Pixel Slate is Google’s new detachable Chrome OS tablet

Google is taking another shot at a Pixel tablet, with a high-end detachable meant to rival the iPad Pro and Surface Pro. The Pixel Slate is a Chrome OS tablet with a detachable keyboard cover that turns it into something very closely resembling a laptop.

Full details haven't been announced yet, but a video that went up early showed the tablet being sold with a keyboard cover that included circular keycaps — something stylish, but not often seen on keyboards.

This is Google's second attempt at making a Pixel-branded tablet. Its last try, the Pixel C, was also a detachable meant to be paired with a keyboard cover. But the Pixel C ran Android, which has never excelled on tablets due to a lack of optimized apps. The Pixel Slate, on the other hand, may have the best of both worlds. It runs Chrome OS, which works on laptops, and it supports Android apps, which work well with touch.

That makes the Pixel Slate a much more promising proposition, but it doesn't guarantee a hit. Chrome OS has only just started coming to tablets, and initial results show that it doesn't provide as robust of an experience as it ought to. Google will have to have improved the situation enough in the past few months to make it worth buying into such an expensive product, instead of going with a traditional Chromebook.

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