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A video posted online purports to show a Google tablet running the Chrome web browser and operating system.
The video, which also appears on the blog of Glenn Murphy, User Interface lead at Google for Chrome and ChromeOS, shows a concept tablet device running the operating system. Although only a video creation, the tablet is running a number of applications, appears to have a snap feature similar to Windows 7 that lets you control how and where applications appear on the screen, and offers a virtual keyboard.
To scale, there is a computer generated hand controlling the touch movements, the screen looks huge. This may just be a scaling issue however, and Murphy has already released a psd file of other versions for developers looking to create their own mock ups. Although this has not appeared on an official Google blog, Murphy's role at the firm may suggest that a final version may not be too far behind, nor too different from these concepts.
There are a number of other concept images, all of which make the Google tablet look like a worthy contender for the iPad, particularly its ability to run multiple apps. Plus, with apps on the iPad rumoured to cost more than they do on the iPhone, tablet users may find the Google option easier to swallow.
02 Feb 2010
