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Google says it’s working with manufacturers like Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo to create the first Googlebooks. The company says Googlebooks will “be built with premium craftsmanship and materials, coming in a variety of shapes and sizes.” A unique glowbar on the keyboard deck will let you know you’re using a Googlebook. We don’t yet have a launch window for Googlebooks, let alone pricing, but hopefully it won’t be too long until we hear something. Stay tuned for more news as we hear it! Follow Tom's Guide on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our up-to-date news, analysis,

With Android taking center stage in its own show, ahead of the Google I/O keynote next week, some of you may be wondering what Google will have left for its developer conference next week. If last year is anything to go by, I/O itself is going to focus very heavily on AI. We're not just talking about Gemini, either. Google has been working on so many different AI models that do a bunch of different things that there will be no shortage of things to talk about. In fact, pulling Android into its own show is likely being done because Google has so much AI stuff to talk about and there wouldn't be

We know Android XR will have a presence at Google I/O next week but it's not clear if Google's take on VR will get a mention during the Android Show today. It's felt pretty quiet since the Galaxy XR headset launched last October. Though with Apple reportedly dropping the Vision Pro, perhaps headsets have become less of a priority.We're also still waiting for more information on the Xreal Project Aura display glasses. Plus, Google has been teasing AI smart glasses since at least 2024.

A new version of Android means there should be a new version of Wear OS coming with it, but so far we haven't actually heard all that much about it. We assume that it will be called Wear OS 7, and will likely show up on the Pixel Watch 5 before spreading to other smartwatches, but that's it right now. Seeing as how the Android Show is about all things Android, now would be the time for Google to start offering up the first few pieces of information about the upcoming update ù and potentially even give us an idea of what to expect from future smartwatches.