Google shows new Chromebook platform at I/O Conference

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011...9:19 pm

Google has announced a their long awaited Chrome OS netbook project and they’re calling it the Chromebook. The new devices on the Chromebook platfrom,expectedly, run Google’s Chrome operating system — which Google says will always up to date because Google will push software updates automatically every few weeks. Chromebooks will be quick to boot, and run apps from the cloud but also read data from SD cards. When you insert a card, a file browser opens up to show your files, including thumbnail icons for photos. You can also register with Picasa, Box.net, Google Docs, or another service so that you can send files to online services directly from the local file browser.

Acer and Samsung will begin offering the first two Chromebooks on June 15th. Students and businesses will also be able to sign up for subscription-based plans to get Chrome OS hardware and software for a monthly fee in June.

You can check out the video after the break.