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The Vergecast · September 21, 2026 · 33m

Googlebooks are coming for your Mac

Antonio G. Di Benedetto, David Imel

The Vergecast takes a first look at the new Googlebooks, a category of laptops built by Dell, Lenovo, HP, Acer, and Asus that run a new OS blending Chrome OS with Android. Laptop reviewer Antonio G. Di Benedetto joins guest host David Imel to share his hands-on impressions. The devices feature heavy Gemini AI integration, a built-in "Glowbar," and are positioned as the first laptops truly designed for Android phone owners.

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Googlebooks are a new laptop category blending Chrome OS and Android
Googlebooks are a new type of laptop, described as Chromebooks evolved with Android integration, built by multiple PC makers rather than Google itself.
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Hands-on: first laptops built for Android owners
Antonio G. Di Benedetto's hands-on review found that Googlebooks feel like the first laptops genuinely designed with Android users in mind.
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