Yup, you heard right, Google is planning on developing their own operating system. I guess they thought that there aren’t enough linux distributions to choose from already. I have to say this though, they have done such a wonderful job with the Google Chrome Browser that I am really anxious to see what they can produce operating system wise.

According to Google, Google Chrome OS will be an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks and that netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Google says that Chrome OS will run on X86 and ARM and will basically be a new windowing system running on top of a linux kernel.

I’m not sure if its such a great idea for Google to build yet another linux distro, but hey, I’m sure that just because its Google, that everyone will at least give Google Chrome OS a try, would be nice if they would release a live version so everyone can test it out, or make a virtualized copy available that will run in Fusion, Parallels, Workstation, etc…

I’ve had the pleasure of downloading the Developer Release of Google’s new browser, chrome. Right when you launch the application it notifies you that its not appropriate for general consumer use and that the bookmark and password import as well as certain privacy features are not functional yet, but hey who needs those features, all of us Mac users are eager to try out the new browser.

At first glance the browser looks very plain with a view of your six most visited sites similar to version 4 of Safari that was just recently released by Apple. Read more

On June 1st Microsoft unveiled their rumored motion controller solution to the masses. But unlike the the Nintendo Wii which uses a motion controller, Microsoft’s solution uses full body motion as detected by an intelligent motion and audio sensor camera, which offers Voice Activated control as much as body movement.