NEW Google Chrome OS on your Flash drive

Chromium OS is the the open source build of Google’s highly anticipated upcoming web-focused netbook operating system, was made into a thumb-drive-friendly recently by a helpful hacker named Hexxeh. His latest build, ChromiumOS Zero, adds Chrome extension support, speed boosts, and cool stuff.

Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. See the official announcement on the Google Blog.

You can see the official list of updates at Hexxeh’s blog,  The OS still fits on a 1 GB USB drive and is offered as a BitTorrent download from Hexxeh’s site.

If you want to have a glimpse of a future that isn’t dominated by microsoft, give ChromiumOS Zero a go on your own laptop from the safety of a USB stick. Go and check out Gina’s human’s guide to running Google Chrome OS, which details running a Hexxeh-based build from a thumb drive. This is just a first glimpse into what Google has planned in this department!

To learn more about how Google is working with the open source community for the developement of the Chrome OS have a look at this video:

For a basic look at how Google’s Chrome OS plans to take over the web check out this great Google video: