What you need to know
- Googlebook’s AI-powered Magic Pointer is also coming to Chrome on Windows and Mac devices.
- The Magic Pointer understands on-screen context and suggests actions based on where your cursor is pointing.
- Google still hasn’t confirmed the rollout regions, but the feature is expected to expand soon.
It turns out that Googlebook’s best feature, the Magic Pointer, is already available for Google Chrome on desktop devices.
However, one of the standout features was something called the Magic Pointer. In case you missed it, this feature essentially turns your cursor into an AI-powered contextual tool. You activate it by moving the cursor on the screen, and once enabled, it tries to understand what you’re pointing at.
For example, if you hover over an email, Gemini might suggest creating a calendar event based on its content. Or if you point to two different images, it might suggest combining them together.
Thankfully, it looks like this feature won’t be limited to just this Googlebook devices. Google has confirmed that Magic Pointer is also being released for Google Chrome on desktop platforms including Windows PC and Mac.
“Starting today, instead of typing a complex prompt, you can now use your pointer to ask Gemini in Chrome about the part of a webpage you care about. For example, you can select some products on a page and ask to compare, or point to where you’d like to imagine a new couch in your living room,” Google wrote. blog post.
Google still hasn’t clarified which users or regions are getting access to the Magic Pointer in Chrome right now, but since the company has officially announced it, rollout details should be revealed soon.
My guess is that it will initially launch for English-speaking users in the US, although Google may also lock some functionality behind its Google AI Pro or AI Ultra subscriptions.
Android Central’s Tech
Magic Pointer looks like one of the coolest AI features Google has shown off recently, but if it’s already coming to Chrome on Windows and Mac, doesn’t that immediately reduce the appeal of buying a Googlebook? I think Google is doing Google things.
