9to5Google, the Google Store homepage has a Pixel 11 preorder countdown that will end at 10AM ET on Wednesday — which is many hours earlier than the launch
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