Google I/O comes once a year, and this year’s event was a wild ride of Pixel goodness, AI magic, and Wear OS awesomeness. It was seriously an impressive event that packed a bunch of news in such a short time frame. Casey Newton, Platformer founder and writer, pretty much verifies my claim with this ‘skeet’ from his Bluesky account, “Seems pretty inarguable to me that today was the most interesting I/O keynote in close to a decade.” Image: KnowTechie / Bluesky Yup, this tracks. But what was so good about it? Well, I’ll show you. Here are some of the best announcements Google made at its annual Google I/O event. .stk-279cd39 .stk-block-heading__bottom-line{width:58px !important;background-color:var(–stk-global-color-56583,#911d9c) !important;margin-top:19px !important}Our favorite Google I/O 2023 announcements Image: KnowTechie 🌟 The Pixel Trifecta: Fold, Tablet, and 7A Google dropped the mic with three jaw-dropping Pixel devices Pixel Fold 📱: This $1,799 stunner is Google’s first foldable phone, rocking a 5.8-inch OLED outer screen that blossoms into a 7.6-inch OLED display with a buttery-smooth 120Hz refresh rate. Pixel Tablet 💻: At $499, this sleek 11-inch tablet doubles as a smart display, thanks to a clever magnetic charging dock that moonlights as a speaker. Pixel 7A 📞: The budget-friendly Pixel 7A, starting at $499, brings a 6.1-inch 1080p display with a 90Hz refresh rate to the A-series party. All these devices come with Google’s Tensor G2 chip under the hood. Bonus: Preorder the Pixel 7A and get a $50 Best Buy gift card, plus an extra $50 off with activation. 🔮 AI…Google I/O 2023: 9 notable takeaways from this year’s event