Low cost PC from Google?

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas may feature an entrant in the new gadget arena with a big G on the side of the box; we're guessing CPM ads will be a feature in the Google Box too.

It looks like Cringely was right. The Los Angeles Times has reported Google may use Larry Page's Friday keynote address to disclose the Google Box to the world.

Hardware margins in the PC industry run exceedingly thin thanks to the dominance of Dell and the low cost of computer components. Profits from hardware don't look to be the likely motivation for Google to unveil this Box.

Instead, the answer may have been demonstrated by Google's recent widely-seen rollout of Ford Explorer ads on numerous sites displaying Google AdSense advertising [...]