Acer’s Chrome OS device ready for Computex
The first Chrome OS-based device will be introduced by Acer in two weeks, according to a report by VentureBeat Thursday.
The tech blog cites “multiple sources” saying that Acer will show Chrome OS “devices” at Computex Taipei, a yearly computer and electronics show, which opens June 1. The report doesn’t specify what kind of devices.
But Chrome OS, which was introduced by Google last year, is designed to work on Netbooks, smartbooks, and tablets. Acer said in December that it would have a Chrome OS Netbook ready for mid-2010, so VentureBeat’s report certainly tracks with that previous company statement. Acer Chairman J.T. Wang also said his company would be “first” with a Chrome OS device, which if it does produce a device in two weeks, would make his prediction true.
