You can say this is the first Google hardware product. Today Google and Dell announced a partnership under which the latter will help simplify enterprise search for U.S. customers by selling the Google Search Appliance and the Google Mini. Google describes it's Search Appliance as a device which "provides universal search across variety of internal and external sources – including file shares, intranets, databases, applications, hosted services and content management systems. The Google Search Appliance makes all of the information that employees need to be productive accessible through a single easy-to-use search box."

The Google Search Appliance, with its distinctive bezel and yellow chassis, is designed for larger enterprises, while the blue Google Mini is targeted for the small and medium business market. These appliances deliver relevant search results from information sources within a company’s firewall. Companies can also design their own interface that users recognize from their familiarity with Google.com, without compromising existing corporate security requirements.

The Google Search Appliance starts at $30,000 and the Google Mini starts at $1,995. Both search appliances are covered by Google warranty and support services.

[Press Release]
[Read more about it on Google]