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[jokkir]

the preview ota is here

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737340

edit: looks like it will only install on the galaxy nexus from the play store

Were the Cyanogenmod people there? I'm sure they'll provide a nandroid backup of the build in no time

 

[xtop]

Were the Cyanogenmod people there? I'm sure they'll provide a nandroid backup of the build in no time

yeah Steve said if nobody else provides a dump that he will. how long that takes however..

https://plus.google.com/u/0/113702637309752822154/posts/X1kukKRFu16

 

[Pachimari]

When is Google expected to announce a new phone?

 

[SimleuqiR]

When is Google expected to announce a new phone?

November - December

 

[kehs]

I just saw the list of media partners during the keynote.

There's no way they would ignore a million activations a day now. lol

 

[ThatObviousUser]

"Google did not take the easy route and encase the Q in a black box. The dome of the Magic-8-ball-shaped case is the volume control — the user twists it — a feature that required painstaking engineering and a prolonged hunt for just the right bearing, said Matt Hershenson, an engineer who helped design the Q."

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Did I miss that during the keynote?

 

[Al-ibn Kermit]

So how did they stream the video from the glasses when they were on the plane and skydiving? Since it was all Live. Can 3G/4G connections go up 7,000 feet?

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Where's the youtube keynote? Want to show my friends the skydiving.

 

[kehs]

Where's the youtube keynote? Want to show my friends the skydiving.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7TB8b2t3QE&feature=player_embedded

 

[ThatObviousUser]

11:00 to 12:00 Eastern · 8:00 to 9:00 Pacific

• (After Hours) After Hours

 

[The Faceless Master]

Download the app 'Cartographer'. It has offline maps functionality built in (and a whole load of other cool stuff, too). Well worth it.

or NavFree

 

[GatorBait]

So does the new search function include anything new as far as voice actions are concerned?

 

[Battersea Power Station]

http://www.droiddog.com/android-blo...to-one/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Oh snap. That really is a megaton. No mention of Voice, though? Hrmph.

 

[thespot84]

or NavFree

as does locusfree

 

[jobber]

don't stop! believin!

 

[kehs]

This event stuff is kinda cool.

https://plus.google.com/events/cblagfqrsdjicv58l70f18iuigk/107117483540235115863

 

[Darkkn]

This event stuff is kinda cool.

https://plus.google.com/events/cblagfqrsdjicv58l70f18iuigk/107117483540235115863

G+ is so much nicer than Facebook, but nobody uses it :/

 

[3phemeral]

This event stuff is kinda cool.

https://plus.google.com/events/cblagfqrsdjicv58l70f18iuigk/107117483540235115863

That stream is just getting hammered with photos by the second.

 

[Divvy]

This event stuff is kinda cool.

https://plus.google.com/events/cblagfqrsdjicv58l70f18iuigk/107117483540235115863

Gonna try this out with a bbq this weekend.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Lol this schedule is so effed up, they apparently did the "Introducing the Google Drive SDK" session today when it's scheduled for tomorrow. XD

Makes things a mess... They're uploading some of the sessions now, btw. Seems like only the sessions with the video camera icon on the schedule will be livestreamed and posted on YouTube.

 

[iapetus]

Any sign of a full video of the day 1 keynote? Missed it live, and want to get the full experience.

Edit: Duh. Should have read back a page.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

"I'm a fan of the Google brand. But even if I wasn't, I'd still say this: Google just made Apple's WWDC and Microsoft's Surface unveiling look like last decades' news in a little over two hours. They also made Facebook look like your grandma's social network."

Wouldn't be a tech conference without some good ol' hyperbole!

Still, he has a point. (In the long version of his post I mean, although the quote ain't far from the truth either...)

 

[Antiwhippy]

The article is also some pretty amazing hyperbole.

 

[remz]

The google now stuff is so cool. I was searching for session times at a theatre on my PC and next time I looked at my phone it had road directions and a travel time estimate for the place. Neaaaaaat.

 

[LCfiner]

The article is also some pretty amazing hyperbole.

Absolutely. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but I think that author is high as a kite. They had a good conference but they didn't make ms and apple look decades behind.

4.1 seems like a good update but it's not going to set the world on fire as long as only nexus devices get it in a timely manner.

Google now is the most forward thinking and uniquely useful thing they showed. Hopefully it'll be on more than, say, 25% of total android phones by June 2013.

We have no idea how the nexus 7 is going to fare. The rock bottom pricing might make it a success but selling at cost is not sustainable. And I maintain that a 7" screen is too small to allow for some real laptop replacement quality apps.

So let's see what 4.1 adoption is like and how consumers react to the 7 before freaking out like that dude did.

 

[rezuth]

"I'm a fan of the Google brand. But even if I wasn't, I'd still say this: Google just made Apple's WWDC and Microsoft's Surface unveiling look like last decades' news in a little over two hours. They also made Facebook look like your grandma's social network."

Wouldn't be a tech conference without some good ol' hyperbole!

Still, he has a point. (In the long version of his post I mean, although the quote ain't far from the truth either...)

This guy makes John Gruber look sane.

 

[r1chard]

This guy makes John Gruber look sane.

Gruber's been eerily silent. Does that mean he's got too much to write about or that he's struggling?

 

[brotkasten]

Gruber's been eerily silent. Does that mean he's got too much to write about or that he's struggling?

