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Google is looking to copy its popular Nexus hardware line and use a similar system to bring a bit of spice to the rather sad world of the Chromebook, with the search giant said to be planning the launch of a Google-branded Chrome OS notebook.
According to Chinese sources, Google’s own-brand Chromebook would also feature touchscreen capabilities, so it could even be the mythical Android/Chrome OS combo device we’ve long expected to eventually appear. The China Times says it’ll be arriving before the end of 2012, so it could be a late entry on your annual email to Santa.
Although given that Chromebooks haven’t exactly set the world on fire thus far despite new cheap ones appearing, would sticking a touchscreen in one and a Google logo on the case really help the cause? [Techradar]
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What’s this going to be, the Nexus 17? 22?
Has anyone here actually used a Chromebook and are they any good?
I’ve got one of the new series 3 to use in the lab as an electronic lab notebook. I had a play around with it at home before taking it to work and its a great little device, ideal if your looking for that tablet instant on but with a great keyboard.
make it ideal.
Those factors combined with the lack of any fans to suck any lab gunk into the innards (plus you can tape all the vents / ports up)and low cost (in case I have a really bad day in the lab
I’ll be blogging about how it goes at:
http://noquillnopapyrus.deepbluezen.com
So confused. There are adverts all over the Tube in London advertising the Samsung Google Chromebook running Chrome OS. I thought this was already on sale.
It is.
Just give up the cromebook thing Google, no-one wants that (or at least they think they don’t), just sell the Nexus 10 with a stand and keyboard (a-la Surface) and have done with it.
Speak for your self. I just purchased a Samsung Chromebook and it has been the best decision I have made.
Its a great machine.
Good to see they avoided making this look like a MacBook.
Putting a big Search button where the Caps-Lock ought to go won’t cause any frustration either…
Wait, people still use caps lock?
well it’s easier than holding down shift.
Couldn’t agree more!
I personally love Chrome OS. It just needs to come on cheap devices. For a 16 year old £220 is not cheap. I cant afford to raise that to update my desktop.
Give me a Chromebook for £100 and its a sale.
smells a bit desperate to me.. but you never know, could be good to have a third option (linux dont count) be like Xbox (MS) PS3 (Apple) and Wii (Google), you get the idea.. HAHA
Agrees. The computer OS industry has been a two horse race for too long. Does anyone else miss Commodore?
i loved commodore
Two horse race? There’s more users on Win7 than all other OS’ combined (incl. Android and iOS, excl. the now-defunct WinXP). There’s a similar degree of magnitude between usage of Win7 and OS X as there is Linux and Win7, so really saying Linux doesn’t count is equal to saying OS X doesn’t count.