If you think that Google is just a company that provides maps and driving directions, you’re going to have to adjust your thinking. Google has its fingers in a lot more pies than you could imagine, and it finally presented to us its newest innovations during its annual Google I/O conference in San Francisco this year.
Meeting of Minds at Google I/O Conference
The Google I/O conference is an incredible congregation of creative coders, developers and innovators in the field of consumer electronics. Those attending the conference get a peak at what Google developers are up to. For those who couldn’t attend the conference in person, the conference provided a real-time online live streaming video.
Day One: Android M and Virtual Reality
Day one of this year’s Google I/O conference was somewhat ho-hum and didn’t offer much that the public wasn’t already aware of. Android M took top billing with the announcement of changes that will be more interesting to developers than end users. The biggest news is that there will be an improved battery life for the Android. The phone will have increased features that will shut down uncritical apps when the phone is idle. Other Android M improvements include limited Chrome download results when experiencing poor Internet connection, as well as offline Google Maps.
Day Two: innovation of “smart clothes”
The biggest wow of the second day was the announcement of “smart fabric.” Through its Project Jacquard from the Google Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group, Google is finding ways to integrate connective material into woven fabric so that it will work like a touch pad. The company is collaborating with famous jean maker Levi Strauss to bring interactive clothing to the public. The team has created conductive yarn that works on the same machinery that is used by textile makers. The “brains” for the smart clothes are designed to be about the size of a button, but Google is hoping to make them smaller, so that it becomes nearly unnoticeable.
Other showcases from ATAP at the Google I/O conference included Project Abacus, which is searching for new ways to provide better personal electronics security that will be able to forgo using passwords. Furthermore, Project Soli is working with wearable radar that would provide hand gesture input for personal devices. This device will allow you to do things like play music by just waving your hands in the air.
All in all, this year’s Google I/O conference has provided a lot of excitement for developers and consumers alike. Hopefully, it won’t be too long before the innovations show up in stores.
Google I/O Conference Announces Great New Innovations
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