Google's Chrome adds support for Retina Display
Been wondering when Chrome was going to support Apple's Retina Display? Wonder no more. Also, Google throws a few more features into the latest Chrome release.
Google's Chrome can now serve up Web pages that show off Apple's Retina display in all its glory.
Until now, Google's popular browser did not support the display on Apple's newest MacBook Pro. The Retina screen has a 2880x1800 pixel density (220 pixels per inch). It is the highest pixel density, by far, of any laptop in its class.
Back in June, Google said: "Apple recently announced a new laptop with a Retina high-resolution screen, and we're committed to polishing Chrome until it shines on that machine."
And that's exactly what Google did yesterday.
Google didn't stop there, though. Chrome now includes an API that "lets you grant web apps access to your camera and microphone without a plug-in." The GetUserMedia API is the "first step" in WebRTC, a standard that allows high-quality video and audio communication on the Web, Google said.
What else can you do with the latest version of Chrome, you ask? The Sketchbots "experiment" uses GetUserMedia to "let you take a picture of your face, which is then converted to a line drawing and sent to a robot in the Science Museum in London. The robot then draws out your portrait in a patch of sand, which you can watch live on YouTube and visitors can watch in person at the museum."
Forget Retina support. There's the real must-have feature.