Considering I could easily fill at least a week if I did a full post on each announcement, here's a quick rundown of what all went down on Tuesday for Google:
- Google made a point out that 100 million Android devices around the world have been activated, with that number increasing by 400,000 devices each day. Obviously, the Android platform is still going strong.
- While Honeycomb is getting upgraded to version 3.1, the major O/S news was the unveiling of the next version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. Expected to be released towards the end of this year, Ice Cream Sandwich will be a combination of Froyo's smartphone and Honeycomb's tablet capabilities.
- The Google TV haven't faired extremely well since their launch, but Google's hoping to give the device a boost with Android Market access and app support. Google TV's have already supported onboard apps like Pandora and Netflix, but more apps should provide a different experience that might give Google TV a leg up on competing devices like the Roku and Boxee Box.
- Speaking of Netflix, Google updated Monday's story of YouTube offering move rentals by announcing partnerships with Sony Pictures, NBC Universal and Warner Brothers. They also elaborated that the movie rentals will be start at $1.99 each and will be supported on Android devices.
- Keeping with the multimedia theme, Google also gave everyone a first look at the new Google Music Beta for storing and streaming your music. It's nothing groundbreaking, and runs through your browser as opposed to a desktop client.
- Since this was a developer conference, Google of course had a special announcement for the tech-minded crowd, and an interesting one at that. Basically, it's an "ADK" developer tool allowing people to modify custom accessories to work with Android devices.
So there you have it. Google offered a slew of possible stories, so hopefully this will be a good starting point to catch up on a big day at the Google I/O conference.