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SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video – May 15, 2011

, May 15th 2011 Discuss [6]

This past week’s Google I/O developer conference brought lots of Google news involving Android, Google Music Beta, Google TV, Android Market, and Chromebooks. The keynotes for both days of the event were live casted, but just in case you weren’t following along, we’ve highlighted them again. Various bits of news and videos were released this week from manufacturers Samsung, LG, and HTC, while a surprise announcement came late Saturday from Sony announcing that they’ve begun restoring the PlayStation Network.

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Google I/O 2011 video now online: Keynotes & Sessions

, May 14th 2011 Discuss [3]

Google only had a fraction of the capacity at I/O 2011 this past week for developers who wanted to attend, but the company has followed up on its promise to make all the keynotes and sessions available to watch online. Both the first and second day keynotes, and over 30 sessions, are now streaming. Read The Full Story

What’s Google TV’s Key Selling Point?

, May 13th 2011 Discuss [8]

At the I/O Conference this week, Google said that it will be bringing Android 3.1 to Google TV later this year. In addition, the company said that developers will finally have the SDK they need to start delivering Google TV-based applications.

For those who currently own Google TV-based devices, like the Logitech Revue, that’s good news. Right now, those folks are using a platform that, by and large, has done little to justify its price. Worst of all, for months, it seemed that Google had turned its back on the platform, allowing it to languish on store shelves.

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HTC offered Sense-free Honeycomb Flyer for Google I/O giveaway?

, May 12th 2011 Discuss [10]

Samsung's 5,000 strong Galaxy Tab 10.1 Limited Edition giveaway at Google I/O this week won them a few fans, but behind the scenes it seems there was plenty of controversy over who would get to give out freebies to the attending developers. Inside word among developers, Android coder Al Sutton tells us, is that HTC wanted to give every attendee an HTC Flyer as well as an unspecified smartphone from its range; however, Google decided to go with Samsung instead. Read The Full Story

SlashGear 101: Google Chromebook

, May 11th 2011 Discuss [21]

Google I/O 2011 day two was all about the Chromebook, the search giant’s play for the notebook market. With Acer and Samsung on hand with the first of the hardware, the Chromebook is the market culmination of the Google Chrome OS project publicly announced back in 2009. So, will subscription-based notebooks float us all away from Windows and OS X and into the cloud? Read on for the full SlashGear 101 rundown.

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Hasbro Android Robot Toys get I/O video playtime

, May 11th 2011 Discuss [1]

Our new favorite monkey robot, Kibot, may be stuck in Korea, but Hasbro has wider ambitions for its Nexus S powered Robot Toys. On show at Google I/O this week, the Android-bots are basically self-powered motorized cradles into which the Samsung smartphone docks, hooking up via Bluetooth. You can then hold races and use object recognition, just as in the video after the cut.

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Google I/O Day 2 Giveaway In Hand: Verizon 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot

, May 11th 2011 Discuss [4]

Our lucky SlashGear and AndroidCommunity guys attending Google I/O not only got hold of free limited edition Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets yesterday, but now they get Verizon's 4G LTE Hotspot. The little device is incredibly compact but offers blazing speeds. With the photo below, I believe some form of dramatic unboxing may be imminent. Read The Full Story

Free Chromebook for all 5,000 Google I/O Attendees

, May 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

As Sundar Pichai explained that Google hoped the entirety of the crowd listening to the second big keynote speech of Google I/O 2011 would help spread the word about Chrome OS, he turned to his podium to pull out no less than a brand-spanking-new Chromebook, explaining that all 5,000 attendees of the conference would be given one for free. Of course they'd not be given one until the device is ready to be placed in their hands, this handout happening further into the summer than yesterday's Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 giveaway. Read The Full Story

Google Shows Off Trippy WebGL Project

, May 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

The major focus of today's Google I/O keynote was obviously Chrome along with the official pricing and dates of the Samsung and Acer Chromebooks. But that didn't stop Google from a small tangent into the future possibilities of javascript, HTML 5, and WebGL. Read The Full Story

Chromebooks Can Work Offline, Already Hundreds Of Apps Offline-Ready

, May 11th 2011 Discuss [7]

While Chromebooks are great and all, their reliance on being connected to the web at all times may have some folks more hesitant to adopt. But at today's Google I/O keynote, it was made clear that Google has addressed this issue and that Chromebooks can still work offline. Read The Full Story

Chromebook For Business, Education Gets Price And Date

, May 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google has just announced Chromebooks for consumers earlier, but they will also be offering special software and hardware as a service packages for businesses, schools, and government institutions. The pricing and capabilities for these Chromebooks and potential "Chromebox" will likely have Microsoft trembling in their trousers. Read The Full Story

Google Demos Chrome Speech Input, Graphics Acceleration, And 3D

, May 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

The second day of Google I/O has kicked off with a keynote focused on Chrome. After highlighting some impressive milestones for Chrome over the past year, which more than doubled in user base from 70 million last year to now 160 million users, they proceeded to demo a new API and new graphics acceleration and native browser 3D support. Read The Full Story
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