Chrome OS, the tech company says, is a new system that stops users worrying about their computer so they can concentrate on the internet.

Google is launching a new operating system for the PC which it hopes will release Microsoft’s near monopoly of the market. Google already has been creating competitive software products with Google Docs that offer web-based alternatives to Microsoft’s Word and Exel but now they will launch Chrome Operating System that will go up against the Windows system.
The NY Times says that the system is initially aimed at the growing netbook market but that the software is fully capable of powering “fully fledged” PCs. Google seems to have eyed the boom in netbooks as an opportunity to make market change. The [...]

Chrome Experiments is a site that documents and presents the work of programmers and hackers working with Google’s new browser. One of the more interesting learnings is that the browser can create moving image with simple Javascript and HTML5 rather than using animation web-applications like Flash.

Chrome, Google’s foray into the war for browser supremacy, has yet to be widely adopted in Japan.  In an attempt to bolster the market share, and appeal to the playful culture, Google has released a cute little advertisement which hopes to capture the spirit of the browser.
The time-lapse animation is clear and carefully rendered with precise audio and fantastic artistic direction.  It is impressive to see how labor intensive such a short simple ad is.  To understand the process of creating this ad be sure to check out the Picasa gallery of the work behind the scenes.  Google Chrome Japan [...]