Google today unveiled the features of your operating system OS Chrome , a technology based on cloud computing and designed to develop computers focused on the use of the web. The project is still in beta, but Google has already announced that the first laptops equipped with Chrome OS will be available in mid-2011 worldwide. "Chrome OS is a third option in the operating system market," said Eric Schmidt, Google's president in the event held today in San Francisco.

" It's strong, powerful and different in the way that matters if you believe in cloud computing, "said Schmidt. In order to polish the product, Google announced the selective distribution among users of a laptop called Cr-48 employees of the Internet company has been running in recent months. These are computers with 12-inch screen , full keyboard, Wi-Fi, 3G and built-in webcam, lacking hard drive, USB ports and 8 hours of battery life in use and 8 days of standby.

"It's just to test the software," said Sundar Pichai, vice president of Product Management at Google, who nonetheless announced that expects to see similar features on computers manufactured Acer and Samsung. Google's idea is to provide an operating system designed to optimize the use of the Internet through computers, in which prime the speed, security and connectivity services over others present on computers with Windows or Apple technology. Chrome OS operating system and will be updated automatically with a system to encrypt any user information to prevent others from accessing your data