Google’s Chromebook Pixel: glimpse of the future, or bizarre mishmash?

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Google has unveiled the Chromebook Pixel, a curious blend of high-end hardware and browser-based software

The Chromebook sports a high-end design

The Pixel is 16.2 mm thick, and weighs 1.52 kg

The Chromebook Pixel's screen supports multitouch

Article Summary

Not long ago, Chromebooks – laptops that run Google’s Chrome OS – looked like a doomed product category. With the rise of the tablet, who needed a laptop with a glorified web browser for an operating system? Well, as the Chrome Web Store has evolved and Chromebook prices have dropped, the machines appear to be doing quite well ... So well that Google is now releasing its own high-end model, the Chromebook Pixel.