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By now I'm sure you're aware of Google Chrome, a new web browser launched by Google. At DeviceVM, we are keenly aware of everything that happens in the Browser space, because for our lightning fast environment, the browser is the killer application. Just as an FYI, our current browser, called the Splashtop Browser, is based on Mozilla's browser (Firefox) and optimized to run super fast and limit security risks in the Splashtop environment.

Now, I could go into all the amazing features of Google Chrome because there are many. But, I'm going to let the experts at PCWorld take care of that. To quote PCWorld:

Chrome's design bridges the gap between desktop and so-called "cloud computing." At the touch of a button, Chrome lets you make a desktop, Start menu, or QuickLaunch shortcut to any Web page or Web application, blurring the line between what's online and what's inside your PC. For example, I created a desktop shortcut for Google Maps. When you create a shortcut for a Web application, Chrome strips away all of the toolbars and tabs from the window, leaving you with something that feels much more like a desktop application than like a Web application or page.

This is certainly the beginning of something monumental. This is where we'll see a shift in the marketplace. It's no secret that Google believes the future of most, if not all, computing resides in the browser. What the PCWorld quote above is referring to is something called an SSB or Site Specific Browser. The basic idea is to turn a website (or web application like Flickr or Facebook) into something that behaves more like a traditional application. This means that Google believes more and more you'll be accessing your main applications via web browser.

Check out this quote by Sergei Brin (Google Co-Founder):

"We (Web users) want a very lightweight, fast engine for running applications."'

That's where DeviceVM's Splashtop comes in. CNET's Dave Rosenberg noted this the other day:

A very interesting use case would be to integrate Chrome with something like DeviceVM, which provides an "instant-on" application set to bypass the operating system to get users up and running with a subset of applications immediately.

Splashtop and Google Chrome is the future of computing. Get to your favorite web applications seconds after hitting the power button. We don't burden your system with lots of legacy applications - we take a fresh approach to your computing experience. With Splashtop you get just what you need (and what you want) - web applications running quickly and efficiently, optimized for safety and power conservation. We have a team that focuses on nothing but making sure the "fast engine for running applications" is available. The way we compute will change forever when Splashtop and Google Chrome collide.