Google unveils Googlebooks, a new line of AI-native laptops

Google on Tuesday unveiled Googlebooks , its new line of laptops built around Gemini, Google’s flagship family of AI models. The tech giant is working with partners like Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo to make the first Googlebooks in a variety of shapes and sizes. The company says Googlebooks, set to launch this fall, are the first laptops designed from the ground up around Gemini to offer personal and proactive help. Googlebooks will ship with “Magic Pointer,” a new AI-powered cursor with Gemini built-in. Rather than just pointing and clicking, wiggling the cursor will surface quick, contextual suggestions based on what’s on your screen. For example, if you point at a date in an email, you can quickly set up a meeting. Or, if you select two images, like your living room and a new couch, you can visualize them together. Image Credits: Google / “We thought, we can take Gemini Intelligence and make the pointer truly smart and intelligent,” said Alexander Kuscher, Google’s Senior Director of Android Tablets and Laptops, in a briefing with reporters. “As you wiggle and you move over the screen, it will tell you what it can interact with, and contextually offer you the actions that you can do . . . It really exemplifies how we think about AI features throughout Googlebooks. It’s built-in, but not in your face.” The new laptops will also be compatible with Android phones, allowing people to use apps from their phone directly from their Googlebook. …