Google Announces CR-48 Chrome OS Netbook

[Admin]

As we mentioned earlier, Google finally took the plunge and announced the first developer hardware available for Chrome OS developers and Chrome OS testers (pilot program) alike.

What do we know about the Netbook? Well, we know the hardware and we know that Google is specifically making sure the Netbook has no branding on it whatsoever. It's pretty generic and will have versions made by both Acer and Samsung.

The Specs are as follows:

• 12.1" Display
• SSD Hard Drive
• Full Size Keyboard
• Intel Atom Processor
• World Mode 3G (Verizon)
• 8+ Hour Battery (Active Usage)
• 8+ Day Standby Time
• Webcam

The specs are nothing to write home about but this is a test/reference platform... and, best of all, you have a chance to get one for FREE from Google. All you need to do is sign up here.

Also, we'd like to take this opportunity to announce that we've created a forum dedicated entirely to Google's Chrome OS. We think this has the potential to be a very popular and disruptive OS and it deserves it's own home. Enter the Chrome OS Forum. We would appreciate you checking it out and registering an account and participating in the discussion! To do so, visit Chrome OS Forum

(Source: Chrome OS Forum & ChromeSource)

[sliceburgslim]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Luq07]

GigaOM claims Google has 60,000 ChromeOS notebooks to share as part of the pilot program.
Google Has 60,000 Chrome Notebooks to Share: Mobile

[DudeRandom21]

Man is it just me or Google hates Canada when it has contests cause you always have to live in the US to be able to enter first with the nexus S (which I can understand cause it is not going to release here anyhow) but this one I don`t see why not I mean seriously why no Canada Google :mad:

Rant over

Sorry if this rant buged anybody

[Nobby]

Can this new OS be ported to existing laptops? Would look good on my alienware m17x

Engraved using pure root!

[card0124]

I signed up for this deal here. I really hope that they send me one out because i have been waiting for this for a long time.

[sliceburgslim]

Anyone get any confirmation email or anything after you signed up? Seems like they are already starting to send them out.

[DudeRandom21]

Wow that was fast.

[WERA689]

Actually, they started showing up for some yesterday....but not here

[sliceburgslim]

Chrome OS Forum seems to be down at the moment

Edit: Back up now!