We have mentioned Google Chrome OS and Chrome OS netbooks and MIDs many times here on Gadgetmix.com. Well, as expected Google has revealed few more details about the Chromium OS today. We were looking forward for its BETA release or launch of some netbook running Chromium OS, but that did not happen.
Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.
However, we got some juicy details of what the Google wants Chrome OS to do:
- It certainly is not going to replace your desktop OS. It can do so if the only activity you do on a computer is web-browsing and chat. The apps that will be used on the Chromium OS will be using HTML5. In simple words, these are web-based apps, that completely depend on the Internet connection. So, no Internet connection means that app would be useless
- Boot time of mere 7 seconds: Although this will greatly depend on the hardware it will be run on, but Google wants to keep the boot times as short as possible. Google is even touting it as “Instant on OS”. Note that Google is still optimizing its code for even shorter boot times
- Google’s Chromium OS comes with these web-apps: Picase Web, Hulu, YouTube, Google’s Music app and Notepad
- Right now, Google’s main aim is to get it on as many netbooks and MIDs as it can. It will be made available for both x86 as-well-as ARM infrastructures.
- Expect machines to be out before the Christmas season commences
- Right now, Google is making only its source code available for download.
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Century Japan has unveiled new product SATA and IDE HDD Stage Rack which is compatible with IDE connection. Rack is still compatible with SATA HDD (2.5″ and 3.5″ HDD) and comes with a new design.
[via AkihabaraNews]
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Samsung GO netbook is now available with AT&T’s 3G plan. It will come with recently released, Windows 7 and will run its Stater Edition. Standard specs include:
- Intel Atom N270 processor
- Pebble style keyboard
- LED-backlit
- Borderless glass display
- 4-cell battery
- 1.27kg
Samsung claims that its 4-cell battery will last 4 hours on a single charge. We DOUBT that, especially with the Atom N270 CPU. Had they used some Z-series Atom, those figures would have appeared more realistic to us
SONY VAIO Bluetooth keyboard looks a lot like the EEE keyboard except for the fact it is just a keyboard and not a whole computer like latter and does not features a display. It has the same chiclet keys as found on the ASUS EEE keyboard.
Unlike most wireless keyboards that one gets to see in the local electronic stores, this keyboard is powered by Bluetooth radio instead of optical wireless technology. This is extremely helpful as most of the netbooks have built-in bluetooth and it makes sense to use that radio instead of carrying another USB dongle for wireless.
The keyboard has well-spaced out keys for perfect typing experience.
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Acer is going to release Olympic Winter edition for its 1410 CULV notebook. It comes with Intel Dual Core processor (1.2GHz), Intel GS45 Express Chipset and 4GB of RAM. It is equipped with a 11.6-inch screen with 1366 x 768 resolution, 250GB HDD, 6-cell battery and runs Windows 7 Home Premium Edition. The Acer Aspire 1410 weighs 1.4kg. Read Acer 1410 review
VEGA, a tablet from ICD (Innovative Converged Devices) will get rolled out during CES 2010. It will be available in varierty of display sizes: 7, 11 and 15-inches. The design has been minimalistic. It runs on a Tegra processor and has resistive screens which means that it would be a joy to use it.
It runs Android OS which makes its 7-inch version a direct threat to Archos 5 Android MID. Anyone wants a 15-inch Android device?
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The Samsung N510 netbook is available for pre-order and can be found in the many stores with price ranging between $574.99 and $582.99. It is equipped with NVIDIA ION chipset. Here are its specs:
- 11.6-inch screen
- 1.66GHz N280 processor
- 2GB of Ram
- 250GB HDD
- 5900mAh Battery
- Windows 7 Home Premium
The US model has beefier specs as compared to the UK model that came with 1GB RAM and 160GB HDD.
It is soon going to be very puzzling as myriad of smartbooks are going to hit the horizon very soon. From outside, both netbooks and smartbooks look the same, but from inside, they run on totally different processors. Couple of days back, Qualcomm unveiled a smartbook that will be sold by Lenovo under AT&T.
Lenovo is just one of the many OEMs and netbook vendors who will be rolling out smartbooks. Many other will follow their suit soon. It is surely going to be very interesting to see the reaction of the consumers as these smartbooks won’t be able to run their favorite desktop apps. People buy netbooks because they perceive them as nothing but tiny laptop computers that run Windows XP/7, thus giving them the ability to run their desktop apps on it.
Most of the smartbooks won’t be x86 compatible and will feature processors based on ARM-infrastructure. One of them is the Snapdragon manufactured by Qualcomm that runs at 1GHz clock speed. This has been featured in many windows phones already including HTC TOUCH HD 2 and Toshiba TG01. Both of the phones have been found to be very speedy, but is it enough for a pleasant experience on a netbook? That is something we would like to see.
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