In the latest gadget news, Samsung and Acer will both introduce “Chromebooks” on June 15th for $429 and $399, respectively. Chromebook is Google’s latest gadget, a netbook actually, powered completely by Google Chrome, and being driven by the new Intel Atom n570 dual-core processor.
The n570 is said to be super efficient, energy saving and great for speed and multi-tasking, especially for web applications.
Samsung will also sell a 3G version of its Chromebook for $499.
In other Google news, Google focused it’s Developers Conference discussions on the future of its Chrome OS platform, as well as some future products that will soon hit the market.
Google has improved the performance of Adobe Flash playback within the browser, and the OS will now recognize I/O devices, such as cameras, when they’re plugged into the computer.
Other new features include Google Music integration, a new photo manager that allows you to send directly to Picasa, and an option to upload files directly to Box.net.
Google’s bread and butter, Gmail, Calendar, and Docs are all now accessible while offline. Hackers will also appreciate a new built-in jailbreaking feature.
