The New Tab Page Gets a New Look
Posted on 21. Mar, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey in News
The overall look of the new tab page in Chromium is being changed, possibly to reflect an addition of touch capabilities. You can see the new look in this screenshot taken from a recent Chromium build with the “Experimental new tab page” switched on in “about:flags”. The main differences appear to be larger icons, a toggle system for multiple pages of app and a garbage can to get rid of unused icons.
This may be an indication that Google wants Chrome to offer touch for hardware devices. A hybrid gadget that entails both a laptop and a tablet may be in the works, but most computers like that are priced somewhat high. I’m not sure that the price point of Chrome OS will allow for a device like that, at least not in the near future.
One of the most challenging things about this is making the operating system work with both touch and a mouse. Designers must find a balance between the two and there are nuances to consider when doing this. Nevertheless, a product like the Samsung Sliding 7 would be a great fit for Chrome OS.
Would you buy a hybrid Chrome OS device?
via ConceivablyTech
5 Responses to “The New Tab Page Gets a New Look”
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Brett
21. Mar, 2011
Price is going to be a huge deciding factor for me when it comes to buying my next computing device. I’m unsure if I want an Android tablet or some sort of Chrome device. I think this hybrid functionality would be very intriguing though. Definitely on my radar…
Maybe!
21. Mar, 2011
Maybe!
Alico
21. Mar, 2011
Surely not.
Judging by the latest changes (logo very ugly and totally inappropriate; new slow Bookmarks tab; Options tab slow and barely functional; other excesses and vagaries…) I would never buy a computer with the Chrome OS!
Things were up to version 8 to be very good.
With version 9, and in my opinion, it has achieved the top. Now with this bad version 10, I think some things can be compromised.
I’ll wait and see and give all the benefit of the doubt but now I am very pessimistic about the Google Chrome.
Use of the Chrome browser is being less and less user friendly.
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Ummm...
30. Mar, 2011
That looks like JoliOS – http://www.jolicloud.com/