Lights and Laptops

About this episode

The episode discusses potential Pixel hardware developments, including a new laptop and notification light system.

Welcome to episode 97 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Damien and Will are joined by Andrew Romero to talk through a couple of Pixel hardware leaks coming out of Android 17 Beta 4. First, they discuss the growing possibility of a Pixel Laptop, and wonder what Google needs to do to succeed in an ever-competitive space. Then they turn to "Pixel Glow," a mysterious new notification light system seemingly on the way for Pixel 11. Sponsored by Proton Unlimited : Pixelated listeners can save 30% on an annual subscription to the company's suite of privacy-friendly services by signing up using our link . Thanks to Proton Unlimited for sponsoring the podcast. Subscribe YouTube Podcasts Pocket Casts Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast

People in this episode

Hosts: Damien Wilde, Will Sattelberg

Guest: Andrew Romero

Topics covered

• Pixel hardware leaks
• Pixel Laptop
• Pixel Glow
• Android 17
• technology

Keywords

• Pixel Laptop
• Pixel Glow
• Android 17
• hardware leaks
• technology

Sponsors

Proton Unlimited

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google

Products: Pixel Laptop, Pixel Glow, Android 17 Beta 4, Android 17 QPR1 Beta 1

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