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$199 Freescale Tablet Design Runs Chromium OS

Posted by Soulskill on from the proof-of-concept dept.

Charbax writes "This is an extensive video interview with Freescale's manager of software development about their integration of the Chromium OS onto their ARM Cortex A8 i.MX51-based $199 Tablet reference design. It seems to run smoothly and fast with multiple tabs. There's no touch screen support yet, so input is done through a USB keyboard and mouse for now, but the WiFi drivers are fine. Freescale is also demonstrating Android and Ubuntu versions. Those have a 3G SIM card reader built-in, an HDMI output and 720p video playback. The question is: will they be able to support Chrome browsing at full speed on the most JavaScript- and Flash-intensive websites and support a large amount of opened tabs?" The demonstration of the Chromium tablet begins at about 11:20 into the video. The Android and Ubuntu versions are displayed earlier.

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  1. How to Calm a Cat in Heat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Equipment:

    * 1 cat in heat
    * 1 Q-tip

    Procedure:

    * Grab wailing, squirming cat and place it on your lap with its hind quarters readily accessible. Chances are the cat will freely offer them, if not the first time this procedure is followed, then certainly each time afterward.
    * Insert the Q-tip into the cat's vagina. It will be exposed and puffy. Do not insert the Q-tip into the other orifice. Either way the cat will begin to scream, but there is a subtle and audible difference in the scream of satisfaction and the scream of rectal pain. Experiment a little until you can distinguish the two.
    * Move the Q-tip in and out of the cat's vagina slowly at first, then more rapidly. No need to be gentle, no matter what you do with the Q-tip it beats a barbed cat penis digging around in there.
    * You are finished when the cat is finished. You will know when the cat is finished because it will either begin immediately to have a cat orgasm, or it will run away with the Q-tip sticking out of its ass. If this happens let it enjoy itself for a few minutes before attempting to retrieve your Q-tip.
    * That is it, you are done. Enjoy the peace and quiet until the cat flares up again.

    What to look for: The cat orgasm that follows this procedure is something the likes of which I have never seen elsewhere. It is a wriggling, leaping, moaning dance of ecstasy that defies any experience of pleasure my mind can even begin to grasp. If humans had orgasms with the intensity of a cat serviced in this way there would be no such thing as war, hunger, capitalism or God.

    Background: A cat in heat is, with few exceptions, one of the most irritating things to have living in your home. A cat in heat will follow you around and howl at you in a bone chilling, hideous wail until you are ready just to toss it outside and let it get pounded by the local tom's. After a few days of this torture having to drown a few kittens sounds relaxing. This cat-saving technique was first demonstrated to me by a terminally un-squeemish roomate of years past.

    1. Re:How to Calm a Cat in Heat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Sorry, since I was posting AC, my sig was turned off. My name's Rob Malda.

  2. Re:That's missing the point by vcompiler · · Score: 0, Troll

    Choose any Linux distro that can run Chrome Browser would be a better solution than choose Chrome OS.

  3. Re:Content is the problem. by vcompiler · · Score: 0, Troll

    Chrome OS is pointless, even when I haven't seen it is in a finished state because it is for sure Chrome OS is a subset of a typical Linux distro. Any Linux distro with careful customization and running a browser (if you insist Chrome is fastest, you could even run Chrome Browser) is better than Chrome OS.