Google Aims To Reinvent The Laptop With Gemini-First Googlebook

InnovationConsumer TechGoogle Aims To Reinvent The Laptop With Gemini-First GooglebookByPrakhar Khanna,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Prakhar Khanna covers lifestyle tech for Forbes.Follow AuthorMay 12, 2026, 01:00pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Googlebooks will havea glowbar on the lid.GoogleQuick SummaryGoogle just announced an all-new category of laptops with the Googlebook.The AI-first platform will have a Magic Pointer instead of a traditional cursor to bring Gemini to your fingertips.Googlebooks will co-exist alongside Chromebooks.Google is once again trying to reinvent the laptop, after introducing the Chromebook for web-based computing and the now-discontinued Pixelbooks. It just announced an all-new category of laptops: the Googlebook, which promises to combine the best of Android and ChromeOS to deliver a new kind of computing experience.Googlebooks are the first laptops designed from the ground up for Gemini Intelligence, says the company. They put Gemini front and center in your user experience. And it all starts with the pointer.Goodbye Cursor. Welcome, Magic PointerScreenshotGoogleGooglebooks won’t have a traditional pointer. Instead, they’ll feature a Magic Pointer, developed by the Google DeepMind team to bring Gemini to your fingertips.“For being the most often used tool on your laptop, the cursor has seen little change in the last few decades, since the right click,” says the Google blog post. So, it is rethinking the way you use your cursor. All you need to do is wiggle the Magic Pointer and it’ll trigger Gemini to offer contextual suggestions.For instance, if you have an email with an important date, you can point at the date and Gemini will offer quick suggestions, like setting up a meeting. Or, if there are two images that you want to visualize together — say, your living room and a new table — you can...