New Chrome Look

I have often stated that I get excited about new things in computers and technology in general, from Amazon's matchbook program to Apple's new iOs7 ( even though I don't own any apple device ) . This time I am psyched about new chrome update. Google all the way !!

So what has changed :

If you notice, the black bar on top giving instant access to other Google products is gone and instead we got a grid on top right side. When we click this grid, we can see various Google products from Youtube to Google news. I do hate the fact that now Google news is two clicks away instead of one. But hopefully I can workaround it.

Also, Google's premium product 'Gmail' has its one click access. So does Google +, I expect this to increase Google plus use considerably.  The grid shows off Icons similar to Android app icons, so you can sense Google is trying to give us consistent look whether we use, Android, Chrome browser or Chrome OS .

This interface is lot more Google like, with bright colors against white background. Also Google seems to have flattened its logo, which I am not sure why they had to change. 

Overall, This is not just cosmetic change. I expect that we should now be able to see notification on Google page just like we get in our phones . So a new mail or a new Google+ post will instantly ring the bell . You will now be more connected to Google products than before.

It will take time to see how all these changes pan out, but the one change that seems to me of most immediate use is 'I'm feeling lucky button '. When you hover over it, you also get an option of 'I'm feeling playful','puzzled','confused'..and many others. Clicking 'I'm feeling artistic' opened up random painting in Google galleries, which I immediately wanted to explore . Clicking 'I'm feeling playful' opens up various games which you would have seen in past on Google, like google packman. 

Following came up on saying I feel puzzled. Expect spending more time on google bar than you intended to or I guess at least that is what Google is hoping for

I am off , exploring more about google page. Adios !

UPDATE : Turns out that changes to 'I'm feeling lucky' had rolled out somewhere in last year only. But I noticed it only now :(. Well better late than never.