UPDATE: The event is now over and the new gadgets have been unveiled. Digital Trends has everything you need to know about the new Pixel 10 phones, the Pixel Watch 4, and the Pixel Buds 2a.
Today’s the day the Google Pixel 10 series will be announced during a special keynote in New York City, and you’ll be able to watch the Made by Google event live.
It’s set to be a bumper session too, with four phones expected to show up alongside the Pixel Watch 4 and new Pixel Buds. If you’re a Pixel fan, this is the launch event you’ve been waiting for.
It’s today, August 20. The Made by Google event will start at 1pm ET (10am PT).
This is a physical event being held in New York City, but it’s strictly invite-only, so you won’t be able to just show up.
The good news is, the Digital Trends team has an invite and will be reporting from the launch event, so make sure you keep an eye on our Pixel 10 launch live blog.
The launch event is being livestreamed on YouTube for anyone without an invite to watch, and we’ve embedded the video player at the top of this article.
While the main stream will be in English, Google is also running streams in German, Spanish and American Sign Language.
Google hasn’t confirmed how long the event will last, but last year’s Pixel 9 launch lasted a mammoth one hour and 20 minutes.
As it looks like we’ll be getting another jam-packed event this year, make sure you find yourself a comfy seat and stock up on snacks – we could be in for another marathon session.
Google has pretty much confirmed what we’ll be seeing during its August 20 launch, with smartphone, a watch and some earbuds all on the table – as shown in the image above, taken from Google’s trailer for the event.
Here are what the various teasers, leaks and rumors are pointing towards;
And with AI being the hot topic in the tech world, we’d expect Gemini to get more than a few mentions during the show.
As you count down the minutes to today’s launch, here are the 5 big things we expect to see at the Pixel 10 event.
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