So we weren't that away from our predictions in March this year when we laid our our expectations on Google I/O event this year. There was Jelly Bean, there was Nexus 7 and developers did fill the event on the Day 1. I think the announcements are more or less over but there will be much stuff to discuss. Project Glass for instance was all over there, don't think Vic Gundotra got it off even for a sec ;). So here is a preview from Day 1.
But before we look in to it; Android activations are currently at 1Mn per day and already breached the 400Mn devices activated mark, making it pretty much the largest install base, and yes more than iOS. Here is a little celebration Google style:
Project Glass
Google shot off from all expectations and guesses on this one. WE knew Project Glass would be hell of a thing to watch out for but hey, did they present it in style. They fitted a few skydivers with Google glass prototype. From then on what the skydivers did was broadcasted live on Google Hangouts on Air. It really was a stunner of a hangout.
The divers to start off, jumped out of their plane on their way to the top of Mascone center. Then, from the side of the building they went all the way down to get on to their bikes and drove away. The view presented to all there at the event was a bird's eye view, thanks to the Google glasses the skydivers were sporting.
Watch for yourself:
But before we look in to it; Android activations are currently at 1Mn per day and already breached the 400Mn devices activated mark, making it pretty much the largest install base, and yes more than iOS. Here is a little celebration Google style:
Jelly Bean
Finally, and as expected, the new sweet dish flavor of Android OS is here. Linked with the Project Butter, which makes the UI smooth like butter (of course) and makes it more faster. Introduced as the smoother and fastest of the Android version released till now, it has the lowest touch latency, triple buffering and CPU input boost. Here is a nice video for you to enjoy:
The notifications gets better with Android 4.1 (aka Jelly Bean), they expand more than what we see in version 4.0 (aka ICS). You can set priorities, they get more interactive and you are now able to perform more actions than ever. Pinch the notifications to expand or collapse them.
There is also a new re-sizable widgets option. So you now no longer have to adjust the widgets on secondary screens. Once the Home screen gets full, the widgets will get smaller to accommodate more when you try adding others on the main screen.
Nexus 7
There it is, the official Nexus tablet on Android' latest OS version. Made by ASUS and priced at $199 which we are sure will give quite a few jitters to the other ones out there. Its a 7 inch tablet with following features:
- 7-inch 1280×800 HD display
- Quad-core Tegra 3 processor
- Android 4.1 (aka Jelly Bean)
- Scratch-resistant Corning glass
- 1.2MP front-facing camera (no rear facing camera)
- 8GB internal storage (16 GB for $249)
- 1 GB RAM
- Micro USB
- Google Chrome as the default browser
- Microphone
- NFC (Android Beam)
- Accelerometer
- GPS
- weighs 340 grams
- 198.5 x 120 x 10.45mm
- Wifi 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth
Nexus Q
This is the world’s first social streaming media player which allows you to become DJ when. The Nexus Q allows you to stream your favorite media from the cloud to the biggest speakers and screen in the house. It has a sleek design and deviates from the
typical black box of media streaming devices. It has
a circular design and 32 LEDs. YOu may stream your favorite music, movies, or YouTube vids without having to download them.
If you wanna know how it works, here is one for you:
If you wanna know how it works, here is one for you:
Project Glass
Google shot off from all expectations and guesses on this one. WE knew Project Glass would be hell of a thing to watch out for but hey, did they present it in style. They fitted a few skydivers with Google glass prototype. From then on what the skydivers did was broadcasted live on Google Hangouts on Air. It really was a stunner of a hangout.
The divers to start off, jumped out of their plane on their way to the top of Mascone center. Then, from the side of the building they went all the way down to get on to their bikes and drove away. The view presented to all there at the event was a bird's eye view, thanks to the Google glasses the skydivers were sporting.
Watch for yourself:
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