Google IO – Day 2 Keynote

Google IO second day was about the web and thus to Chrome and Chrome HTML5 OS.

Web GL: It brings graphics and animations in the browser display and accelerates all hardware. Impressive demos showcased: Thousands rendered sprites, 3d landscapes and even editors to create 3D content on the Web.
Best part of this technology - Angry Birds now on web for free in Chrome Webstore. http://bit.ly/meXXVB Have fun, but don’t play in office!
Speech to text on the Web: Using only a single attribute, it is possible for speech to text in web applications. We shall soon see many text boxes on the Internet with Speech logo. It’s a big step towards web accessibility!

Payment API for Chrome Webstore: The new payment method for the webstore will be easier for users and developers. Easy shopping with "one click" in the webapp. For developers, it is only a single line of code (Java Script) and this payment method is also possible in webapps in-app Purchases. Developers have to share 5% of their sales to Google.

Chromebook: Chrome OS with perfect combination of Google's Cloud OS was the big new. Samsung and Acer will be launching Chromebook based on chrome OS having unbelievable boot up in 8 seconds, costing $499. Its impressive to see how many activities which were done with a native client will soon be available on the Web. Working the same way and can still be made available offline. Google has open API for Web application development with the opportunity to be so well integrated into the system.

Google IO this year was not about any new innovative products like Wave or Buzz, but many new features and enhancements of existing products. Let wait to watch where Android and Chrome OS fit well in.

Google I/O: Day 1 Keynote takeaways

Android growth rate : 100 million activated Android devices. 400,000 new Android devices activated every day. In all 200,000 free and paid applications available in Android Market

Android everywhere strategy: Based on this strategy, Google launched an Android@Home, which allows Android apps to discover, connect and communicate with appliances and devices in your home.

Android Open Accessory: These are set of API which will help developers start building new hardware accessories that will work across all Android devices. Hardware and software will be released in a reference design so Android can be plugged into fitness equipment, robots and other devices.

Ice Cream Sandwich: Android Ice Cream Sandwich is Honeycomb 3.1 and was an effort to create one OS experience and interface across multiple devices. Ice Cream Sandwich will bring everything we love about Honeycomb on tablet to phone, including the holographic user interface, more multitasking, the new launcher and richer widgets.

Multimedia cloud service: Google launched Music Beta , a new service that lets users to upload personal music collection to the cloud for streaming to computer and phones. Added Movies for rent to Android Market. Users can rent from Android Market on the web, and soon will be rolling out to Verizon XOOM customers.

Updates for a wide range of devices: Google is working to get tighter with partners to create a better experience. Open Handset Alliance, are working together to adopt guidelines for how quickly devices are updated after a new platform release, and also for how long they will continue to be updated.

Finally Android 3.1 will be Open sourced and will be scaling up to Google TV later this year. Day 1 was less of surprises but indeed it brought a smile to all the Google IO attendees as they all became proud owners of Samsung Galaxy tablet.