It seems that retailers still aren’t totally in sync with manufacturers on how to get Chromebooks out the door. For better or worse, the ASUS C302CA has been a bit of an interesting saga leading up to CES 2017.
Continue ReadingUpcoming Devices
One of the primary focuses here at Chrome Unboxed is future hardware. After all, our early days were all about new devices! What is coming feels just as important as what is here now, so we will continue looking for the latest and greatest developments in the Chrome OS ecosystem.
ASUS Chromebook C302CA Orders Cancelled – Release Date Revealed
We received official word today from Newegg.com and the word was: ORDER CANCELLED
Continue ReadingASUS C302CA Quickly Removed From Newegg.com
Just hours after we broke the news of the ASUS C302CA being available and in stock on Newegg.com, it looks like the listing has been removed.
Continue ReadingAMD Powered Chromebooks: They May Be Closer Than You Think
We’ve been kicking around a few theories as to if or when we will see the Chrome OS ecosystem expand to include chipmakers like Qualcomm and AMD.  Now that we have addressed some of the why’s and why-not’s let’s take a look at some reasonable evidence that Advanced Micro Systems (AMD) may, in fact, be developing […]
Continue ReadingASUS C302CA Shows Up In-Stock At Newegg: We Ordered One – UPDATED
Just when we thought the ASUS C302CA was going to remain silent until sometime in January, Newegg now has it listed for sale and in stock on their site.
Continue ReadingChromebooks With Qualcomm Snapdragon: Not Anytime Soon
So, after our article went live a few days ago questioning the absence of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors in Chromebooks, a reply of sorts has shown up via Google+ from a former Googler on why we shouldn’t hold our breath on this possibility.
Continue ReadingWill We Ever See A Chromebook With Qualcomm Snapdragon?
Chrome OS has always been an OS that utilizes multiple SoC’s by multiple manufacturers with various configurations. Amongst those processors, there are a few names missing, though.
Continue ReadingSamsung Chromebook Pro’s Processor (RK3399) Gets Benchmarked: And It Is Fast
Full disclosure, this is not the Samsung Chromebook Pro getting benchmarked, though as you’ll see shortly, we can do a bit of math and get a pretty good idea of what it will score when it hits the market.
Continue ReadingChrome OS Yoga Book Is Bad News For Android Tablets
Just the other day, Lenovo made it official: a Chrome OS version of the Lenovo Yoga Book is coming in 2017. What Jeff Meredith said in addition to that confirmations is just as interesting, though.
Continue ReadingNew Chromebook ‘Snappy’: Lenovo Yoga ThinkPad w/Stylus
We recently shared news of another convertible device, code named ‘Snappy’, that looks to be adding stylus support. The new Chromebook is being manufactured by an ODM making it a little tricky to pinpoint the final namesake of the device.
Continue ReadingChromecast-Equipped Monitor From LG Coming Soon
According to LG, it seems that the company will be unveiling a new ultra-wide monitor that has a very interesting trick up its sleeve. Chromecast built in.
Continue ReadingNew Chromebook ‘Eve’ First Chromebook With Fingerprint Scanner?
We’re really starting to get some ideas about what ‘Eve’ will end up being, even if the details are coming in a bit slowly. Kaby Lake (7th-gen Intel) chipsets, a high-res 2400×1600 touchscreen display, and convertible form factor are confirmed already. But now we are seeing even more.
Continue ReadingKaby Lake Chromebook ‘Eve’ Gets High Resolution Display
In late October we reported on the development of the first Kaby Lake Chromebook in development, code named ‘Eve’. Today, we have some interesting news on its development.
Continue ReadingNew Chromebook Convertible ‘Snappy’ To Have Stylus, Apollo Lake
We haven’t done this little dance for a bit, but here we are again unveiling yet another Chromebook on the scene. While we await all the devices before it, ‘Snappy’ may jump right into the mix running and we’ll tell you why.
Continue ReadingSamsung Chromebook Pro Not Alone: Many Stylus-Enabled Chromebooks Coming
While we are all eagerly awaiting the full arrival of the Samsung Chromebook Pro, it looks like there are many more stylus-toting Chromebooks on the horizon. Though we’ve talked about ‘Caroline’ (the Samsung Chromebook Pro’s Skylake sibling) and ‘Pbody’ (what is surely the Lenovo Yoga Book) at length, it looks like the number of stylus-enabled […]
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