ISSUE 44 • ANDROID ADVISOR 11REVIEWtimes to train the device to recognize my voice. Then
all I had to do was say “OK Google” within range of the
Pixelbook’s four microphones, and Google Assistant
would launch on the display, ready for my request.
If I didn’t feel like talking, I could type a query into
Google Assistant’s text box. Even better, I could pick
up the Pixelbook Pen, and watch Google’s AI engine
really go to work. You start by holding the button on
the pen’s shaft while drawing around any image or
snippet of text in a Chrome web page. Once you’ve
selected something and released the button, Google
Assistant will try to identify the image and provideSelecting a photo using the Pixelbook Pen brought up search results via
Google Assistant. The results got more precise with further queries