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Hexxeh adds a splash of lime to Chromium OS, brings extra hardware and plugin support
The open source version of Google's Chrome OS just got a zesty refresh. Capable of being housed in a mere USB stick, the latest image improves on Hexxeh's Vanilla release with hardware support for more WiFi models and NVIDIA 6 series GPUs and above. It will still benefit from regular updates to the latest Chromium build, while this Lime flavor arrives with full Java support and the promise of more plugins soon. The maker is also willing to accept suggestions for future device support. Chromium obsessives with hardware compatibility woes can try getting in touch at the source below.
Thanks to Hexxeh, you're just a few clicks away from trying out the latest Chromium build
Chromium is the fully open source flavor of Google's Chrome OS, which has the potential to do for netbooks what Android has done for smartphones. Or, it could be yet another little operating system that generates some buzz before zipping off into the sunset. If you'd like to make up your own mind on the subject before it sees full release to the masses it's a lot easier thanks to Hexxeh. We've already sampled the wares of intrepid image meister, but now he's automated the process on his end, meaning the latest builds of Chromium magically turn themselves into images for your enjoyment. He calls it the ChromiumOS Vanilla Nightly Builds page and, after a quick download and an extraction to a spare thumb drive, you too could be rocking the freshest version of this little OS.
