Google is Expected to Introduce Google OS Netbook on Dec 7th
Google just sent out an invitation for a “Chrome” event that will take place in San Francisco on December 7th, 2010.
Since last week, we have seen Google pushed activities around the Web and the browser, first with the release of the e-Book Web browser for the mass as well as the recent release of Chrome browser version 8, which prepares the foundation for a Web App Store as well as technology called “Sandbox” to isolate task that could potentially compete for computing resource to other tasks running on the browser…
Google is expected to announce a so called Google branded netbook that runs the company Chrome OS. The OS is based entirely on a Web browser experience. The file system is expect to rely on Cloud-based Google Docs with perhaps local files synchronization using HTML 5 technology in offline mode. The browser is supposed to have the media playback features add-on such playing your CD, DVD or MP3 stored on an USB stick.
The Chrome OS seems to aim netbook class machine with physical keyboard, so we are not sure if there is any touch gesture UI built-in. In the other hand, many manufacturers have started making tablets running on Google Android OS, which is primarily designed for Smartphone. Google did not make clear what will be the company recommendation as far as OS is concerned running on Tablet moving forward.
Below are the principles that Chrome OS is based on:
- The OS will be hardware dependent. It requires a Netbook like device equipped with solid state drive and WiFi (801.11N) as a minimum. The boot time should be as fast
as turning on a TV set, according to Google. - Only Web based apps are supported. We should expects a flavor of Google Gears to be included to facilitate the online/ offline sync’ing situation. The OS will rely on other online services such Adobe, Microsoft Office online should you have the need to open those file types.
- App will run in its own space to maintain separation between the OS and App similar to process that run in tabs of Google Chrome browser today.
- All data are sync’ed with the “Cloud”, so swapping/ replacing hardware should be painless
- The user interface will be similar to the Chrome browser with addition of application tabs
- User data is encrypted automatically when it leaves the device to maintain data integrity.
- No relationship between the Android and Chrome platform development at this point.
[Via Engadget]
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