The Google Cube & GooOS
…or why Google is buying black fibre.
Larry Page, co-founder and president of products at Google, is holding the last keynote on the International CES in Las Vegas this Friday (Jan 6th, 4 pm local time) – and this keynote might just be one of the most interesting product unveilings ever.
Rumours say that Google is about to launch a dumb, network based computer called the Google Cube. The Google Cube will be a cheap, small box that needs to be connected to a server to be fully working – and that is probably why Google has been purchasing all that dark fiber for almost a year now.
The computer is based on a completely new OS, developed by Google of course. You do remember that Google has been recruiting lots of extremely skilled developers for a long time. They have been very busy building the new OS for the Google Cube and all applications around it. Jason Kottke has published a great visionary article about GooOS, the Google Operating System.
Imagine Google shipping out millions of cheap, small Google cubes (cost is rumoured to be under $200) – that instantly can be connected to your existing TV, computer, stereo or other systems you might have in your home. Existing problems with VoIP, IP-TV is solved instantly as long as you have a Google Cube and is hooked up on their dark fiber net. And this my friend, can be a revolution.
After the keynote on On Friday 4 pm we will know…stay tuned.
[Update!] Google has denied that they are moving into the PC segment: Google Passes on PCs [Light reading]
Industry Feeling Presence of the 800-Pound Google [Los Angeles Times]
Google Selling PCs Soon? [Google Blogoscoped]
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January 3rd, 2006 17:31
[...] The Google Cube [...]
January 3rd, 2006 22:39
Is this for real?
January 3rd, 2006 22:44
Just wait for the brain implantoogle
Gadgets: The Google Cube & GooOS
Pure conjecture? Perhaps. Or maybe it’s the beginning of a new era. A new era where people never go outside.
Rumours say that Google is about to launch a dumb, network based computer called the Google C…
January 3rd, 2006 22:57
Silly silly silly. Google has more conspiracy theories surrounding it then the Kennedy assassination. Soon Google will be making cars and finally uncover the secret to cold fusion. Soon they will be snatching the bodies of homeless people on Market Street and creating the foundations to The Matrix.
January 3rd, 2006 23:00
Haha, Jim, you’re one funny guy! Made my day
January 4th, 2006 01:59
http://battellemedia.com/archives/002182.php
If this report is true than GooS is true or Piper is playing a game and it is not good.
There’s no smoke without fire.
January 4th, 2006 02:02
Well, I for one, will be glad to see the diskless workstation/dumb terminal/x-terminal/thin client/java station be invented all over again. I wonder how much hype it will get this time before it fails miserably, and ends up in the same narrow niche as the rest of its incarnations. It’ll be just like old times, when WebTV was going to be the Next Big Thing, right before everyone started laughing.
January 4th, 2006 02:17
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January 4th, 2006 03:14
[...] Gadgets » The Google Cube & GooOS [...]
January 4th, 2006 03:33
[...] In the past few months, Google has experimented with free Wi-Fi near their Californa HQ. Google has also buying back dark fiber all around the country. Many people are speculating that these moves will make Google an Internet Service Provider (ISP), offering free (advertisment-based) wireless internet nationally. [...]
January 4th, 2006 06:18
[...] The speculation is no longer on Intel since the leak last week on their new CPUs and branding strategy which was followed by the Mac web in light of the upcoming Intel-based Macs. The focus is now on Google. Two articles speculate on the possible release of a Google-developed Operating system, hardware, updated applciations, and the network connectivity to put it all together. [...]
January 4th, 2006 08:08
How about a free google lingerie and ads flashing on it.. Dynamically updated ?
January 4th, 2006 09:59
[...] Kaynaklar Fosfor Gadgets Cnet News - Google wants ‘dark fiber’ Cnet News - Google hires another Firefox engineer GooOS, the Google Operating System [...]
January 4th, 2006 12:54
Hmmm, don’t write this one off too fast. Thin clients/network PCs have failed in part because of the unreliability of an internet connection. Not only has high speed internet become much more common which is a big help, but if Google has put together their own backbone, they can insure the quality ala Apple and their computers. Having that level of control could solve the main problem, while brand recognition is the second. The thrd of course is successfully marketing the product, something I’m a bit iffier on Google’s ability to do.
January 4th, 2006 17:22
[...] If so, this is a pretty big damn deal. If so, I don’t know how I’d feel about it. Either way, if they require dark fiber to operate, then you know its hitting metropolitan areas most definitely first. And therefore, not me. At all. Heh. They still do so enjoy complicating the industry with innovation, though, don’t they? I wonder how Microsoft enjoys them… as if we didn’t already know! [...]
January 4th, 2006 18:13
[...] CES OS BS By Lee Probably pure moonshine but the hot Consumer Electronics Show rumor seems to be that Google will announce the launce of “a dumb, network based computer called the Google Cube… based on a completely new OS, developed by Google”. This entry is filed under Sci/Tech. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply [...]
January 4th, 2006 20:17
Nobody here is drawing the parallel but the X-Box 360 is Microsoft’s latest attemp to dominate the living room, namely using net connections for gamers.
The living room is a very different market than the “computer workstation” room and I think Google understands that.
Let’s wait and see what they’re up to!
January 5th, 2006 23:13
[...] In the tech world a lot has been going on. MacWorld is coming up and I’m getting really excited about it. There was also quite a bit of buzz about Microsoft showing some interest in purchasing Yahoo. There was also a flood of talk about something called a GoogleCube but thankfully it turned out to be a hoax ( I think ). Scott has also been pretty chatty about a project called Ookles. [...]
January 6th, 2006 22:56
So any newz or pics of tha cube???
February 4th, 2006 08:53
Google To Offer Its Own Internet With Google Cube?
Google has already dominated the current Internet landscape by reinventing search. There are several reports that Google’s next project could be the creation of its very own Internet Protocol or IP which basically means they could be creating a
February 16th, 2006 13:14
In reply to the last comment, i don’t see how google has reinvented the search ??
April 24th, 2006 23:16
[...] A couple of months ago I did a short post about the GooOS (which wasn’t announced at that time), however there are quite many different WebOS sites available already. Over at Web 2.0 explorer they have published a nice overview: [...]
July 25th, 2006 21:59
[...] OK, so not that exciting to some of you, but it is actually quite an important turning point for Google if that’s the case. As it says on Fosfor Gadgets: Imagine Google shipping out millions of cheap, small Google cubes (cost is rumoured to be under $200) – that instantly can be connected to your existing TV, computer, stereo or other systems you might have in your home. Existing problems with VoIP, IP-TV is solved instantly as long as you have a Google Cube and is hooked up on their dark fiber net. And this my friend, can be a revolution. – Fosfor Gadgets [...]
December 21st, 2006 12:42
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March 22nd, 2007 02:10
[...] OK, so not that exciting to some of you, but it is actually quite an important turning point for Google if that’s the case. As it says on Fosfor Gadgets: Imagine Google shipping out millions of cheap, small Google cubes (cost is rumoured to be under $200) – that instantly can be connected to your existing TV, computer, stereo or other systems you might have in your home. Existing problems with VoIP, IP-TV is solved instantly as long as you have a Google Cube and is hooked up on their dark fiber net. And this my friend, can be a revolution. – Fosfor Gadgets [...]
June 4th, 2007 08:00
WOw google is getting HUGE. Remember when they are taking over. Wish I had google stock:)
May 26th, 2008 09:33
Great article!Thank you!
September 2nd, 2008 07:53
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