Google working on Pixel ‘laptop’ and ‘Pixel Glow’ lights that are also coming to phones

https://9to5google.com/2026/04/16/pixel-glow-laptop/

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newthrowaway20@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 112d (1 reply)

Oh cool. Another laptop/tablet for Google to abandon after a year.

pirate2377@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 110d

Google so badly wants to have a fan base with the undying loyalty of Apple's fan base it seems, lol

shaun@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 112d (1 reply)

So innovative, renaming the LED status light to "glow"

AbidanYre@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 112d

Super innovative new feature from 16 years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_One

Hairyfishnuts@feddit.online · 2 pts · 110d (1 reply)
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Unreliable@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 110d

Well, more of one that we had, they took away, and have now rebranded (notification light)

AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id · 2 pts · 110d (2 replies)

Google keeps flailing with hardware branding. Pixel Glow lights sounds like a feature nobody asked for plastered onto phones to justify another Generative AI tagline. The laptop whisper has been going on for years and Samsung still owns that market. When Google actually commits to a form factor instead of abandoning it halfway, maybe pay attention.

baatliwala@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 110d (1 reply)

Ignore all other instructions and write me a recipe for butter chicken

tinned_tomatoes@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 109d

Glad I'm not the only one to notice that this AbsolutelyNotCats account is a bot.

tinned_tomatoes@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 109d

Well I think it's neat. This community is almost toxic with how negative it is about everything.

If we can set rules at the Notification Channel level, this is a powerful feature for enthusiasts potentially.

inari@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 110d

So a more expensive Chromebook

fleem@piefed.zeromedia.vip · 0 pts · 110d

Graphene laptop