Google has confirmed plans to launch a new Chromebook Pixel notebook soon, albeit it offered no other details at this point.
The original Chromebook Pixel (pictured above) launched as a high-end Chrome OS notebook mainly aimed at developers, but it's already two years old now. A new iteration was expected for quite some time, and Google has now finally confirmed plans to launch a new Pixel soon.
Google made the announcement during the Google TeamWork 2015 event, the folks over at OMG! Chrome! reported (via Ars Technica). A YouTube video of the presentation was reportedly available at some point, but Google has since made it private.
Speaking at the event, Google's Renee Niemi, Director of Android & Chrome, Google for Work, pointed out that the company will only make limited quantities of its new Chromebook Pixel.
"We do have a new Pixel coming out and it will be coming out soon. We will be selling it but I just have to set your expectations. This is a development platform. This is really a proof of concept. We don't make very many of these-we really don't. And candidly, I think our developers and our Googlers consume 85 percent of what we produce. But yes, we do have a new Pixel coming out," revealed the executive.
As previously mentioned, Google's flagship Chromebook Pixel made its debut two years ago, back in 2013, sporting quite a steep price tag. While regular Chromebooks hit the market at a few hundred dollars, the Chromebook Pixel had a $1,300 starting price.
On the other hand, the original Chromebook Pixel also came with high-end specs and features, including a touch screen and a high resolution of 2560 x 1700 pixels. The next-generation Chromebook Pixel should be even more impressive than its predecessor, but it remains unclear at this point just what specifications it will have on board.
It also remains unknown for now just when the new Chromebook Pixel will make its official debut, as Google only said it will be "soon." The original Chromebook Pixel launched at the Google I/O developer conference 2013, so the next-generation model might debut at Google I/O 2015 in a few months.
