Google Video on Chrome OS and Also Pretty Pix!

Google released a lot of visual material to support its Chrome OS look-see today. Many guessed Google’s intention to create an OS once the Chrome browser was released, since it had a feature set that was so much like an operating system.

For many, this is a first glimpse into that project.

Screenshots of the OS (click to make them larger):

This is a basic window in the Chrome OS.

This is the the apps menu. It seems like it’s the major launching point for the OS. It’s got universal search, document creation, etc.

Panels are supposed to make multitasking easier by providing a window, oops, panel to put all of the other tasks other than the one you’re currently working on.