Google Announces Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, and Expanded Gemini Features

Google unveiled its latest hardware and AI capabilities at Made by Google 2026, including the Pixel 11 smartphone series and Pixel Watch 5. The company showcased multiple Gemini-powered features, including Live Transcribe expansion to support American Sign Language translation, a new voice-input feature called Rambler that handles natural speech patterns and filler words, and enhanced Circle to Search functionality. The standard Pixel 11 features a redesigned camera bar 40% thinner than the previous generation with an all-glass surface, increased base storage to 256GB, and a starting price of $899—a $100 increase from the previous generation, attributed partly to ongoing RAM supply shortages.