Google’s Pixel Tablet Looks Suspiciously Like a Nest Hub

There weren’t too many surprises at at present’s Made by Google occasion in Brooklyn, NY. We knew the Pixel 7/7 Pro would make its official debut, with accompanying particulars about its specs and digital camera {hardware}. And we knew that the Pixel Watch would lastly arrive into the zeitgeist. We didn’t understand Google would additionally use its occasion to remind us that it’s nonetheless making a standalone Pixel Tablet—and that it could appear like one thing out of the Nest lineup.

We knew the pill was coming, because of a short point out at Google I/O earlier this yr. But at present’s extra teaser solidified that will probably be accessible with a companion fabric-covered dock that homes a speaker and helps the Pixel Tablet mix in with your Nest units. The pill itself will bind to the dock utilizing sturdy magnets.

Seriously, have a look at the renders of this factor: it appears precisely like a Nest Hub when it’s docked. However, trying on the inside, it’s a wholly completely different machine than something from the Nest sensible house lineup. For one, it runs the Android working system somewhat than Fuschia OS, which is what Google’s been shifting to for a lot of of its sensible units. It additionally runs the customized Tensor G2 chip powering up the Pixel 7/7 Pro smartphones, that means the pill will probably have lots of the identical AI-enhanced smarts as its smaller counterparts.

Google lauded the development of the machine, which makes use of completely different construct supplies than the PIxel 7/7 Pro. The Pixel Tablet contains a “nano-ceramic” coating impressed by the appear and feel of a porcelain sculpture. The physique is comprised of recycled aluminum, too, which bodes effectively for the corporate’s claims of sustainability (although it’s not doing a lot to show again the clock on local weather change).

We’ll know extra concerning the Pixel Tablet when it launches subsequent yr. For now, Google will preserve throwing us bones about this slate machine, like that it may well function your sensible house to a level. But we nonetheless want extra particulars earlier than we are able to inform if this pill will be the second coming of the Nexus 7 or a substitute for the Nest Hub.