Trevor Noah is internet hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch occasion

Google is ready to host its subsequent stay Made by Google {hardware} launch occasion on August twelfth, and the corporate says in a new video that comic Trevor Noah shall be internet hosting the present.

The video signifies that the occasion will characteristic different celebrities and influencers as effectively, together with Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper (who was on the 2025 occasion), Indian cricketer Shubman Gill (who has starred in Pixel ads), Japanese actress Ayami Nakajo (who has additionally starred in Pixel ads), and NBA star / Google Performance Advisor Stephen Curry. (Cooper and Noah are additionally bringing shows to YouTube.)

Jimmy Fallon hosted the present final yr, an occasion that my colleague Victoria Song described as extra like “a live taping of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” than a standard tech launch occasion. Given the superstar faces set to look at this yr’s occasion, it appears that evidently Google is as soon as once more aiming to succeed in a extra mainstream viewers. It’s additionally airing proper on the finish of the ET workday: the occasion, which takes place in New York City, begins at 6PM ET.

As for the devices you possibly can anticipate, Google’s occasion teaser video options temporary glimpses of a brand new telephone and smartwatch, and the corporate has beforehand proven teases of the Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro Fold. There are a bunch of leaked photos and specs of the upcoming {hardware} floating round, too. However, when you’re eager about choosing up considered one of Google’s new devices, try to be ready for a better price ticket.