Google Offers ‘Native Client’ For Heavier Webapps

Google comes out with an open-source project, Native Client, that lets users run more resource-heavy applications using their own hardware—in a simple example, that means opening Quake from a web page. It could take off if other developers dig in, or might just be a peek at something bigger Google’s got coming down the pike. What’s your take? [via Blogoscoped]