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Google launches Chromebook, Chromebox and gets it right (GigaOm)
GigaOm reviews
the new Chromebook from Samsung, along with the associated desktop
"Chromebox" device. "The ChromeOS and the devices based on the OS
have reached a point in maturity where they can be used as an 'optional' or
second computer. It is also benefiting from the fact that most of us have
become used to living and working inside the browser."
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Lack of editing Posted May 29, 2012 22:03 UTC (Tue) by intgr (subscriber, #39733) [Link] Do they even do any editing at all? Just from a cursory reading I noticed... Multi-window support and the UI scales from seamlessly scales from 11” to 30” screens In many ways, these new cheaper devices threaten to take away any growth prospects from Microsoft which needs to sell a lot of these devices in order to In order to what?
Lack of editing Posted May 29, 2012 22:27 UTC (Tue) by fest3er (guest, #60379) [Link]
They do lots of editing. It's their proofreading that leaves something to be desired. :)
Tablet Posted May 30, 2012 10:34 UTC (Wed) by epa (subscriber, #39769) [Link]
Now all we need is a ChromePad, right?
Tablet Posted May 30, 2012 14:44 UTC (Wed) by marduk (subscriber, #3831) [Link]
Wouldn't that compete with Android tablets?
Google launches Chromebook, Chromebox and gets it right (GigaOm) Posted May 31, 2012 11:58 UTC (Thu) by loevborg (guest, #51779) [Link] The official announcement notes that the Chromebook is built on "an open-source firmware stack". Does this mean that the laptop actually boots through Coreboot? That would be great news (and perhaps a reason to get a Chromebook). I've seen video demos of Chromebooks booting in 5 seconds (partly) because of Coreboot, but it would be great to have confirmation that you can actually buy a laptop that doesn't use a BIOS any more.
Google launches Chromebook, Chromebox and gets it right (GigaOm) Posted May 31, 2012 16:22 UTC (Thu) by gioele (subscriber, #61675) [Link]
Phoronix says that Google contributed Ivy Bridge support to coreboot in April: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MT...
Google launches Chromebook, Chromebox and gets it right (GigaOm) Posted May 31, 2012 18:37 UTC (Thu) by olof (subscriber, #11729) [Link]
Yes, that is correct. The new devices use coreboot as the main firmware, and a stripped-down u-boot for portions of the verified boot functionality.
Google launches Chromebook, Chromebox and gets it right (GigaOm) Posted Jun 7, 2012 10:54 UTC (Thu) by stevem (subscriber, #1512) [Link]
Shiny hardware but crippled, ah well... :-(
Google launches Chromebook, Chromebox and gets it right (GigaOm) Posted Jun 7, 2012 12:30 UTC (Thu) by bboissin (subscriber, #29506) [Link]
Crippled? The chromebook is one of the most open plateform (there's a dev switch to unlock the bootloader).
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