Googlebooks might be the real deal

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/installer_2eede2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hi, friends! Welcome to <em>Installer</em> No. 145, your guide to the best and <em>Verge</em>-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I'm happy to be done traveling for a bit, and also you can read all the old editions at the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/installer-newsletter"><em>Installer</em> homepage</a>.) </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This week, I flew to San Francisco to try out Meta's new hardware, including the impressive <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/999517/meta-vr-glasses-connect-2026-hands-on">Meta VR Glasses</a>. Along the way, I've been listening to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cg56uF4hlc">Joanna Stern's interview with Mark Zuckerberg</a>, watching <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=543zTHAylEY">this interview with new Apple CEO John Ternus</a>, revisiting <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiN5ERktXz0">Steve Jobs' "Antennagate" press conference Q&amp;A</a>, playing games on my Steam Deck using the <a href="https://us.shop.xreal.com/products/xreal-one-pro">Xreal One Pro</a> glasses, and reading Sarah Wynn-William …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1000424/googlebooks-meta-ray-ban-audio-control-resonant-microsoft-surface-mouse">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>