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    #1

    The Android thread

    We don't have one of these (we have a games/apps thread, but nothing for general discussion of the platform I don't think), and as I'm planning on switching to Android later in the year I thought I'd get the ball rolling.

    I watched the Google I/O keynote the other day (lucky attendees got a free Samsung Galaxy 10.1" Tab!) and it was actually pretty good. Some nice new features and initiatives, and the announcement of the next OS codename/release (which I assume will be 4):



    Ice Cream Sandwich (Following on from Gingerbread and Honeycomb)!

    They also introduced a beta for Google Music (US only) at the moment:



    Android@Home showed a cool application for streaming music around the house (along with other home related features, switching on lights etc).

    So yeah, just somewhere to discuss all things Android.
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    #2
    Google I/O 2011 recap: Chromebooks, Music Beta, Movies and more
    http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/12/google-i-o-2011-recap-chromebooks-music-beta-movies-and-more/
    And that, as they say, is a wrap. We've departed a shockingly sunny San Francisco, but not without a huge helping of Google news to mull over on the long ride home. In typical Goog fashion, the outfit served up a double-dose of keynotes this year, both of which seemed to delight both developers and media alike. Sure, no new superphones used the show as a launching pad, but plenty 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 plenty of punch. If you missed even a second of our continuous coverage, we've got you covered -- the best of the best 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 is and how it works (video) Editorial: Engadget on Google Music and Movies for Android Google Music Beta versus the titans of the streaming music space: a chart Editorial: Google clarifies Chromebook subscriptions, might 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 Fossil Meta Watch wrists-on at Google I/O (video) Hasbro's experimental Nexus-powered robot toy hands-on at Google I/O (video) Lighting Science demos Android @ Home bulbs, promises dead-simple home automation (hands-on) Google's Arduino-based ADK powers robots, home gardens and giant Labyrinth (video) LifeFitness exercise bike interfaces with Nexus S, makes fitness marginally enjoyable (video) iRobot Ava mobile robotics platform hands-on at Google I/O (video) Groupme's group messaging app demoed at Google I/O, complete with data / location (video) Head on past the break for more!


    Everything Engadget have on the conference.

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      #3
      Damn, this wasn't what I thought it would be.

      I am the disappointedest

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        #4
        Yeah, sorry, you'll have to get your android porn elsewhere.

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          #5
          What i liked is the use of a controller via USB in the new honeycomb 3 .1 update, those EMUS are going to be awesome now and no need for an experia.

          Last edited by MisterBubbles; 13-05-2011, 18:34.

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            #6
            Got an Asus Eee Transformer tablet today for the Missus.

            Very nice. Beautiful screen.

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