The Google Pixel Tablet is a strange device that wants to be a jack of all trades but is a master of none. It’s a serviceable tablet, but doesn’t feature any first-party productivity accessories like a stylus or a keyboard.

The "Look and Talk" feature, also known as "blue steel" or "LnT," uses the device's integrated camera to detect when a user is both staring at and speaking to the device. Currently, this feature is available on Nest Hub Max but has not yet been introduced on the Pixel Tablet, despite evidence of its development six months ago.

Following rumors of a Pixel Tablet 2 in the works, Google appears to be readying a new “Look and Sign” feature to enable a new way to interact with the Google Assistant.

I have been trying to do more with the Google Pixel Tablet, but I really shouldn't have been, so I've given up making it something it's not.

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Google appears to be working on a fresh way to interact with Pixel Tablets called "Look and Sign," and it appears to be related to "Look and Talk" on the Nest Hub Max.