The missing piece in Google's Pixel puzzle

All right, stop me if you've heard this before: Google's about to get serious about hardware.Yeah, yeah — I know. I'll pause for a second while you regain your composure.Look, I'm a huge fan of what Google's trying to do with its Pixel products. If you've read my ramblings for long (or seen the NSFW multicolored "P"-logo tattoos on various parts of my person), you know how I feel about the Pixel's place in the Android ecosystem and the critical role it plays. (Just kidding about the tatto