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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:41:14 PM"Wait until you see this footage in VR. Near things look near, far things look far."
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Scott Stein 5/28/2015 6:41:19 PMClouds Over Sidra showed me how impactful VR films can be. This is exciting for filmmakers and video teams.
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Scott Stein 5/28/2015 6:41:31 PMYOUTUBE
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:41:34 PMWe're told this takes "thousands" of computers to assemble, so it's not something you'll be doing on your own just yet.
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Scott Stein 5/28/2015 6:41:34 PM(I told you)
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Richard Nieva 5/28/2015 6:41:34 PM"Wait til you see all this in VR. Near things look near, far things look far," he says
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:41:42 PMGoogle's going to work with some partners, and YouTube will support the resulting videos.
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Scott Stein 5/28/2015 6:42:00 PMYouTube is the natural place for Google's VR to live.
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:42:18 PMAll of this will be available this summer, and Bavor is excited to see what we do with it.
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:42:20 PMI am, too...
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James Martin 5/28/2015 6:42:32 PM
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:42:39 PMBavor is off the stage, Pichai is back.
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Richard Nieva 5/28/2015 6:42:39 PM"Cardboard is about VR for absolutely everyone."
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Scott Stein 5/28/2015 6:42:48 PMVery cool. Not huge, but nice steps. And shows Google is fully in the VR picture.
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:42:54 PM"It's really exciting to see what we can do to bring the real world alive to users in an immersive way."
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Scott Stein 5/28/2015 6:43:01 PMSubstantive, versus flash.
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James Martin 5/28/2015 6:43:26 PM
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:43:27 PM"I often get asked how do search, Android, Photos, and things like this relate to each other. To us, at Google, it's about putting computer science to work in important places."
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Scott Stein 5/28/2015 6:43:28 PMGood-bye, VR
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:43:32 PMHe's mentioning driverless cars now.
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Richard Nieva 5/28/2015 6:43:39 PM"It's about putting Google to work on important problems," Pichai says.
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:43:49 PMHe says almost 100 people die every day, and that's something Google wants to fix.
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James Martin 5/28/2015 6:44:01 PM
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:44:04 PMTheir cars have covered over a million miles without causing a single accident.
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:44:14 PM(They've been involved in quite a few, though... just not their fault.)
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James Martin 5/28/2015 6:44:28 PM
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:44:35 PMWe're getting a glimpse at the computer vision systems in these cars, now. "It's incredible computer science at work that makes a difference."
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James Martin 5/28/2015 6:44:46 PM
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:44:53 PMNow, Loon, Google's project to provide connectivity via balloon.
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Richard Nieva 5/28/2015 6:45:02 PMTHERE'S the Loon shout out I was looking for earlier.
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James Martin 5/28/2015 6:45:03 PM
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:45:21 PMLoon can provide 10Mbps speeds to an area the size of Rhode Island, and they can spend 100 days in the air.
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James Martin 5/28/2015 6:45:42 PM
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:45:52 PMThey're being tested in New Zealand now, and Google is partnering and discussing with companies like Telefonica and Telestra.
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:46:05 PM"Using technology at work to solve problems for everyone in the world. This is why I/O is so exciting for us."
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:46:18 PM"I can't wait to see what you build next year."
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:46:23 PMThat's it, we're done in here!
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Richard Nieva 5/28/2015 6:46:26 PMAnd there you have it. That's it
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Richard Nieva 5/28/2015 6:46:43 PMI guess the only giveaway is Cardboard
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Tim Stevens 5/28/2015 6:46:43 PMThanks everyone so much for joining us. We're hitting the show floor to bring you all the details from all the great stuff out there.
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Nick Statt 5/28/2015 7:18:34 PM.
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Anne Dujmovic 5/28/2015 7:36:00 PMThat's it for now, everyone! Check out CNET's full coverage of all things Google I/O here.