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Google Turns to High Schools To Test Chrome OS Laptops

By Leila Meyer
02/15/2011

Google delivered a truckload of free Cr-48 laptops to Astoria High School in Astoria, Ore. earlier this month

As part of its Chrome operating system (OS) pilot program, Google sent a shipment of of free Cr-48 laptops to Astoria High School in Astoria, Ore. earlier this month. The schools was selected as one of several high schools in the U.S. to take part in the program.

For the schools that have been selected, every teacher and student will receive a free Chrome OS laptop. Google wants the recepients to integrate the laptop into their classroom, homework, and personal lives and provide user feedback that will be taken into consideration before the OS systems hit the public..

Chrome OS is Google's new browser-based operating system. The Cr-48 is a special test laptop designed specifically for the pilot program. It boots in ten seconds and connects to the Internet through either WiFi or 3G. It is designed for cloud computing exclusively because, while it has a small amount of internal storage for Web apps (16 GB), that storage is not meant to be accessible to typical end users.

The Chrome OS pilot program is open to individuals, businesses, schools, nonprofits, and developers based in the United States. For more information and to apply for the pilot program, visit the Chrome OS pilot program Web site.

About the Author

Leila Meyer is a technology writer based in British Columbia. She can be reached at [email protected].

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