Google hardware event: Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, Home Hub, Chromecast 3

Pixel 3

• Pixel 3 (5.5 inch, $800 with 64 GB, 900 with 128 GB) & Pixel 3 XL (6.3 inch, $900 with 64 GB, 1000 with 128 GB) in US
• Based on Android 9 Pie, Snapdragon 845, OLED, wireless charging, 4 GB RAM
• With Assistant, Lens, Call Screen (robot answering, based on Duplex), Super Res Zoom, Night Sight, Top Shot (8 photos burst, selects best with ML), Photobooth (based on Clips), Motion Auto Focus
• Pixel Stand (for charging, $80)

Google Home Hub

• Assistant Smart Display, smart speaker with 7-inch display, $150, in US, UK, Australia
• With Assistant, personal info, Home View dashboard for smart home device control, access to Google Photos, YouTube & YouTube TV

Pixel Slate

• Tablet, 8 or 16 GB RAM, from $600
• With Chrome OS
• Sparate Slate Keyboard ($200), Pixelbook Pen ($100), Folio (cover, $200)

Chromecast 3

• 1080p, 60 fps, $35, in US, Canada, UK, Australia, NZ, Denmark, Finland, NL, Norway, Sweden, Japan, Singapore

Google launch event: Pixel 2/2 XL, Pixel Buds, Clips, Home Mini/Max, Pixelbook, Pixelbook Pen

Google launches new hardware & software/AI.

Hardware

• Smart speakers
• Google Home Mini ($50)
• Google Home Max ($400; with Smart Sound (adjusts to positioning in the room), Voice Match (identifies user))
• Laptop
• Google Pixelbook (from $1000, 3 versions; with 12.3 inch touchscreen)
• Smart pen
• Google Pixelbook Pen ($100; for Pixelbook)
• Smartphones
• Google Pixel 2 (5 inch; $650 or 750 for 64 or 128 GB)
• Google Pixel 2 XL (6 inch; $850 or 950 for 64 or 128 GB)
• work with Project Fi, eSIM, Android 8.0 Oreo, Active Edge (squeeze to activate Assistant)
• unlimited free photo/video storage
• Google Lens, Now Playing
• accessories (incl. certification program for 3rd party manufacturers 'made for Google')
• New Daydream View headset ($100)
• currently over 250 apps & games
• AR/VR for Pixel 2/2 XL: AR Stickers, AR apps (Houzz, League of Legends, Lego)
• Headphones
• Google Pixel Buds ($160; wireless)
• Camera
• Google Clips ($250; 8 GB; lightweight hands-free camera, control via app, makes clips, unlimited free storage)

Software/AI

• Google Assistant (on all devices) to add
• choice of voices (choice of 2)
• Family Link (game playing)
• manage home routines
• transactions (starting with 1-800-Flowers, Applebee’s, Panera, Ticketmaster)
• broadcast (to all Google Homes)
• Nest control
• Identification/recognition
• Google Pixelbook Pen: handwriting
• Google Clips: faces
• Google Lens: landmarks, books, music albums, movies, artwork
• Now Playing: songs
• Real-time translation in Google Translate on Pixel: speech