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Google introduces the Googlebook, a thin and light laptop starting at $899. It features a standard touchscreen, a large haptic trackpad, and a powerful Snapdragon X Elite chip, aiming to provide a seamless experience between your phone and computer.

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00:00So I'm standing here in the middle of Google's big Google Book launch and I'm actually holding
00:07one. This is the Dell Google Book running the Google Book OS which is a hybrid of Chrome OS
00:13and Android seamlessly handing off whatever you've got going on on your Android phone
00:18onto this device. It's running the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip but they're also coming
00:24in Intel and MediaTek starting with 16 gigabytes of memory. That's a touchscreen by the way. So
00:32touchscreen is going to be standard on all of these. There's the magic cursor which you can move around
00:38to instantly summon Gemini. You've even got a dedicated key, a G key on here for your Google
00:45activities. The cap lock, the goals with differences is actually a redesigned keyboard just for these
00:52Google Books. Large trackpad with haptic return. The battery life with Netflix can stream like 16
00:59hours. So this is going to be an efficient device. So there are devices from Asus, Lenovo, Dell. They're
01:07thin. They're light. I've been holding this the entire time. They're going on sale pre-order September
01:1321st. Shipping October 4th starting at $899. This is a big deal. This is what Google's been talking
01:20about for age is bringing together Chrome OS and Android. Let's see how they do. Stick with, by the
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