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Made by Google 2024 liveblog: Live updates on Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Watch 3 and more

Google's annual hardware launch is here, and we're expecting to see a slew of new Pixel devices. Join us as we liveblog the announcement event.

cherlynn low
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It's earlier in the year than usual, but Google is unwrapping its latest slew of Pixel devices. Here is everything announced at its Made By Google event today, the company is showing off the new Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro Fold (or Pixel Fold 2), as well as the Pixel Watch 3 and a set of next-gen Pixel Buds Pro 2. Whew, that's a lot of Pixels. Google's keynote started at 10am PT or 1pm ET today, and we're covering it live from the company's Bay View campus to bring you all the news as it breaks.

LIVE COVERAGE IS OVER219 updates

  • OK, one last, truly final note:

    Contributing reporters Lawrence Bonk, Kris Holt and Will Shanklin have worked up a number of comparison posts comparing Google's latest devices to their Android rivals. You can find those here:

  • Sam Rutherford

    One final note, the official release dates for everything Google announced today are below:

    • Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL: August 22

    • Pixel 9 Pro Fold: September 4

    • Pixel Watch 3: September 10

    • Pixel Buds Pro 2: September 26

  • Catch up on everything announced at the Made by Google event

    All the hardware announced during Google's annual Pixel hardware event is arranged on a white table and look quite shiny and new in black and pastel hues.
    Photo by Sam Rutherford / Engadget

    August used to be a relatively sleepy month for tech news — no longer! Now that Google scooted up its annual October Pixel event by two months, the tech world is abubble, going over everything execs announced from Mountain View, California at the Made By Google keynote on Tuesday.

    The Pixel 9 launch event came with enthusiastic introductions for all the hardware we expected, including the new Pixel 9 and its sizable camera bump. The Pixel 9 Pro and the larger Pixel 9 Pro XL made their official debut, too, and the new foldable, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, does indeed measure just 0.4 inches thick. The new Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Buds Pro 2 have now been revealed, as were plenty of software features, mostly in the form of Gemini integrations with the latest Android 15.0 operating system.

    If you're late to today's liveblog, you can catch up with the link below:

  • Cherlynn Low

    Thanks so much for joining us today! That was a surprisingly short hour and a half. We'll be livestreaming on the Engadget YouTube channel at 6pm ET or 3pm PT to break down all this news, so join us there! And make sure to check out our Instagram and YouTube profiles for more videos that cover everything announced today.

  • Sam Rutherford

    Thanks so much for tuning in, and once again, for more in-depth info, check out all of our stories on Engadget.com

  • Sam Rutherford

    Well that's it folks!

  • Sam Rutherford

    I don't think I realized how many retail stores Google is opening. There are new locations in Boston and California. Long-term, this might be the biggest way to battle Apple, who has a massive retail footprint.

  • Cherlynn Low

    That's it, the event has wrapped and most of our coverage is already live on Engadget.com! I'll be going to interview some Google executives here in Mountain View. I will say that based on the two people chatting behind me, people seem to already be impressed by Gemini Live and say it was done better than Microsoft's Copilot. What do you all think?

  • Cherlynn Low

    This feature will launch to all Gemini Advanced users "in the coming months," Osteloh said. For now, Osterloh is recapping what we've seen today and says we can test out the features here in Mountain View and at Google Stores around the world. Oh, and there's a party with Keke Palmer after this and Osterloh will be... dancing on fire? On Hot Ones.

  • Sam Rutherford

    I wish I had something like this in college to automate writing bibliographies.

  • Cherlynn Low

    To Sam's point: This is all useless if AI hallucinates even once.

  • Cherlynn Low

    You can ask Gemini to help research graduate schools or tell it to research what to do if you're looking to open a sidewalk cafe. Gemini will start by creating a multi-step research plan and uses multimodal reasoning, dropdown menus and more to come up with a proposal. It'll then bring together all that data into a Google Doc as a report.

  • Sam Rutherford

    Well this could be a pretty powerful "one more thing." The ability to be an AI researcher could be huge, but once again, the AI needs to be accurate.

  • Cherlynn Low

    Other apps can also be brought into Gemini Live, like Google Calendar. Gemini AI is also being evolved to use reasoning, planning and memory to "think multiple steps ahead." Osterloh describes how Gemini will "soon" be able to "assist you as a researcher."

  • Katie Teague
    Everything announced at the Made By Google event.
    Everything announced at the Made By Google event.
  • Cherlynn Low

    "One of the first places you'll see Project Astra come to life will be right in Gemini Live," Osterloh said. You can share your camera feed with Gemini Live to ask for help with homework, furniture assembly and brainstorming.

  • Katie Teague
    The Pixel Buds Pro 2 price starts at $229.
    The Pixel Buds Pro 2 price starts at $229.
  • Cherlynn Low

    Osterloh is giving us "a quick look" at where Google's research in AI is leading. He reminds us of Project Astra, which was demoed earlier this year at I/O.

  • Katie Teague
    Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 features.
    Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 features.
  • Cherlynn Low

    Rick Osterloh is back to close out the show. And no. I don't know who Mark Rober is. Sad.

Catch up on all the news from Google’s Pixel 9 launch event right here!

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