Just weeks ahead of Google’s annual hardware event, yet another new Pixel-branded device has leaked. And it’s a Pixelbook 2-in-1/tablet PC.
“I believe this is the first image of what I’d call the Pixelbook tablet, also known as Nocturne, which should debut on October 9,” a post at About Chromebooks reveals. Here it is.
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And… yeah. It looks a lot like a terrible little Windows 8 tablet that I first experienced in New Zealand, with little tabs holding the tablet/display to the keyboard base. This is a design that Windows-based PC makers gave up on years ago.
Still, that Google is pushing forward with its plans to replace Android with Chrome OS in tablets is interesting. And this design suggests that they are now confident that years of Android/Chrome OS integration work have finally paid off.
shameermulji
<blockquote><em><a href="#325703">In reply to wolters:</a></em></blockquote><p>Schools are the only segment where Chromebooks are seeing any level of success</p>
dontbe evil
<p>toyBook</p>
PeterC
<p>oh dear. Thats distinctly underwhelming isn't it. Surely its not the actual product? Must be a fake mock up. Im not a google user in terms of software/services, but the Pixelbook was a great looker, really impressive to get your hands on. But this……</p><p><br></p><p>edit>> ok so the keyboards an accessory, phew, will reserve judgement till it’s released</p>
Bats
<p>WAIT….years of Android/Chrome OS integration has paid off? </p><p><br></p><p>WAIT A SECOND. I thought this thing failed! According to Paul Thurrott he said on May 5, 2017 "….Google's vision of Android Apps on Chrome has collapsed."</p>
skane2600
<blockquote><em><a href="#326713">In reply to summersk59:</a></em></blockquote><p>There's a difference between evaluating a product for your personal use vs. evaluating its market performance. I don't think many people were predicting that Apple was going to go out of business completely but they were in trouble and it took an unexpected bail-out from Microsoft to improve their situation.</p>