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0 pointscco12d ago0 comments

For those wondering why this isn't using the Pixelbook brand, the Reddit post sheds more light.

A Googlebook is something "above" a Chromebook (maybe the AI featureset imposes hardware demands that Chromebooks can't service) but is still made by third parties. I suppose they're keeping Pixelbook for first-party devices.

The most interesting part to me is the "Create your own widget". I'm really interested to see bespoke UI become a first class citizen. Why _can't_ I just ask Gemini to build a widget that serves the data I want how I want it?

Building "small" UI is for the birds, just expose the API and the basics and let users tell the AI what UI they want.

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ex-aws-dude12d ago

They just show that for widgets but I think that will be a big thing in the future

Everyone and their mom will have their own hyperspecific custom apps prompted into existence

Something like Claude Code with stricter sandboxing built into the OS for consumers

Not just desktop either but also on phones

killerstorm12d ago

This just oozes design by committee. Googlebook is the most confusing name they could chooses, some asinine compromise...

Most people who haven't reddit would assume googlebooks are made by google

ccoOP12d ago

What name would you have chosen?

- Chromebook with Gemini

- Chromebook Pro

- Geminibook

- Googlebook

They all have their pros and cons.

fblp12d ago

Yes, they could have done a chromebook or pixelbook variant. No sane reason for a third brand that dilutes the other two aside from internal google politics/promotions and to show shareholders.

This does nothing for the customer and you can see a brand called Apple which has been successful with the Air, pro and neo under one brand.

jerryhomelab12d ago

gbook

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