If yesterday’s comic strip explanation of Google’s Chrome browser wasn’t enough for you, here is a video (below) of the official press presentation (52 mins) from their headquarters in Mountain View, California.

First up is VP and Product Manager, Sundar Pichai, who details Chrome’s architecture and discusses just why the browser was built. Ben Goodger talks about the user experience. Darin Fischer dives under the hood and delves into how Chrome improves the capabilities of web apps.

Next up is Brian Rakowski who demonstrates a simulated stuck/hung tab (35:25 in video) and how it is isolated, allowing you can continue interacting with your other tabs. He goes on to speed test Chrome against Internet Explorer with local static content. Chrome is blazing at 77.28ms vs 220.64ms for IE.

Lars Bak talks about the JavaScript virtual machine called V8 and dynamic page speed. Look out for the dynamic speed test at around 44:35. Sundar mentions that Chrome has been in development for two years and Google co-founder Larry Page closes, highlighting the importance of speed and the open-source model.

See also:
Matt Cutts – Detailed LiveBlog of the event including Q&A.
TechCrunch – Review of chrome. Verdict: Thumbs up!

Sources:
YouTube via TechCrunch