Smartbooks featuring the ever-elusive Chrome OS are rumored to hit shelves in December, just in time for the holidays. Acer and Hewlett Packard have specs finalized and headed for production, while Google itself has reportedly been working on manufacturing a seperate device, a'la the Nexus One. If this is in fact true, it seems that Google has put another BIG nail into the coffin that Macintosh built for itself over the years.