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Essential CEO Andy Rubin at the Playground Global offices in Palo Alto.
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Rubin has a long history of making mobile devices, from the Sidekick to the G1 to the Droid.
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The Essential team wanted to build products that felt more crafted than your average gadget, that felt more like furniture than technology.
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Since Essential's not trying to sell phones to everyone on the planet, they went after a more refined, fashion-forward aesthetic.
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Essential's offices, at the Playground headquarters, are full of cool gadgets and cooler furniture.
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Andy Rubin's first love will always be robots. And so robots are everywhere at Essential.
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Rubin likes nice things. Nice cars, nice motorcycles. This is just one of his collection.
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Rubin in his office with his dog (and semi-official Essential mascot), Cosmo.
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