I signed up to be a beta tester of the new Google Chrome notebook

I just saw the Linux Devices article about the new Google Chrome notebooks, of which I've been anticipating the arrival for about a year. (Google announced Chrome OS in November 2009, according to the Linux Devices story.)

I'd love to get my hands on one of these devices, and through Google's pilot program maybe it'll actually happen.

While much of what I do is interact with a variety of CMS applications via web interfaces — perfect for a cloud- and browser- based OS, I also need FTP client access (should be doable).

I need to edit images and subsequently upload them either via web interface or FTP. Will Chrome OS allow me to work with JPEGs in that manner?

Will I be able to record audio in Chrome OS? That's not a deal-breaker, but I'd like the option.

Also not in the deal-breaking corner but something I'd love to do in Chrome OS is editing video. My requirements for this are few. I just need to trim the clips, put in credits and pump out a resulting video. I don't expect Chrome OS to do this (and I have trouble getting Linux apps to do it now), but it would be nice if it did.