I got to see Google’s wild ideas about the future of laptops

Googlebooks look like fancy Chromebooks at first, but there are interesting software ideas. | Photo: Antonio G.

Di Benedetto / The Verge There are a few things about using a Googlebook that immediately feel just right.

The hardware is polished (since it's based on current laptops).

The OS is familiar (if you've ever used a Chromebook).

But most impressive, it integrates your Android phone with your PC so they feel more like one device.

It's the culmination of a series of new ideas that blur the two devices together.

After my first look, I went from doubtful to excited by the prospect of Google pulling it all off.

After an initial barebones announcement in May, Google is finally launching Googlebooks - its new line of Android-based laptops.

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