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Google ’s magnanimous tonic at itsI / O 2024developer conference was mostly focused on Gemini , its AI tool . There are big changes coming toGoogle Search , Google Photos , Google Workspaces , Android 15 , and more , as expected .

If you were expecting more from the Google I / O keynote that did n’t involve Gemini AI , then you may be disappointed . There were no hardware announcement , though there was a potential tease of something in the future .

Here ’s everything that wedidn’tget at Google I / O 2024 .

Google Pixel 9

Prior to I / O 2024 , Google announce theGoogle Pixel 8a , the latest Pixel A - serial publication equipment . It ’s a budget - favorable Pixel that compact in a lot of powerful features , and it ’s even one of the first smartphones under $ 500 to have Google ’s Gemini Nano AI theoretical account .

But the next mainline Pixel twist will be theGoogle Pixel 9 , which we did n’t see a peek of at Google I / O. The Pixel 8a was shown off during some of the keynote Android demos , but that was it . Since thePixel 9 was not shown today , we can certainly carry to see it sometime in the fall .

The Pixel 9 lineup is shaping up to be an exciting one . It looks like the focusing of a major redesign , with a flat - edge frame , matte back with a showy chassis , more rounded corners , and a new birth control pill - shaped camera island that does n’t reach out into the frame .

On top of that , we should be getting three Pixel 9 models this twelvemonth : a received Pixel 9 , Pixel 9 Pro , and Pixel 9 Pro XL . The Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro will be similar in size of it with a 6.24 - inch display , but the stock model may have larger bezels and it will only have a dual camera apparatus . The Pixel 9 Pro XL will have a 6.73 - in display , and both Pro mannequin will have a triplex photographic camera frame-up .

The Pixel 9 Pro XL may have an telling 16 GB RAM , while the received Pixel 9 has 12 GB RAM . All three phones will have a 120Hz refresh rate display and should have the Google Tensor G4 chip

Again , the Pixel 9 was n’t depict at Google I / O 2024 , but we ’re decidedly expecting it in the twilight .

Google Pixel Watch 3

like to the Pixel 9 , theGoogle Pixel Watch 3was not evidence off during I / O 2024 . But that should be a give since the Pixel 9 was n’t show , and the Pixel Watch typically launches alongside the next flagship Pixel telephone circuit .

While there has n’t been much information about what to wait , there are a few key points that we do know . For one , though the circular case ’s design should stay the same , it will likely have two sizes this year : 41 mm and 45 mm .

It ’s still unclear what flake will go in the Pixel Watch 3 , but last year’sPixel Watch 2had a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 chip , which is better than the Exynos from the first generation . Another improvement we should see is a raw ultra - broadband chip , which is used for location trailing and brusk - range communication .

The Pixel Watch 3 should be revealed in the dusk with the Pixel 9 .

Google Pixel Fold 2

We were expecting Google to reveal its next - generation folding , theGoogle Pixel Fold 2 , since the firstPixel Foldwas originally revealed at I / oxygen 2023 . But we did n’t get a Pixel Fold 2 announcement this twelvemonth .

We do know a few thing about the next iteration of Google ’s foldable sound , though . For one , the design may be updated to have a orthogonal module with two rows of anovulant - shape black outlines for the three photographic camera lens system and sensors . The frame and flexible joint could also be flatter than on the original , which is n’t surprising since the Pixel 9 is also likely to have that variety .

The displays will also be a bit bigger than before for both the cover and inner show . If Google declare the Pixel Fold 2 today , it would in all likelihood have gotten the Tensor G3 chip that is currently in the Pixel 8 agate line . But since it did not , and we might see it by and by in the twelvemonth , the Pixel Fold 2 could just hop the G3 and go straight to the Tensor G4 rather . This would give it a grownup rise for AI carrying out , particularly if it come with 16 GB RAM , as is rumored .

Google Glass

Google Glassfirst launch in 2013 , but it was a product that was out front of its time . Now , with the popularity of smart glasses like theRay - Ban Meta glassesand the rise of AI , this would have been a lucid Cartesian product to launch .

However , we did not see a new Google Glass announcement . Or did we?During its demo of Project Astra , which ties Gemini into the tv camera and helps you see and interpret the macrocosm around you , we see the user shift to chic spectacles with Gemini AI . At the ending , the drug user ask Gemini where she left her eyeglasses , and we see a pair of black glasses next to an apple .

I suspect that is an unnamed product that Google is working on , perhaps a new version of Google Glass . It seemed a bite untrusting that Google showed AI in shabu and then closed out that demonstration by look for another pair of glasses . While it could have been Ray - Ban Meta deoxyephedrine , I do n’t think Google would show off a competitor ’s product during its own keynote . But I could be wrong .

I just know that Google Glass was one of those products that was right smart ahead of its time , and the world was n’t ready for it back then . But it is now , and it would be a great time for Google Glass to make a comeback .