Initial Looks At The “Google Tablet”

Author: Team NWS | Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | Filed In: Technology
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And the Apple vs. Google rivalry gets just a tad more interesting. Enter the impending Google tablet, running Google’s very own “Internet first” and “Internet emphasized” operating system, Chrome OS. If you haven’t grasped the concept behind Chrome OS, watch Google’s instructional video here. Now acknowledge the news of Google’s tablet to be multi-touch capable, and we’ve got one hell of an Apple Ipad contender. Catch the full concept gallery & video below, as well as some specs to expect…

  • Keyboard interaction with the screen: anchored, split, attached to focus.
  • Launchers as an overlay, providing touch or search as means to access web sites.
  • Contextual actions triggered via dwell.
  • Zooming UI for multiple tabs
  • Tabs presented along the side of the screen (see Side tabs)
  • Creating multiple browsers on screen using a launcher

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