[Official] CR-48 ChromeOS Laptop Shipment-Tracking

[aftas]

Damn didnt apply for mine yet.

[Tanshin]

As a side note, did anybody watch the Sync video? I must say, if my notebook dropped from a building and was run over by a bike and (ice cream) truck, I'd be pretty sad.

[SharpGreen]

yeah, i hate it when that happens. Thank god google solved the problem for uS! :D

Man, Google sure does like destroying Cr-48s. Pratically every video I've seen from them about has at least one getting destroyed.

[leakAddict]

since its all basically "in the cloud" they might update it constantly without you ever knowing it.

http://www.google.com/chromeos/features-updates.html

[Tanshin]

Raise your hand if you miss the dial up sound!

Actually, I remember trying to get online when somebody was on the phone. It's quite interesting to hear a conversation coming from your modem!

[x-scratch]

Raise your hand if you miss the dial up sound!

Actually, I remember trying to get online when somebody was on the phone. It's quite interesting to hear a conversation coming from your modem!

not me i always disabled that sound lol

[Tanshin]

Yeah, once that mute option came to NetZero (wow, never thought I'd talk about this again) I was all over it. If I remember right, it was slightly concerning when we didn't hear the tone because we didn't know where in the process it was (other than the messages we got).

[Southern Patriot]

Yeah, once that mute option came to NetZero (wow, never thought I'd talk about this again) I was all over it. If I remember right, it was slightly concerning when we didn't hear the tone because we didn't know where in the process it was (other than the messages we got).

Hey, if you were good, you could easily tell what speed you were connecting at just from the sounds.

[Tanshin]

At that time I was scared of the Advanced install options (something I always choose now to avoid desktop clutter. I hate installers that make icons without asking) so I was definitely not aware of connection speeds. I don't think I have my modem card anymore. I kept it for a little while but I got rid of it recently. Even if I had it, I have U-verse now so it probably wouldn't work/would cause something catastrophic to happen.

And for those who are critical: Yes, this is totally relevant to the conversation. You probably just missed the link in my post up there which talked about the origin of the internet.

EDIT: Took a look back on that Google thread that was linked too and saw the following:

i believe the snow story since i ordered a lot of presents on express and 6 days later nothing. patience is all u can do

Hooray for capitalization, spelling, and grammar! I never knew that you can do patience... it must take a lot of skill.

[aznkid25]

So another day goes by with no shipments?

[Southern Patriot]

So another day goes by with no shipments?

I'm thinking that the tracking site simply isn't working because Google changed something in their shipping method (reference numbers or shippers).

[aznkid25]

I'm thinking that the tracking site simply isn't working because Google changed something in their shipping method (reference numbers or shippers).

How were the tracking numbers found for the first few batches, before the tracker site was found? Maybe that method could be used?

[Southern Patriot]

How were the tracking numbers found for the first few batches, before the tracker site was found? Maybe that method could be used?

The reference numbers (not tracking numbers, which are different) were on the packages, and they were sequential, so people were ASSUMING that they would continue to follow the same pattern. The tracker site was, AFAIK, working off of that assumption, which now appears to have been wrong.

[Quick Shot]

As a side note, did anybody watch the Sync video? I must say, if my notebook dropped from a building and was run over by a bike and (ice cream) truck, I'd be pretty sad.

moral of the story....stop using your computer next to an open window in a 50 story building...

I'm thinking that the tracking site simply isn't working because Google changed something in their shipping method (reference numbers or shippers).

they caught on to us...

Raise your hand if you miss the dial up sound!

Actually, I remember trying to get online when somebody was on the phone. It's quite interesting to hear a conversation coming from your modem!

they forgot to destroy the notebook with that taco...

[Southern Patriot]

they caught on to us...

I don't understand why the shipping was such a big secret anyway. Google's Pilot Program page even says that they will contact those who are selected to get them, something that they clearly haven't been doing.

[Quick Shot]

I don't understand why the shipping was such a big secret anyway. Google's Pilot Program page even says that they will contact those who are selected to get them, something that they clearly haven't been doing.

that was going to be my next question. i wonder if the people who received the laptops received an email from google about it.

[Southern Patriot]

that was going to be my next question. i wonder if the people who received the laptops received an email from google about it.

Several people here on Neowin have them, and they have all said they got no notice about them, they just showed up at the door.

[Quick Shot]

I like how my chrome canary build is advertising the netbook..

[Tanshin]

Definitely try and apply though that because it seems like people are most successful that way.

[Quick Shot]

Definitely try and apply though that because it seems like people are most successful that way.

I already applied once. I don't know if I should do it again through the canary and mess up my chances of getting one...

[leakAddict]

I wonder if they are selecting people that use google products the most?

such as: Chrome Browser, Gmail, Google Apps, etc

i pretty much just use Gmail on my Android phone (which i hate). i'm pretty sure google keeps stats on what their users do and how they use the services.

it only makes sense to me to give them to people who are actually going to use them.

Yes and no. Google knows that people who use those products are going to keep using them for whatever reason they currently have.

However, a person that regularly uses the MS products instead (Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, IE, etc.) or even other alternatives other than MS would also be of interest to them if they want to really compete. I think it would be wiser to give a notebook out to one of those individuals to get criticism and feedback on what they could do better. Just my two cents.

[NoLiMiT06]

Still nothing to my town either, this is pretty disappointing :(

[Batra]

Anyone else notice on the tracker that the links to UPS no longer work?

[waruikoohii]

Anyone else notice on the tracker that the links to UPS no longer work?

The tracker is being updated to support the new reference number format.

As part of the update, the tracking links are being removed.

[Batra]

So what is the new format?