TL;DR
- After Lenovo’s leak, we’re getting a glimpse of HP’s upcoming Googlebook.
- While HP’s leaked Googlebook doesn’t reveal much, it confirms a key software functionality called “Continue On.”
- Continue On is Google’s analog for Apple-style Handoff between different devices, and is making its first appearance in relation to Googlebooks.
Google is reportedly preparing to reveal its first crop of Googlebook-labeled devices next month. Google won’t manufacture them itself, but will instead rely on other popular laptop brands. HP is expected to be one of these brands associated with making new successors to Chromebooks, and a recent leak shares the first look at one of HP’s upcoming offerings.
An X account posing as, but not officially run by, leaker Evan Blass shared a glimpse of the upcoming HP Googlebook. This is the first leak of HP’s upcoming notebook under the officially confirmed Googlebook banner, and it follows previous leaks of similar devices from other brands, including Acer, ASUS, and Lenovo.
