Google is preparing to launch the successor to its ultra low-end Chromebooks, appropriately titled Googlebook. Unlike the Chromebook, which was barely functional and ran basic apps, Googlebooks are intended to be more powerful and perform AI tasks courtesy of Google Gemini.

“Googlebooks are the first laptops designed from the ground up for Gemini Intelligence, to deliver personal and proactive help when and where you need it,” said Alex Kuscher, director of ChromeOS software in a blog post announcing the new devices.

We know that Intel will be powering at least some of the devices, because it said so. “We’re thrilled to partner with Google on something we’ve been building with them—Googlebook. Premium, powerful devices designed for Intelligence. We can’t wait to get it into your hands this fall,” Intel tweeted on Tuesday.

It did not specify what generation of processors would be used, however, speculation on X is that they would use the forthcoming Intel Core Series 300, aka “Wildcat Lake,” since it is designed for AI processing on the client PCs. That would be considerably more powerful than the Atom processors in Chromebooks which were used to run basic applications.

Separately, Qualcomm said on Instagram that it would also be working with Google on the Googlebook as well. “We’re partnering with Google on powerful, premium devices built for intelligence. This fall, everything changes,” it said.

Qualcomm makes the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Arm-based CPU that comes with the Hexagon neural processing unit (NPU), which also supports Microsoft Copilot+ PCs.

Also expected to ship with these new notebooks is an update to the Android operating system, referred to as Android 17. Tom’s Hardware has a deep dive into Android 17, including a list of OEMs expected to offer products with the OS.

Google is emphasizing the cross-device support of Googlebooks, where you can start work on a laptop and switch to working on a smartphone, or vice versa. You can also set reminders on one device to do tasks on another and Quick Access allows you to easily view, search or insert your phone’s files on your laptop, no transfers needed.