Xi3 modular PC reborn as Chrome desktop, promises independence from local storage

Chromebooks a tad too mobile for you? Sensing the market is at last ready for Google’s web-based OS, Xi3 decided to ship the ChromiumPC, an updated version of the modular, Chrome-based desktop it trotted out as a concept last year. The computer (also known as the 5 Series) has a processor module and two I/O ones — a design whose promise is that installing a different operating system should be as easy as swapping out that first board. And, cheekily, the company expects it to go on sale July 4th, a day when Chromium owners can “declare their independence from the built-in obsolescence of other computers.” Got that, folks? Your mature operating system and local storage are useless. No word yet on pricing, so here’s hoping Chrome isn’t a moot point or anything by the time we find out. Full PR after the break. Continue reading Xi3 modular PC reborn as Chrome desktop, promises independence from local storage Xi3 modular PC reborn as Chrome desktop, promises independence from local storage originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 May 2011 12:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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