Googlebook partners Acer, Asus, Dell

Google used its I/O week to put names behind its new Googlebook laptop push, and the list is broader than a single showcase device. An official Google post published May 12 said Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo are building the first Googlebooks, which Google described as a new laptop category designed around Gemini. The company said the devices are due this fall and framed them as premium hardware built to work closely with Android phones. The Gadgeteer’s I/O coverage on May 21 and May 22 separately listed the same first-wave partners. ### When did Google actually announce this? Google published its first formal Googlebook announcement on May 12, 2026, in a post by Alex Kuscher, senior director for laptops and tablets. In that post, Google said it was “introducing Googlebook” and named Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo as launch partners. Google’s broader I/O recap on May 20 folded Googlebook into the company’s event-week announcements, but the product itself appears to have been unveiled before the main I/O keynote cycle. The Gadgeteer’s later I/O hardware roundup on May 21 described Googlebook as one of the event’s notable hardware reveals and repeated the partner list. ### What is Google calling a Googlebook? Google’s May 12 post called Googlebook “a new category of laptops built with Gemini’s helpfulness at its core.” The company said the machines combine Android app access and device integration with ChromeOS elements, describing the shift as moving “from an operating system to an intelligence system.” TechCrunch reported on May 12 that Googlebook is positioned as an AI-native laptop line built around Gemini, Google’s flagship AI models. TechCrunch said Google told reporters the laptops would launch this fall in “a variety of shapes and sizes,” rather than as a single reference design. ### Which companies are in the first wave? Google named five hardware partners in its announcement: Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo. Those are the only companies Google identified in the official post as makers of the first Googlebooks. The Gadgeteer’s May 21 I/O hardware article listed the same five manufacturers in its account of the rollout. That alignment matters because the early outside coverage was not pointing to a different or broader roster of laptop makers. ### What makes these laptops different from Chromebooks? Google said Googlebook is built “from the ground up for Gemini Intelligence,” and the company highlighted a feature called Magic Pointer as the clearest example. In Google’s description, the cursor can surface contextual suggestions based on what is on screen. TechCrunch quoted Kuscher as saying Google wanted to make “the pointer truly smart and intelligent.” The report said users could point at a date in an email to set up a meeting or use Gemini to combine visual inputs, while Android phone apps and files would also be accessible from the laptop. Google also said Googlebook will support a “Create your Widget” feature, letting users prompt Gemini to assemble custom dashboards using information from Google apps and the web. The company’s examples included pulling together travel details, reservations and countdowns in one place. ### Is Googlebook replacing Chromebook? Google did not explicitly say Chromebook is ending. Google’s own post linked Googlebook to the company’s earlier Chromebook history, saying Google had introduced Chromebook more than 15 years ago and now saw an opportunity to rethink laptops again. TechCrunch reported that Googlebook will “essentially succeed the Chromebook,” while adding that Google would not say so outright. The publication also reported that Google said existing Chromebook users would continue to receive updates under current support commitments. ### What comes next, and when? Google said on May 12 that it was offering only a “sneak peek” of the Googlebook experience and would have “a lot more to share later this year.” The company said the first devices are scheduled to reach the market this fall, with hardware coming from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo.