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German webOS Atoolo learns English

Atoolo
We know you've been sitting around waiting for yet another webOS product to launch. Because you know, they're so incredibly useful. You know, because they provide a browser-based user interface pretty much identical to the desktop from which you're launching your browser.

Anyway, if webOSes are your thing, you might want to check out atoolo. The site has been available to German users for a while, and has recently launched an English language version. Atoolo has a very Windows-like feel, with a taskbar and program menu at the bottom left of the screen.

The included applications are decent, but nothing to write home about. There's an email client, a word processor, address book, appointments, meeting planner, and some online applications like internet radio and Google Video/Google Maps.

One interesting feature is that certain "applications" like the Google Maps browser have an ad attached to the bottom of the window. The ad's relatively unobtrusive to anyone who's ever spent any time on the web, and could be a good way to make some revenue off of a webOS.

[via Mashable]