The iPad came and went down with a lot of criticism. In a market where traditional PC’s rule and only the scaled down version of the mere same interface sells, Google tried to sell us the Chrome OS concept last year and got a Luke warm response (better than the bombing iPad has got). With the 2010 flavor of tablets, a tablet version of Chrome OS is what we are looking at now.
Last month we hard heard rumors of HTC working on a Google tablet that would be powered by the Chrome OS and here we have a tablet concept UI posted on the official Chromium site. While Chromium is the open source community that powers the Chrome browser and the Chrome OS, Techcrunch notes that these might well be posted by Glen Murphy (Google Chrome’s designer). It is rumored that Google is working closely with manufacturers to fine tuned the Chrome tablet, just like it worked with HTC to build the Nexus One.
This seems to be the only ways in which Google can counter the advantage cos like Apple & Palm has (controlling the entire experience: hardware + software). More pictures below, video here.
