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this is CNET and here the stories that matter right now Google held an event on Wednesday that saw the debut of the pixel two and two XL the successors to the company smartphones first released last year the pixel two and two XL are water-resistant and will come in a five and 6 inch screen respectively they both the same experience across both devices including an always-on display an active edge which requires a quick squeeze to start Google's digital assistant the pixel 2 + 2 XL can be pre-ordered now and will start at six forty nine and eight hundred and forty nine dollars google also announced a new pixel book laptop that features a twelve point three inch touch display ten hours of battery and instant tethering it'll come loaded with Chrome OS which google says is more secure a pixel book pen can also be bought separately for ninety nine dollars that will interact with the touchscreen on the laptop the pixel book itself will start at $9.99 a new smaller Google home Mini was also announced for $49 which is essentially just a smaller version of the company's digital assistant speaker Google home Mac's though is a high-end speaker that can analyze a room for optimal sound then we'll go for $399 when it arrives in December Google also used the event to announce google lens photo recognition technology that will soon hit all pixel phones 159 dollar Google pixel buds that will work with pixel phones and include touch gestures and finally Google clips a small square shaped camera that will analyze scenes and decide when to capture images and short movies the experimental camera will arrive later on for more on what Google announced as always tune into seen it and on the go you can always stay up to date with the latest by downloading the CNET tech today app and the Apple or Google Play Store