He still rants on Twitter.

@gruber

So if Project Butter actually works and Android 4.1 consistently hits 60fps, will Android users admit all previous versions were laggy?

 

[Polari]

Google really brought their A-game. Google Now makes Siri look pretty primitive in comparison. The Nexus 7 looks like an incredibly advanced piece of kit for $199. Google Glass I personally couldn't care less about, but the fact they're shipping something next year is quite a feat. Your move, Apple and Microsoft.

 

[Blackhead]

Absolutely. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but I think that author is high as a kite. They had a good conference but they didn't make ms and apple look decades behind.

4.1 seems like a good update but it's not going to set the world on fire as long as only nexus devices get it in a timely manner.

Google now is the most forward thinking and uniquely useful thing they showed. Hopefully it'll be on more than, say, 25% of total android phones by June 2013.

We have no idea how the nexus 7 is going to fare. The rock bottom pricing might make it a success but selling at cost is not sustainable. And I maintain that a 7" screen is too small to allow for some real laptop replacement quality apps.

So let's see what 4.1 adoption is like and how consumers react to the 7 before freaking out like that dude did.

How many iOS devices is Siri on again?

It was amazing to see Google make all those announcements then load up Google Play on my little Sony phone and see updates immediately available for all the Google Apps. I got the new Maps already.

Gruber's been eerily silent. Does that mean he's got too much to write about or that he's struggling?

He has a Galaxy Nexus iirc but couldn't bear to review it either when that first launched.

 

[brotkasten]

How many iOS devices is Siri on again?

It was amazing to see Google make all those announcements then load up Google Play on my little Sony phone and see updates immediately available for all the Google Apps. I got the new Maps already.

That's what I really like about Android. Not having to wait for an entire OS update to get updated apps is great.

 

[Polari]

The negative is the Google Q. Why the hell didn't they just add that functionality to the Google TV platform? I'm sure there will be an app that will come along and do it for them though.

 

[RobotChant]

Where was Matias?

 

[Angst]

It was amazing to see Google make all those announcements then load up Google Play on my little Sony phone and see updates immediately available for all the Google Apps. I got the new Maps already.

yeah, I loved seeing all the newly announced features for their apps downloading on my phone. Only bad thing is that seeing this made me long for JB downloading OTA instantly also :/

That's what I really like about Android. Not having to wait for an entire OS update to get updated apps is great.

Yep, it definitely makes the wait for the new OS so much easier to bear.

 

[Blackhead]

Where was Matias?

In the front row, smiling and clapping.

 

[RobotChant]

was he really? Just wondering why he wasn't on stage.

 

[Vic]

was he really? Just wondering why he wasn't on stage.

His pimp suit wasn't well ironed enough for him.

 

[SimleuqiR]

was he really? Just wondering why he wasn't on stage.

He was right next to the ASUS guy and Andy Rubin, with swag and all.

Unless we get another huge facelift in the OS, he will probably not get up on stage.

 

[Utako]

The real keynote begins in 2 hours. I can't wait.

 

[Bomber Bob]

pumped for day 2

 

[Prelithe]

Anyone figured out how to stream the keynotes on an iPad? Really annoying that the YT live stream doesn't work.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

was he really? Just wondering why he wasn't on stage.

I've read interviews with him, and he prefers not to be on stage.

He's a mad genius... with crazy swag.

 

[pxleyes]

He still rants on Twitter.

Heh, sounds more like stating a fact, not a rant.

 

[kehs]

So the ChromeOS domination begins in 40 minutes right?

 

[Tranced Shadow]

Tally ho, chaps! Any word on whether this rather spiffing price cut on the Galaxy Nexus will be crossing the pond to good ol' Britain? Those scallywags at Google don't sell it through their shoppe here, so it's a bugger to find out!

 

[Phoenix]

The negative is the Google Q. Why the hell didn't they just add that functionality to the Google TV platform? I'm sure there will be an app that will come along and do it for them though.

The Google Q is possibly the worst hardware move I've seen a company ever do. Its expensive, it barely does anything that WiDi didn't already bring to the table, it has no interface, it will only work with the Android ecosystem, it demonizes the other ecosystems being built by their partners (Samsung *cough*), its expensive, it lacks functionality that other Google TV devices already had, and its just fucking stupidly expensive for what it does.

How the hell do you bring this product to market for $300 against an AppleTV that costs $100. What the hell are you smoking!

 

[Vic]

What will be the main subject of today's main keynote?

 

[rozay]

How the hell do you bring this product to market for $300 against an AppleTV that costs $100. What the hell are you smoking!

freedom

 

[Battersea Power Station]

freedom

freedom from Hulu, Netflix, and more

 

[kehs]

Seven minutes til' ChromelolS.


(Just kidding andrex =P)

The Google Q is possibly the worst hardware move I've seen a company ever do. Its expensive, it barely does anything that WiDi didn't already bring to the table, it has no interface, it will only work with the Android ecosystem, it demonizes the other ecosystems being built by their partners (Samsung *cough*), its expensive, it lacks functionality that other Google TV devices already had, and its just fucking stupidly expensive for what it does.

How the hell do you bring this product to market for $300 against an AppleTV that costs $100. What the hell are you smoking!

I can only imagine that Google stumbled upon a random R&D low volume production building that Motorola was wasting away and decided to just do something with it.