While the primary focus of the upcoming Google Chromium OS is the netbook form factor, this doesn’t mean Google isn’t considering other form factors for the browser-based OS. If you head on over to http://dev.chromium.org/chromium-os/user-experience/form-factors, you’ll find a variety of possible form factors for the Chromium OS – everything from tablets to laptops to desktop systems to large-screen displays. For each form factor, Google outlines the changes to the user interface one might expect with the Chromium OS.
On the netbook front, one would expect:
- Full Screen, Compact/Classic/Sidebar UI
- Omnibox may autohide on devices with limited vertical height
- Docking panels
- Tabs and Windows
Tables with 5 to 10 inch screens, one would expect:
- Full screen, touch-enabled UI
- Docking panels
- Tabs only
- High-resolution display
- Visual exploration
Laptops with 15 to 17 inch displays, one would expect:
- Windowed, classical UI
- Overlapping, or tiled window management
- Floating or docking panels
Desktops with 24 to 30 inch displays, one would expect:
- Windows, classical UI
- Overlapping window management
- Floating or docking panels
And finally for large display sized 40 to 60 inches, one would expect:
- Full-screen displays
- Auto-hiding Omnibox
- Docking panels
- Split screen
- Tabs only
Since everyone’s just a bit crazed over tablets these days, Google decided to show off concept renderings of what the Chromium OS would look like on a Tablet form factor. Here are the renditions.
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