San Francisco, CA – A new tablet, new glasses and a new version of Android – those were among the highlights at Google Inc.’s annual “I/O” conference in San Francisco for computer programmers.
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Here’s a rundown of the announcements:
– NEW TABLET: Google will start selling a small tablet computer next month in a direct challenge to Amazon’s Kindle Fire. Both are $199, but Google’s Nexus 7 will weigh less and have more features.
– NEW GLASSES: Futuristic, Internet-connected glasses will be available for people to test. Prototypes of the device, known as Project Glass, can be purchased for $1,500 only at the conference this week. It won’t be delivered until early next year. A consumer version could come in early 2014.
– NEW ENTERTAINMENT: Google unveiled a home entertainment device called Nexus Q. It sends content from your personal collection or YouTube to your existing TV and speaker systems. You control it through a separate Android phone or tablet. It will start selling next month for $299.
– NEW ANDROID: Next month, Google is updating its Android operating system for mobile devices. Called Jelly Bean, the new version will have a search tool to help you get the right information at the right time on your mobile device. It’s Google’s response to Siri, the popular virtual assistant on Apple’s iPhone.
– NEW APP: The Google Plus social network will have its own app for tablet computers. The app will help you send invites to friends for events such as birthday parties. It will also make it easier for you to share and organize photos on Google Plus.
probably only a few phones will get jelly bean. while most android users are still waiting for ics or even gingerbread ..
I’ll stick with Apple, thanks!
I have used iPhone ipad and android and I have to say,android is the best in every area. More free programs and more programs in general, larger screen size, greater selection of devices, faster performance, and no hokey apple lockdowns. Whatever you need on your android you just drag in or out. No iTunes store.
I honestly can’t think of one thing that I liked better about iphone. Android rules!
I’ll stick with my Mattel 1977 handheld electronic football.
This is why the battle against the Internet is lost, now you can still identify the glasses, in a few years they will look like any pair of glasses. If we don’t teach our kids more Yiras Shomayim, and mostly set an example of true yidden so the kids see their parents and leaders acting in a Torah and yashrus way, there is no future for our nation.