“In 2013, Google announced what new line of Chromebooks?” The answer is Pixel, specifically the Chromebook Pixel. Google announced the premium laptop on February 21, 2013, presenting it as a showcase for what ChromeOS hardware and design could achieve.
Most earlier Chromebooks emphasized low prices, simplicity, and cloud-based computing. The Chromebook Pixel took a different approach, pairing ChromeOS with a high-resolution 12.85-inch touchscreen, a distinctive 3:2 display, an aluminum body, and an Intel processor. Its unusually dense screen was the reason for the “Pixel” name.
The device was designed and sold by Google rather than merely carrying a partner manufacturer’s badge. It included features unusual for the Chromebook market at the time, including a premium chassis, backlit keyboard, and a display intended to make web pages, photographs, and text especially sharp.
Pixel is sometimes confused with Pixelbook, the later Chromebook Google introduced in 2017. The Chromebook Pixel was the original premium line, while Pixelbook was a successor with a convertible design. Google eventually stopped making its own Pixelbook-family laptops, but the 2013 model remains an important early statement of ChromeOS ambitions.