Hyderabad, May 16 -- Google has officially signalled the end of the Chromebook era after 15 years, unveiling the Googlebook, a new category of artificial intelligence (AI)-native laptops designed to replace the traditional operating system with what Google calls an "intelligence system."

The Googlebook represents a strategic merger of Android's app ecosystem and ChromeOS's browsing speed, creating a new category of laptops built with Gemini's helpfulness at its core, designed to work seamlessly with other hardware devices.

Google introduced the "Magic Pointer," a redesign of the traditional cursor developed with Google DeepMind. By simply wiggling the cursor, users can activate Gemini's proactive assistance with whatever is on the scree...