14 DAY TRIAL // In the last few days, we reported on a few cool new features that Google appears to work on for the next major version of its Linux-based Chrome OS operating system for Chromebooks.
For example, there's a Night Light mode coming to Chrome OS, designed to improve our sleep and reduced strain on the eyes by limiting the amount of blue light emitted by the display, new power management settings will let Chromebook owners control the lid-closed and idle behaviour, and there's also that revamped sign-in/lock screens.
Now it looks like Google is allegedly working on a new Chromebook model codenamed "Eve," which appears to ship with Intel’s latest Kaby Lake processors, fingerprint sensor, and a dedicated Google Assistant button, according to several reports from the Chrome Unboxed website, which is closely monitoring the development of Chrome OS.
The same source unveiled the fact that Google's next Chromebook flagship could use a state-of-the-art touchscreen display with a 2K (2400x1600) resolution, though there's no information on which hardware manufacturer Google will be collaborating to build its upcoming "Eve" flagship Chromebook.
Eve could be Google's next flagship Chromebook
The Chrome Unboxed website also discovered that the upcoming "Eve" Chromebook will feature a double-tap function similar to the one Google implemented in the 2015 Chromebook Pixel model, which allowed users to see how much battery their Chromebook computer has without opening the lid by tapping twice on the device, which displayed a quick LED lightbar indication.
Looking at all these features, but probably more of them could be discovered soon, we can only believe that Google's "Eve" project will turn out to be the next flagship Chromebook. Linux on the desktop is already here, and Chromebooks are making this dream come true for many fans of the open source operating system, not to mention that Goolge is now bringing Android/Google Play store support to more models.