Synaptics Inc. a company which develops multi touch solutions for windows, has announced Linux support for their technology. So, Many Linux distributions, including our beloved Chrome OS will get multi-touch soon !.
The Synaptics Gesture Suite for Linux can also be applied to Google Chrome OS in devices that range from small remote controls, through netbooks to notebook PCs and other custom OEM devices. Other supported Linux-based operating systems include Fedora, Millos Linpus, Red Flag, SuSE, Ubuntu and Xandros.
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Now, as a bonus 
here is your link to a funny hack using Google Chrome Inspect Element Feature !