Google has officially provided an official launch date for the Googlebook. The Alphabet company and search engine has locked in 15 September for its debut, along with the new Android-based OS, which has unofficially been named Aluminum OS.
Google has already started sending out invites to the official launch event that is taking place in the US city of New York. The even is clearly shaping up to be a major announcement, given that the product is expected to be more than just the hardware.
The Googlebook was first announced during Google’s Android Show that took place in May this year. It is essentially a reenvisioned Chromebook with Gemini AI at the very core of it, in keeping with the trend of AI.
Very little detail about the Googlebook was available, up until early this month, at least. Details belonging to an Acer branded Googlebook 14 appeared on Bluetooth SIG records. The listing also revealed additional information about the innards of the laptop: Intel Panther Lake, 16GB DDR5X RAM, and a 14-inch 2.8K OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate.
To rehash what we’ve already spoken about, the Googlebook is expected to come with other physical features, including a dedicated Gemini Key – think Microsoft Copilot key, but for Google instead – a Glow Bar at the top of the display, camera privacy shutter, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, a Titan C2 security chip, and an undisclosed NPU that will reportedly have up to 47 TOPs of AI performance.
Pricing is still, as ever, a mystery, but the leaked Acer model suggests that the starting price for it may start at €1,125 (~RM5,306). In our opinion, that’s a little pricey for a non-Windows laptop, but still more “affordable” for a laptop of this calibre, especially when you consider that Intel’s Panther Lake seems to be the de facto CPU of choice.
In any case, we’ll just have to wait until the allotted date to hear more.
(Source: GSMA, ChromeUnboxed)
