Here are a few highlights from our keynote speech:
- Google Web Elements is launched: Adding Google products to your website or blog has never been easier.
- App Engine for Java is now out of preview and open for signups
- Google Web Toolkit 2.0 previewed upcoming new features, including in-browser debugging and developer-guided code splitting (also known as runAsync())
- Android Developer Challenge 2 launched: Win awards for building great apps on Android
- Google Latitude on iPhone 3.0 was previewed
Since a picture is worth a thousand words, we thought we'd recap the 1st day of I/O with photos captured throughout the day:
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In case attendees had trouble finding Moscone West, they were directed to look for the life-sized Google Maps pin placed right in front of the entrance.
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I/O 2009 had higher attendance, but registration went much more smoothly this year.
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An attendee checks out the I/O agenda board. Product stickers were distributed to attendees to stick on their conferences badges to identify fellow attendees with similar product interests.
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Eric Schmidt greeted developers and kicked off the keynote
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Vic Gundotra takes the stage to talk about "a more powerful web, made easier."
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Vic welcomes Jay Sullivan, VP of Mozilla, while also thanking Mozilla and the larger developer community for tireless efforts towards new web standards. Jay gave a glimpse of Firefox 3.5 features.
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Michael Abbott, SVP of Palm, talks about why the web is the platform and Palm webOS.
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A view from the audience.
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We gave all Google I/O attendees a limited edition Android-powered device in order to encourage and facilitate further application development on the Android platform, and provided a preview of Donut features.
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Office Hours are a new addition to I/O, where attendees can drop in and bring questions for Google engineers. View Office Hours schedule.
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Alon Levi speaks on his App Engine session, From Spark Plug to Drive Train: Life of an App Engine Request.
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At the Google Web Toolkit Fireside Chat - members of the GWT team listen to audience question.
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Anybot struck up conversation and hung out with developers.
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View of the Developer Sandbox from the escalator.
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Enjoying a complimentary chair massage.
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Developers crashed on bean bags, taking a break to check email and get some work done.
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The Street View trike roamed the halls.
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A developer pondering what to grab from the drink coolers, available throughout Level 2 for attendees to quench their thirst.
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Developers enjoyed bins of chocolate covered raisins, M&Ms, pretzels, trail mix, and other goodies throughout the day.
To follow the latest at Google I/O, check out twitter and twazzup. Stay tuned for Day 2!
Wow, shame I was unable to attend this year! Any chance of an Ion for a UK-based developer? ;)
ReplyDeleteit is really great any chance of IO happening in india would really love to attend
ReplyDeleteI would love Google I/O happening here in INDIA, where it all happened /happens/ happening!
ReplyDeleteIndia Loves Software :: India Loves Google !
even I would love to have it in India :) infact evryone wud :)
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