5 Things To Know About The Google Chrome OS Tablet PC Design

Chromium, the open source project on which Google will build the next Chrome OS and future versions of the Chrome browser, released a few pictures and an intriguing video of what it calls experiments with various form factors including err.. tablets.

We've rounded five things that readers might need to know about Google's tablet projects (or at least plans/musings). Bearing in mind that a tablet is not particularly different inside compared to a smartphone and one might wonder whether Google's Nexus One doesn't have a bigger brother around.

(1) The screen's format is 4:3

This is the first indication that Google does want to position its tablet (at least the first generation) as a competitor to the likes of the iPad and the Amazon Kindle. We've already explored the advantages of the 4:3 screen over the 16:9 or 16:10 format when it comes to reading.

(2) It has a full capacitive screen

In the video, which you can view here, one can notice that up to 10 fingers can be used simultaneously. We don't know whether the iPad will offer 10 fingers navigation but the fact that Google is already thinking about it bodes well for the competitive landscape.