The Pixel C features a slick unibody aluminum chassis, with stereo speakers, USB C, and the usual power and volume rockers.

Along the top are holes for the "quad noise-cancelling microphones." Interesting feature for a device that doesn't yet support always-on "OK Google."

(Apparently this feature is "coming soon.")

We've seen dual microphones in devices for a few years now, a feature that cancels out ambient noise by comparing signals from two different locations. Four is a bigger number than two, so it probably does it better.

But enough of the outside—let's slap some heat on this fondleslab and open it up.