Google Chromebook Pixel laptop 'revealed online'

Rumours of a more powerfulGooglelaptop have gathered pace after a supposed leaked video appeared to show the new high-resolution, touch-enabled Chromebook Pixel.The video,first spotted by Chrome user François Beaufort, appears to be a glossy corporate showcase of a high-end Chromebook completely designed and built by Google.It doesn't give any specifics on hardware, but focuses on the"power of pixels", with the narrator saying: "The more pixels we add, the more wonderful the world."On his Google+ page, Beaufort says that the Chromebook Pixel has a "4 Million Pixel 4K Screen" with a resolution of 2560 x 1700 and "touch capabilities". He also claims that it is in testing at Google.With these kinds of specs, the laptop would be pitched to take on the top-end Windows laptops and Apple's MacBook with Retina Display.Google has long been rumoured to be working on a premium Chromebook. Last November, reports in China suggested that the new Chromebook would have a 12.85-inch touch display and was being developed by Google, rather than a hardware partner such as Samsung or Acer as with previous models.This is backed up by the leakedvideo, which says the Chromebook Pixel is a new kind of computer "designed entirely by Google".Google declined to comment.The circumstances of the leak are certainly curious. The video was originally posted on the Slinky.Me YouTube channel, but its chief executiveVictor Koch later said that the channel was hacked and the video uploaded."Our... servers were attacked by hackers, and we apologise for the fact that many projects have been shown previously ! !!" he said in a note on Google+tagged with Google co-founderSergey Brin.Interestingly, though, Koch's LinkedIn page reveals that he is an "ex-Googler" and Slinky.Me is based in MountainView, the same location as Google's head office.The video appears to be genuine, but it is impossible toverify the Chromebook Pixel's existence at this stage.However, Google may reveal official word on the product at its Google I/O developer eventin May.