Google Reveals It Isn’t Making Tablets, Smart Rings, Flip Phones, Or Glasses (yet)

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Google’s new Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro Fold and Pixel Watch 4 whitethorn compete pinch Samsung, but it’s happy to fto Samsung research different parts of nan Galaxy connected its own. In interviews pinch Bloomberg, Google conscionable revealed a batch of devices it isn’t presently moving on. Here’s Bloomberg:

Despite its partners Samsung and Motorola getting into flip-style phones wherever nan screens opens up vertically for illustration an aged schoolhouse Motorola Razr, Google says it intends to beryllium retired that race. It’s besides not presently moving connected a smart ringing and has paused improvement connected a tablet overhaul until it figures retired a meaningful early for nan category, executives said.

Pretty judge that’s nan first existent confirmation that the Pixel Tablet 2 was canceled! Remember erstwhile Google was done pinch tablets successful 2019?

And though Google has repeatedly teased its own prototype glasses and moreover let america effort them on, it appears that Google devices leader Rick Osterloh isn’t judge it’ll really manufacture immoderate glasses for sale:

Osterloh says it’s still “TBD” whether Google itself will merchandise glasses again, but he’s intent connected nan class being portion of nan company’s future.

To beryllium fair, Google has almost ever shown disconnected those glasses prototypes alongside nan XR headsets it’s co-developing pinch Samsung, and — like Meta — it seems much willing successful making Android XR a level for different glasses partners too.

If Google were to merchandise glasses again, though, Bloomberg did get 1 absorbing hint astir really they mightiness work. Osterloh and his lawman Shakil Barkat suggested successful nan question and reply that display-free glasses mightiness brace nicely pinch a smaller phone, 1 that could unfold for your intermezo needs arsenic well. But, again, it sounds for illustration Google wants to “sit out” Razr-style folding flip phones for now.

Google would hesitate earlier announcing glasses, I bet, because of its infamous fails pinch nan original Google Glass. We classed it adjacent nan very apical of nan database in our 84 biggest flops of nan past decade successful tech, though I ideate a modern type would get a little frosty reception successful nan station Meta Ray-Ban world.

Lastly, if you’re funny erstwhile Pixel telephone creation mightiness alteration again, perhaps distant from large camera bumps, creation main Ivy Ross told Bloomberg that nan institution tries connected caller creation languages “every 2 to 3 years.” That intends it’s due.