Google I / O 2011: Android Honeycomb 3.1, Ice Cream Sandwich and other SHOCKING news

Android Honeycomb 3.1

Today at the Google I / O 2011 conference an update of the Android version for tablets was presented. One of the key innovations are:
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* widgets now support scrolling - as an example, a widget for Google Mail
* Devices can now be usb-hosts: connect XBox 360 joystick, import photos from camera
* Google TV is now at 3.1 and support the market for applications on TV
* update will be available for Verizon Xoom today, and for other devices in a few weeks

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Ice cream sandwich

Google is committed to making Android one and the same open-source. Therefore, at the moment there are "investments" in the development and writing of the correct architecture and frameworks, in order to avoid fragmentation as much as possible.



As an example, an application was shown that monitors the user's eyes, nose, mouth and shows him the correct 3d-picture, as eyewitnesses say, the application works surprisingly smoothly and quickly:



Available in Q4 2011, both for phones and for tablets.

Market

Books and movies are now available from the Market. At the same time, films can be streamed to devices - PCs, smartphones and tablets. The price of films starts from $ 1.99 (HD version from $ 4.99), after the payment is available 30 days, in essence, "rent", and you have 24 hours to watch the movie, if you have already started watching




Google employees noted that the new version of the market will be able to "Pinning" the film, this is in case you do not have the Internet to stream the film. You do this very “Pinning” - and the film will be automatically downloaded to your device in the background.



The application for watching movies will be supplied with Honeycomb 3.1, and for devices 2.2+ it will be available within a few weeks.

Music beta



* streaming music to all devices - PCs, smartphones and tablets
* wireless (!) synchronization of music through the "cloud"
* everywhere available playlists - the same playlist on a smartphone, computer and tablet
* smart playlists
* the ability to listen to music offline, like movies



But for now, by invites and only for residents of the United States.

Shocking news

Google agreed with device manufacturers what they would do for them updates (firmware updates with new versions of Android) for at least 18 months!



Accessories



Exercise Bike with a connected Android for cardio game






Device management using tablet



At the same time, ADK is free, without license fees, etc. (Hi Apple! Made for iPod)

Android home

There were several projects that demonstrate how Android devices can be used to "automate" home life: control of lights, appliances, security, etc.




For these purposes, Google has developed a special protocol (i.e., everything does not communicate via wi-fi, etc.)

LightingScience at the end of the year plans to begin selling Android compatible light bulbs. To demonstrate the capabilities, Quake was shown - when the user shoots, the lights on the table light up.



Project Tungsten showed that they have an application that allows you to specify from which speakers to stream music from the device. And they also demonstrated NFC-enabled CD touches a Tungsten speaker - i.e. bring the Android device with NFC to the speakers, tap into Google Music beta and the desired album starts playing.