Google Shows Off its Tablet Concept

Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey in Features, News

googletablet1 Google Shows Off its Tablet ConceptOn the Chromium projects site, Google has quietly posted some pictures and a video of their ideas of what a future Chrome OS tablet would look like. What’s interesting to me is that the video shows browser windows that are treated as objects which can be readily manipulated in the screen for the best use possible depending on the site you are at.

And there is no doubt that the demo is showing that fact that you can multi-task with the tablet for a reason. One of the biggest selling points for a Google tablet as a competitor to the iPad is the fact that you will be able to carry out more than one process at a time:

But the video only explores one concept. The pictures indicate that Google is experimenting with several different UIs. One is using sidebar tabs in order to navigate, another show large buttons above the Chrome tabs in addition to just a screen where you can manipulate the browser that the clip above shows. So further development of a tablet for Chrome OS is anyone’s guess.

Although it appears that they are trying to develop this operating system based on many different types of PCs, it’s clear that Google is just trying to develop the best user experience that they can for a device like this. You can get to all the tablet pictures that are on the Chromium site from here.

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58 Responses to “Google Shows Off its Tablet Concept”

  1. Jim

    01. Feb, 2010

    Looks great, and everything I imagined the iPad would be. I also love how the second browser window they pull up is Hacker News!

  2. sub's me2DAY

    01. Feb, 2010

    이흥섭3D의 생각…

    Google Shows Off its Tablet Concept (via thechromesource)…

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  8. Stefan is a fag

    02. Feb, 2010

    WOW, this literally would kick the shit out of the iPad

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  13. mark rushworth

    02. Feb, 2010

    thats interesting… however the ipad has mass market appeal due to its simplicity, i suspect this concept with its folders and files based operation is geared to the more technolo0gy savvy people… what would be nice is a compromise… where the ui is as clean and as basic as possible for every day functions like surfing, reading, watching video and music, with the option to delve into a more standardised pc like experience as an option. if used like the ipad its a portable media centre with internet and books… this device could do that and retain its simplicity whilst adding the option for complex operations.

  14. Isao

    02. Feb, 2010

    Nice concept – if Apple and Google compete against each other the final winner might likely be us users – Apple sharpening their iPad with single-task, Google with multi-task. I hope Google will materialize the concept quickly.

    P.S. That demo looks creepingly similar to the scenes in the movie Minority Report – are they trying to achieve that?

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  26. Joe

    02. Feb, 2010

    This looks very rudimentary for a company like Google. I wonder if they wanted to release something quickly to let people know they don’t want to be left out of the “tablet wars?”

    Also, look at the size of the hands compared to the canvas of the tablet. If these are any indication of what they’re going for, this thing would be HUGE!

  27. genXdesigner

    02. Feb, 2010

    Anyone notice how the keyboard in the demo looks almost identical to the iPad keyboard…?
    Almost like they take the idea of a touch screen and apply it to the iMac…
    iPad is not supposed to be a laptop…and I think that is the key. As Apple said themselves, its the inbetween. Better at web than a iPod Touch, and cheaper than a Powerbook.

    And when I find myself sitting on the couch watching lost, I could see myself pulling out an iPad to check my Facebook. Simple. Sleek. Powerful.

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  29. bojan krizanic

    02. Feb, 2010

    To me it looks like a larger iPad with multi-tasking.
    If you look at it more, you could conclude that it wouldn’t work (multuple windows…) all that nice on a screen the size of the iPad.

    No really new stuff. But also the iPad doesn’t show something revolutionary.

    Nonetheless, it’s nice to see different concepts by different people.

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  32. Grimmy

    02. Feb, 2010

    Please make this happen. Can I send my money now?

  33. Graphicstart

    02. Feb, 2010

    This only confirms the iPad is heading on the right course, as if the creative base flocking with ideas to Adobe was not enough:

    http://www.markzware.com/blogs/adobe-illustrator-indesign-ipad-coming-soon-adobe-asks-feedback/2010/02/01/

    Google seems extremely reactionary on this, but never count out the quiet guy.

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  37. cambruzzi

    02. Feb, 2010

    This looks awesome steven colbert will have one in a week!

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  39. Derrick

    03. Feb, 2010

    IT’s easy to put a concept together, but actually creating one is a different story. Don’t get me wrong, if anyone can do it, Google can. Nexus One!

    I’m not sure I like the concept of on-screen keyboards, but, they’re designed for minimal typing, of course.

  40. jive

    03. Feb, 2010

    I had a feeling they would make something like this.

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  42. Kevin

    04. Feb, 2010

    Hmmm…..after the GPhone mess,let’s see how this turns out to be

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  43. Marat

    05. Feb, 2010

    The concept looks like piece of shit.

    Was it a tablet or 24″ display?!
    Can I read the text in windows?

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  45. Alan

    05. Feb, 2010

    I like it!

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  49. Sorcerer's Apprentice

    12. Feb, 2010

    Please announce the Goggle Tablet Product that is powered by Chrome providing native apps for calendar, email, YouTube, Maps, Earth, Picasa, Reader and Voice. As well as an open Android Development Environment … oh yeah … 10-12″ display.

  50. Daniel Cawrey

    12. Feb, 2010

    I plan on it. I also expect that the device will make coffee, plan my daily nutritional intake, and bark at me when I don’t go to the gym :) .

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