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

"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."

""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. For example, if you're using your laptop and remember you need to complete your daily Duolingo lesson but don't want to reach for your phone, you can access the app directly on your laptop instead."

"Additionally, users will be able to easily access files from their phone directly through Googlebook's file browser, allowing them to view, search, or insert them directly on their laptop. Users will also be able to use Google's new "Create your Widget" feature on Googlebooks to build custom widgets by prompting Ge"

Googlebooks are laptops built from the ground up around Gemini, designed to provide personal and proactive help. The devices ship with Magic Pointer, an AI-powered cursor that surfaces quick, contextual suggestions based on what appears on the screen. Moving the cursor can reveal interactive options, such as setting up a meeting when pointing at a date in an email or visualizing selected images together. Googlebooks will be compatible with Android phones, enabling direct use of phone apps on the laptop. A file browser will allow viewing, searching, and inserting phone files into laptop work. Users can also create custom widgets by prompting Gemini.

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