Google presented Chromebit mini computer

Google’s newest computer is about the size of an inhaler and could easily be mistaken for one were it not for its Chrome branding. It’s called the Chromebit and it will be one of the smallest computers on the market when it ships this summer.

Manufactured by ASUS in partnership with Google, Chromebit is essentially a miniaturized Chromebook freed of its laptop trappings. It doesn’t have a display. Or a keyboard. Or a battery. But plug it into a monitor via DisplayPort or USB, and pair it with a keyboard and it will give you the full Chrome OS experience.

It’s hard to overstate just how tiny the Chromebit is. Just an inch or so longer than your average USB drive, it’s hard to believe it’s a functional computer. But with 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a Rockchip 3288 processor, and support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, it is — albeit a new breed of one, for which mobility and portability are key selling points.

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