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Google Developing 'Brillo' OS For Internet of Things

Posted by Soulskill on from the won't-run-on-your-brilloPad dept.

An anonymous reader writes: A new report from The Information (paywalled) says Google is working on an operating system called "Brillo" that would be a platform for Internet-of-things devices. It's supposedly a lightweight version of Android, capable of running on devices with extremely limited hardware — as little as 32 MB of RAM, for example. The company is expected to launch the code for Brillo at its I/O event next week. This is particularly relevant now that Google has acquired Nest, Dropcam, and Revolv — a trio of "smart home" companies whose devices could potentially by unified by Brillo.

2 of 227 comments (clear)

  1. Re:32MB? by bug1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not if you're a spy agency.

    Such an old fashioned term, they called advertising corporations now.

  2. Re:Correctly named? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I bet it gets scrubbed.