Google to Hold Googlebook Event on September 15

Google has started sending media invites for an event dedicated to its new Googlebook product line on September 15, 2026 (via Chrome Unboxed). The event will happen in New York, and Google is expected to reveal the upcoming Googlebook laptops from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo during the media preview.

If you need a refresher, the “Googlebook” brand designates a new category of premium laptops that will be able to run Android apps and seamlessly connect to apps and files from an Android phone. Google said that Googlebooks bring together “the best of ChromeOS and Android,” but they won’t be replacing Chromebooks.

Googlebooks will integrate Gemini Intelligence, Google’s new agentic AI system that’s also coming to the latest Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones. On Googlebooks, Gemini Intelligence will be integrated directly into the OS’ pointer, allowing users to select anything to ask, compare, or create with Gemini. With Create my Widget, Googlebook users will also be able to create a custom widget by just describing it to the chatbot.

Except in the US education market, Chromebooks never really managed to compete seriously with Windows laptops. It doesn’t help that most Chromebooks are made from cheap materials, and Google introducing a new Chromebook Plus category three years ago with a standardized set of premium features didn’t really move the needle.

It’s too early to tell if Googlebooks will have a better chance of challenging Windows’ dominance on the laptop market, but the combination of premium specs, intelligent features, and seamless connectivity with Android phones is certainly promising. It’s also encouraging that Google also managed to get the leading laptop manufacturers on board, even though Samsung, one of the biggest manufacturers of Android phones, is notably absent from the list of launch partners.