After months of silence, the first Googlebook has been spotted — and it looks nifty, but will anyone really care?
Computing Laptops After months of silence, the first Googlebook has been spotted — and it looks nifty, but will anyone really care? News By Darren Allan Published 3 August 2026 Worries about pricing remain, and there are people who still haven't got a clue what a Googlebook is When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. There's a pair of substantial speakers on either side of the keyboard deck with Dolby Atmos support.The laptop offers a very spacious trackpad, and a keyboard which has a Gemini key — the Googlebook equivalent of Microsoft's Copilot button — and a Caps Lock key which also has the launcher function.
- ▪Computing Laptops After months of silence, the first Googlebook has been spotted — and it looks nifty, but will anyone really care?
- ▪News By Darren Allan Published 3 August 2026 Worries about pricing remain, and there are people who still haven't got a clue what a Googlebook is When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
- ▪There's a pair of substantial speakers on either side of the keyboard deck with Dolby Atmos support.The laptop offers a very spacious trackpad, and a keyboard which has a Gemini key — the Googlebook equivalent of Microsoft's Copilot button
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Computing Laptops After months of silence, the first Googlebook has been spotted — and it looks nifty, but will anyone really care? News By Darren Allan Published 3 August 2026 Worries about pricing remain, and there are people who still haven't got a clue what a Googlebook is When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Digital Citizen) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Lenovo's Googlebook 15 has been leakedA deck of press images has given us a good look at the laptopIt seems like a pretty smart device, but there's confusion around the point of the…
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