Google Launches Googlebooks Starting at $899 with AI Features from Major Manufacturers
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Alphabet Inc.’s Google announced pricing and hardware specifications for the first so-called Googlebooks, marking a push into a high-end laptop market where built-in artificial intelligence features have become the norm.
Google and partners are finally announcing the first laptops under the new Googlebook banner. There are five models from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo to kick things off. They're available for preorder starting today and arrive in stores on October 4th. Starting prices range from $899 to $1,299.
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“Alphabet Inc.’s Google announced pricing and hardware specifications for the first so-called Googlebooks, marking a push into a high-end laptop market where built-in artificial intelligence features have become the norm.”
Bloomberg — Google Rolls Out $899-Plus Googlebooks from Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, ASUS“Google and partners are finally announcing the first laptops under the new Googlebook banner.”
The Verge — These are the first five Googlebook laptops
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“Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google unveils Googlebook hardware, with flagship devices built by Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, offering deep Android and AI integration, starting at $899 — ”
techmeme — Google unveils Googlebook hardware, with flagship devices built by Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, offering deep Android and AI integration, starting at $899 (Abner Li/9to5Google)“In late 2010, an up-and-coming Google executive named Sundar Pichai took the stage in front of a bunch of reporters and explained that Google had a big new idea about laptops.”
The Verge — The long dream of the Googlebook“The first Googlebooks are up for pre-order today and they arrive on October 4.”
engadget — Google's pitch for Googlebooks: A laptop that works better with your Android phone“There's a good chance that my next laptop will be a Googlebook.”
The Verge — Googlebooks feel like the first laptops built for Android owners