This afternoon I tried out Google's new browser and was extremely impressed. The focus of Chrome appears to be on simplicity and efficiency. 15 minutes of browsing made it clear that Chrome is vastly superior when it comes to speed. The ability to search in the address bar is a nice feature that also speeds up the browsing process. The home screen is also a nice feature that displays thumbnails of recently/most visited pages.
I was disappointed to find out that the bookmarks built into the new browser don't appear to sync with Google Bookmarks. Maybe this feature is on the way, or maybe I just overlooked it, but I would definitely like to have the option. Some other features I would like to see are:
  • New email alerts from my Gmail account
  • The ability to open a new Google doc from within Chrome without having to open Google Docs
  • The ability to create new events on my Google Calendar from within Chrome without having to open Google Calendar
  • Integration with Picasa/Picasa Web
I'm not sure if Chrome is ready to replace FireFox as my default browser however it is definitely a contender.