WebProNews » Google OS http://www.webpronews.com Breaking News in Tech, Search, Social, & Business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:09:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New Version of Green OS Released http://www.webpronews.com/new-version-of-green-os-released-2008-01 http://www.webpronews.com/new-version-of-green-os-released-2008-01#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:14:15 +0000 Nathan Weinberg http://www.webpronews.com/?p=43177 Release 2.0 of gOS, the Green Operating System some people call a Google OS, has been released as a free download.]]> Release 2.0 of gOS, the Green Operating System some people call a Google OS, has been released as a free download. The new version is available as a bit torrent download, and adds:

  • Google Gears for offline access of some Google (and non-Google) web applications

  • Virtual desktops

  • An improved Mac-like dock bar (tauntingly called the iBar)

  • A Google search box smack in the middle of the desktop

  • A browser based webcam application with special effects (gBooth)

  • Integrated online storage through Box.net

  • Adobe Flash 9 for Linux pre-installed

  • Better wifi management with “Exalt”

gOS 2.0 Rocket requires a 400 MHz processor 128 MB of RAM, and, shockingly, 3 gigabytes of hard drive space.

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]]> http://www.webpronews.com/new-version-of-green-os-released-2008-01/feed 0 The $199 Google Computer http://www.webpronews.com/the-199-google-computer-2007-11 http://www.webpronews.com/the-199-google-computer-2007-11#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:13:06 +0000 Andy Beal http://www.webpronews.com/?p=41577 If you’ve been waiting for Google to launch its own computer and operating system, that day is here.]]> If you’ve been waiting for Google to launch its own computer and operating system, that day is here.Google Computer

Wal-Mart is selling a desktop computer for $199 running Linux GOS– a variant of the popular Ubuntu but with lots of optimization for Google products.

From the Everex TC2502 product specs:

It runs on the gOS operating system and features the OpenOffice.org 2.2 software suite that gives users the ability to create word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. Additional highlights include a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, Ethernet port and stereo speakers.

Key Features & Benefits:

  • 1.5 GHz Via Technologies C7-D processor

  • 512 MB of DDR2 system memory

  • 80 GB hard disk drive

  • DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive

  • 10/100 Mbps Ethernet

  • gOS operating system

Hmm, if I could only justify the purchase of yet another computer. ;-)

Note: this isn’t an official Google computer, but it’s as close as you can get!

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