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Re-rethinking computing
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
People tell us they love their Chromebooks. Yet, you have to use a trackpad, type URLs and Search queries using a keyboard, and click on links. Google’s top research scientists have calculated that the average person burns up to five calories per day by clicking on web links. This is absurd—these calories could be put to much better use for breathing, pranking a co-worker, or cleaning your bathtub.
Well, a rogue team of engineers set out to solve one of mankind’s top problems and
re-rethink
computing. Today, we’re excited to announce a way to make your Chromebook self-browsing.
With just one click, you’re off surfing the web—no input needed. And what can you do once your Chromebook is self-browsing? The possibilities are endless:
Plan your summer vacation to Qikiqtarjuaq
Fall in love using your new automated online dating profile
Write this blog post
Earn high scores in every online game
Post random status updates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Manage your finances at whim
Run for President
Pen the next best-seller (Is your favorite author using a self-browsing Chromebook? We'll never know)
We’ve been testing this new functionality for weeks, browsing the whole web from classifieds to news, music to cat photos -- and now, these Chromebooks are responsible for the majority of ALL CAPS comments on the web. In total, our self-browsing Chromebooks have logged more than 5 million pageviews without once heading
here
.
The first version of our self-browsing software is now available at this very easy to remember link:
http://goo.gl/1Htv4S
. Give it a shot—then sit back, relax, and watch the future unfold. This is the last link YOU will ever click.
Posted by Barbara Macdonald, Product Manager and Efficiency Advocate
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