Google's Chromebook Pixel elevates Chrome OS ambitions The browser-based Chrome OS now has a high-end home: a refined $1,299 laptop with a high-resolution touch screen. It paves the way for Chrome OS tablets, too. February 21, 2013 11:01 AM PST Google's Chromebook Pixel has a high-resolution display that shows crisp text and graphics and good color. (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) In an attempt to satisfy cloud-computing power users, Google today launched its Chromebook Pixel, a $1,299 laptop with a high-resolution touch screen that's now the flagship of the Chrome OS fleet. "The goal was to push the boundary and build something premium," Sundar Pichai, the senior vice president of engineering in charge of Chrome and the Google Apps online services, said in an interview. Googl...
The browser-based Chrome OS now has a high-end home: a refined $1299 laptop with a high-resolution touch screen. It paves the way for Chrome OS tablets, ...