Hasta La Gadget!

This week at Google I/O we’ve gotten our first glimpse at Google+ for tablets, shown as a lovely streaming beast that’s looking rather different from any stream we’ve seen before. This application works in landscape mode primarily – or it was designed to do so, anyway, and is made specifically so that you can stream video with hangouts, first of all. This update brings hangouts to the tablet and makes the interface just as simple and workable as the basic version in the desktop-based app.

This update has a brand new bit of notification, a brand new profile selection series, and a wholly upgraded interface that basically looks like more fun to use than the web-based version. Check back at SlashGear soon to get a full review of both the iPad and the Android version – out now! This version has of course also been introduced for the betterment of the Nexus 7 tablet as well.

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Stick with us all week for all things Google I/O 2012 through our I/O 2012 and Android portals alike!

Google+ pushed to Android tablets and iPad is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This week at Google I/O, a brand new device has been revealed going by the name Nexus Q, a cloud-based system which connects to your sound system, video system, and more, complete with Android. This system is made to bring on the heat for Google Play in many ways more than one, and is connected to everyone in a room at a given time. A couple of folks sitting on the couch can add songs to a list, each of them connecting with their own Android device.

This system can also connect to your HDTV and transmit your data wirelessly from Google Play. The content comes from the cloud, your Android smartphone or tablet works like a controller. All of your systems are connected to Google Play, and it all works, again, completely wirelessly – save for the connection between the Nexus Q and your television.

Google has also released a video of the system in play here:

Check out the gallery below for more information on the Nexus Q and check out our Nexus Q portal as well – and stick around all week at our I/O 2012 portal and our Android portal too!

Nexus Q demonstrated with cloud music and movies is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This week at Google I/O 2012 the teams of Google and ASUS have revealed the Nexus 7 ASUS tablet – the first official Nexus series Android tablet – with Jelly Bean. This device has 1200 x 800 HD pixels across its face, a Tegra 3 quad-core processor with 12-core GPU from NVIDIA, a front-facing camera (whose specs were not revealed), and a 9 hour battery (video playback). This tablet is 340g light, “fits perfectly in one hand”, and “just feels right.”

This device has been revealed to show off the Jelly Bean experience, but also to push the Google Play app store to the forefront as well. This device has a new widget called “My Library” – it connected to your cloud in the Google Play shop.

The new Google Play magazines app is included in this release, with a full selection of one of the newest items on the Google Play store. This device is obviously also made to show off the new Google Play TV show episodes and Movie purchasing revealed this week as well.

Have a peek at our I/O 2012 portal as well as our Android portal this whole week to keep up to date on all things I/O!

Google Nexus 7 tablet official is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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This week Android 4.1 Jelly Bean recieved an update inside itself, that being Google Now – this update works with Google Maps, Navigation, and more, to bring you updated information about everything around you. This update works with Appointments to bring you to the bus that’s closest, tells you how long it’ll be to walk, how long the bus will take, and everything in-between. Flights are included – status, terminal, and delays.

Google Now works with Sports in that it’s got updated sports scores, your favorite teams included from your already loved bits from Google+. This update works with Travel – with cash exchange rates, translations, and current events. Google Now works with traffic, will get you where you want when you want, and can understand your requirements no matter what you’re going to use to get there.

If you’re headed to a Minnesota Twins game, you’ll get game scores, ticket information, shows food information around the area (if you’re downtown Minneapolis, that’s a lot), and connects to Google Maps to bring you there.

Have a peek at our Jelly Bean timeline below and stay tuned all week to each of our portals!
• I/O 2012
• Google I/O
• Android

Google Now boosts events and planning for Android is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The developer conference known as Google I/O that’s going on this week at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, is home to several traditions, one of which is now de-coding the official t-shirt given out to all attendees. As it turns out, this year’s shirt is not only super-fashionable, it’s also displaying a bit of actual coding language on the butt. This code runs a string of commands and rules that creates a fun little bit of digital excellence right inside the Google universe, and it’s all so simple.

What you see above and below is the t-shirt as it’s given away to developers and press affiliates at the door. The other shirts have the same design but are different colors like blue and green. The front of the shirt shows a series of widget-like mechanical bits, and the back has a code which can be inserted into the Google I/O Input / Output machine that was revealed several weeks ago in preparation for the convention.

Creating one Yellow Trampoline will set this flat set of lines and levers up in the corner of your screen. From there you can pull the gadget down and move it around until you’re satisfied with its placement, and you can start the launch! Have a peek at our solution here: [SlashGear’s Google I/O T-Shirt Solution] – make a few and bounce away!

Be sure to stick around the whole week for more Google I/O action as it unfolds across the Google developer universe. Stick to the Android portal for all things Google mobile, too!

Google I/O 2012 t-shirt code broken instantly is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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