Google surprised like a bolt out of the blue with the Chromebit mini computer system, which is "published" as a USB stick and with the ability to turn any screen into a Chromebook. Although miniature in size, they managed to cram all the necessary electronics into the equivalent of a Chromebook, which the Chrome OS mobile operating system needs to function. It will serve as a platform, i.e. it will be available to other manufacturers, as is already the practice with Chromebooks.
