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Forget about the Pixel Tablet 2. Google, it’s time revamp the Nest lineup

Google didn’t launch a Tablet 2 at I/O 2024 or at its recent Made by Google event. But that’s okay; maybe we don’t even need one.

Gerrit Schneemann, senior analyst at Counterpoint Research, added that launching Gemini Live and integrating it with its new Nest Thermostat was key and, in my opinion, likely the first thing the company needed to do to kick off this strategy. As noted by Armstrong, “the [Nest Hub] Max is going to be a stationary device, while you’re going to get so much more flexibility, and ultimately usability, out of the Pixel Tablet,” even if it takes time for Google to improve the experience. However, I would love a better strategy here, one that is a bit more elevated, includes more of Gemini, and maybe has a single point-of-service hardware device akin to the Nest Hub Max, but with the kind of upgrades we’d expect in 2024.

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