Google Tablet : Google Joins HTC to Create Chrome Based Google Tablet PC
By debashis, Gaea News NetworkSaturday, February 6, 2010
In their constant strive to outperform and eclipse Apple’s gadgets, Google has provided a possible peek at what their rival tablet computer may look like. To develop the tablet, Google is reportedly teaming up with Taiwan-based HTC, the same company it worked with to create its Nexus One phone.
The images, which popped up this week on their Chromium site, reveal a glimpse at how Google’s OS would work on the tablet. The photos were reported to be developed by Glen Murphy, the company’s UI lead on its OS and browser. It features a configurable keyboard, zooming functionality, and resizable windows that can be altered by dragging your fingers across the screen.
The Google Chrome tablet concept designs showcases a range of touchscreen tablet PC features, including:
- A range of touch-screen keypad configurations, including a split keyboard with keys assigned to left and right hands
- Different methods of launching Google Chrome applications
- Tabs presented along the side of the screen of the Google Chrome interface
- Creating multiple Chrome web browsers on screen using a launcher
Although intended to show off the OS, these images could suggest how the tablet itself will look and function.
This video of Google’s tablet shows the use of hand gestures with the Chrome OS. Click on the link above to see how the user interacts with the multi-touch touchscreen in a way, similar to the Apple iPad, using similar gestures to resize and interact with windows and launch applications. It is rumored that the device would possibly include a 5 to 10-inch screen and an on-screen keyboard.
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