HotHardware.com posted a preview on Chromium OS
A quote from the article:
>> Chrome Detailing: Previewing Google's New Operating System
Last week, Google open-sourced its Chromium OS project, more than a year be fore the operating system is scheduled for release. In doing so, Google hopes a variety of developers and companies will become involved in the project, and has pledged to release regular updates as well as a comprehensive log of bug reports and fixes. We've spent a few days playing with Chromium and exploring its design and come away impressed-but not without questions...
>> Chrome Detailing: Previewing Google's New Operating System