And that, as they are saying, it a wrap. We’ve departed an incredibly sunny San Francisco, but not and not using a huge helping of Google news to mull over at the long ride home. In typical Goog fashion, the outfit served up a double-dose of keynotes this year, either one of which looked as if it would delight both developers and media alike. Sure, no new superphones used the show as a launching pad, but a lot of other nuggets were unearthed. From the reveal of Music Beta to the official introduction of the world’s first commercial Chromebooks, the 2011 edition of Google I/O packed numerous punch. In case you missed even a second of our continuous coverage, we’ve you covered — the most productive of the smartest is recapped below. We’ll see you next year, I/O… you bring the tiramisu, we’ll bring the Ice Cream Sandwich.
Keynotes / liveblogs:
Day 1: Music Beta, Android 3.1, Ice Cream Sandwich, Open Accessory, ADK
Day 2: Chrome, Angry Birds, Chrome OS, Chromebooks
Editorials / previews:
Google Music Beta walkthrough: what it can be and the way it really works (video)
Editorial: Engadget on Google Music and films for Android
Google Music Beta versus the titans of the streaming music space: a chart
Editorial: Google clarifies Chromebook subscriptions, may have just changed the industry
Hands-ons:
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Limited Edition (white) hands-on from Google I/O!
Samsung Series 5 Chrome OS laptop hands-on at Google I/O
0 Fossil Meta Watch wrists-on at Google I/O (video) 0
1 Hasbro’s experimental Nexus-powered robot toy hands-on at Google I/O (video) 1
2 Lighting Science demos Android @ Home bulbs, promises dead-simple home automation (hands-on) 2
3 Google’s Arduino-based ADK powers robots, home gardens and giant Labyrinth (video) 3
4 LifeFitness exercise bike interfaces with Nexus S, makes fitness marginally enjoyable (video) 4
5 iRobot Ava mobile robotics platform hands-on at Google I/O (video) 5
6 Groupme’s group messaging app demoed at Google I/O, complete with data / location (video) 6
Head on past the break for more!
Major Google product / software announcements:
7 Google announces Android 3.1 7
8 Google TV getting Android 3.1 and Market this summer 8
9 Google Ice Cream Sandwich coming in Q4 2011 to smartphones and tablets alike 9
0 Android Market launches movie rentals, thousands of titles available on your PC, phone or tablet 0
1 Google Music Beta to stream 20,000 songs at no cost 1
2 Google partners with OEMs and carriers to ensure timely Android updates 2
3 Google announces Android Open Accessory standard, Arduino-based ADK 3
4 Google announces Android@Home framework for home automation 4
5 Google clarifies 18 month Android upgrade program, details removed from solidified 5
6 Google unveils Acer Chromebook: $349, 11.6-inches with 6.5-hour battery 6
7 Official: Samsung reveals Chrome OS laptop — the Series 5 7
8 Google teases Samsung-built Chromebox, desktop version of Chrome OS 8
Remainder:
9 Google reaches 100 millionth Android activation, 400,000 Android devices activated daily 9
0 Google gives away 5,000 Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets to devs at I/O 0
1 Google makes Chrome Web Store available worldwide, adds in-app purchases and flat five percent fee 1
2 Angry Birds gets an online version, coming to Chrome Web Store 2
3 Google adding Netflix, Hulu support, offline Gmail, Calendar and Docs to Chrome OS this summer, prices hardware at $20 monthly 3
4 Google announces new methods to discover apps on Android Market, more tools for developers 4
5 Google TV shows off new Honeycomb UI, plans for Market, SDK; opens up remote app source code 5
6 Google: ‘no plans’ for Chrome OS on tablets, every other form factors 6
Hack enables fast refresh mode on Nook Simple Touch (video)
‘Hugo’ director Martin Scorsese, cast explain some great benefits of shooting movies in 3D (video)
