PIXEL TABLET
If a recently found item in the USI's list of authorised goods is to be believed, Google's forthcoming Pixel Tablet will support the cross-manufacturer U.S.I. (Universal Stylus Initiative) standard, allowing it to be used with a number of styluses from third parties. The item, discovered by NuGiz, identifies a Google gadget with the product name "Tangor" and the model number "Tablet," which are likely placeholder names for the Android-powered tablet Google revealed earlier this month.
Google embraced the U.S.I., an industry-wide stylus standard, in 2018. It's already available on a number of Chromebooks, allowing them to work with a variety of styluses from various manufacturers. However, while there are a slew of proprietary pen / Android tablet options (such as Samsung's S Pen for Galaxy tablets), no tablets have been approved to function with the universal U.S.I. standard.
The USI released version 2.0 of the standard earlier this year. This version contains a new wireless charging function, similar to what Apple offers with the Apple Pencil 2 and certain iPads, that might allow compatible styluses to be charged simply by placing them close to a supported device. It's unknown which version of the Google's tablet will be supported.
As 9 to 5 Google points out, it's odd that Google's tablet has emerged in the U.S.I. database so soon after the company announced a 2023 release date. The listing initially appeared sometime after January, according to the wayback Machine. The U.S.I. and Google did not reply to requests for comment from The Verge.
