Google I/O Day 2 Keynote : June 28, 2012 Second-day keynote at Moscone Center. |
| |
1:08 - Vic Gundotra takes the stage again to kick off the second-day keynote.
|
|
| |
1:10 - After a brief introduction, SVP Sundar Pichai takes over to talk Chrome.
|
|
| |
1:11 -
|

|
|
| |
1:12 - Chrome active-user numbers have jumped from 70 million to 310 million within the past two years.
|
|
| |
1:13 - "Chrome is the most popular web browser globally."
|
|
| |
1:15 - "Incognito Mode" pioneer Brian Rakowski takes over to talk more about "your web."
|
|
| |
1:18 - Rakowski shows how Chrome editions can be used to seamlessly maintain an experience between desktop browsers on multiple computers and mobile devices.
|
|
| |
1:19 -
|

|
|
| |
1:21 - Chrome will be coming to the iPhone.
|
|
| |
1:22 - iOS browser brings tab functionality, quick swapping between tabs
|

|

|
|
| |
1:23 - Chrome is also coming to the iPad.
|
|
| |
1:23 - "Everything just works" between devices. Login credentials synced between devices for automatic autofill.
|
|
| |
1:24 - Incognito mode has been brought to the mobile Chrome editions for discrete browsing.
|
|
| |
1:24 -
|

|
|
| |
1:25 - Moving on: Gmail now reaches 425 million active monthly users.
|
|
| |
1:26 -
|

|
|
| |
1:26 - Many businesses and educational institutions are "going Google."
|
|
| |
1:31 - Director of Product Management for Google Apps, Clay Bavor, takes over to talk about Google Drive, which is coming to iOS and Chrome OS.
|
|
| |
1:32 -
|

|
|
| |
1:34 - Google Drive will be available for the entire range of iOS devices.
|
|
| |
1:34 - On Chrome OS, Drive is deeply integrated and represents the file system.
|
|
| |
1:35 - Demo shows simultaneous collaboration on documents, synced across several devices, with live updates for every keystroke.
|
|
| |
1:36 - Document editing works in offline mode, saving changes locally and maintaining all formatting features.
|
|
| |
1:37 - As soon as the offline computer is reconnected, documents are quickly synced and updated with edits from other users.
|
|
| |
1:40 - Bavor begins to talk about third-party add-ons that work with Google Drive via the Drive SDK. The SDK has been updated with new features, available today.
|

|
|
| |
1:42 - Now moving on to Chromebooks. Google boasts of continuous automatic updates every six weeks, bringing the OS speed comparable to "$1,000 notebooks."
|

|
|
| |
1:42 - Chromebooks coming to hundreds of Best Buy stores throughout the US.
|
|
| |
1:44 - Google infrastructure SVP Urs Holzle takes over to talk about servers.
|
|
| |
1:45 - Over 1 million active apps powered by Google App Engine, 7.5 billion daily hits.
|
|
| |
1:48 - Google Compute Engine provides virtual Linux machines, works in conjunction with App Engine.
|

|
|
| |
1:48 - One of the beta tests was used by the Institute for Systems Biology to show associations between the human genome and potential cancer drugs.
|
|
| |
1:49 -
|

|
|
| |
1:49 -
|
|
| |
1:50 - Users can task tens of thousands of cores when necessary. Aside from providing raw speed, the system is said to be consistent and reliable.
|
|
| |
1:52 - Up to 50% more compute per dollar than "other cloud competitors." (Amazon and Microsoft?)
|
|
| |
1:59 - The event switches back to Chrome apps. Evolution of the platform will focus on offline functionality, authentic app experience, enhanced device access.
|
|
| |
2:03 - Cirque Du Soleil representatives arrive on stage to talk about a Cirque Du Soleil browser app.
|
|
| |
2:04 -
|

|
|
| |
2:05 -
|

|
|
| |
2:10 - Event attendees will all receive a Chromebox (in addition to the Nexus Q, Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus given out yesterday).
|
|
| |
2:11 - Sergey Brin is on the roof of the Moscone Center (again). The executive is explaining how yesterday's skydiver stunt was pulled off.
|
|
| |
2:18 - The demo used several RF technologies to maintain connections between the ground and the skydivers (not a cellphone 3G/4G connection).
|
|
| |
2:21 -
|

|
|
| |
2:29 - No extra announcements following the skydiving demo. The event has come to a close.
|
|
| |