Google Opens Preorders for $899 Googlebook Laptops Built Around Android and Gemini

Google opened preorders for Googlebook on Sept. 21, launching a premium laptop category built on an Android technology stack, ChromeOS desktop foundations, and Gemini Intelligence. The first machines start at $899, are being built with Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, and are due in stores from Oct. 4 in the United States and Oct. 5 in Canada, the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, and Australia.