The most recent Chrome OS Dev channel release came with some more important updates and some less important ones, and one of the seemingly less important ones is a hidden wallpaper. The image is in the Chrome OS assets folder and simply looks like layers of construction paper. However, the important part is not the image, it’s the name.
Last year, Google told USA Today that it had plans to release kids’ versions of its services. No dates or specific services were given, but there is good reason to guess that the next iteration of Google’s kids’ software will follow in the footsteps of YouTube Kids, which has already seen widespread success. A Chromebook for kids would be a great addition to Google’s product line, and may be exactly what we will see in the next few weeks.
The Chromebook is already at a great price point for a youngsters’ piece of tech, and software that restricted access to adult-themed sites and apps, while allowing a child to use children’s and education apps. Chromebook has a quasi-children’s mode, but as of right now, it leaves a lot to be desired.
So here’s to hoping that Google will be diligently working on a Kids’ version of the Chromebook, and that we’re not all a bunch of deranged maniacs hunting for clues in the names of hidden wallpapers in a Developers Release of the latest Chrome OS, so that the young folks in our lives can add another item to their lists of things they want us to buy them.
Source: OMG Chrome
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