Google I/O 2016

I/O 2016, Google's annual developer conference, starts with a bang on Wednesday, May 18. Android N and virtual reality are expected to be two of the big highlights, with plenty more on deck.

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James Martin 5/18/2016 4:56:39 PM
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 4:56:48 PM
This very much reminds me of that Disney short Paperman.
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 4:57:41 PM
Watch this at some point. But not now. Right now, follow this live blog.
James Martin 5/18/2016 4:58:00 PM
Sean Hollister 5/18/2016 4:59:14 PM
From earlier: cool computer graphics
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 4:59:23 PM
Looks like we're about to begin
The Diamond Guitar 5/18/2016 5:00:06 PM
Set to Start!
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:00:35 PM
Or maybe not. Now we're seeing video of people playing stringed instruments.
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:00:46 PM
Sean Hollister 5/18/2016 5:01:18 PM
The towers behind us, normally reserved for lighting and camera crews, house artists playing musical instruments! It's a haunting sound they're producing.
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:01:45 PM
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:02:27 PM
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:02:30 PM
The music is coming to a swell. This is all really intense. There's a countdown clock.
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:02:38 PM
NOW we're starting.
Sean Hollister 5/18/2016 5:02:57 PM
Here's what it sounded like, more or less!
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:03:02 PM
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:03:59 PM
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:04:00 PM
We're seeing a video of lots of happy people doing weird things -- playing in a real life video game, etc
Sean Hollister 5/18/2016 5:04:03 PM
People are jumping on trampolines. There are Angry Birds and disco balls. It's crazy.
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:04:23 PM
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:04:33 PM
Some brand names are flashing across the screen. Including Uber and Airbnb.
Sean Hollister 5/18/2016 5:04:35 PM
Is this supposed to represent all the apps in the Google Play Store? I think so.
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:04:56 PM
Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO has walked on the stage.
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:05:00 PM
Huge applause.
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:05:02 PM
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:05:10 PM
"It feels really nice and different up here."
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:05:32 PM
"I feel like it's a pivotal moment for where we are as a company," he says.
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:05:42 PM
Sean Hollister 5/18/2016 5:05:59 PM
Sundar says there are 7,000 people here in person at Google I/O today.
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:06:02 PM
This is being livestreamed in over 100 countries, he says.
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:06:27 PM
Over 1 million people are tuning in live from China, he says.
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:06:36 PM
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:07:08 PM
"Larry and Sergey founded Google 17 years ago, with the goal of helping users find the information they need," he says.
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:07:13 PM
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:07:21 PM
"Fast forward to today. Thanks to the rate at which processors and sensors have evolved, it is truly the moment of mobile."
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:07:55 PM
"We're pushing ourselves very hard so Google stays a step ahead of its users."
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:08:08 PM
Sean Hollister 5/18/2016 5:08:09 PM
(Like most big tech company keynotes, this one's starting with a celebration of how much progress the company has made.)
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:08:34 PM
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:08:37 PM
He's explaining how search on Google's homepage has evolved. Not just 10 blue links anymore.
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:09:01 PM
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:09:12 PM
Richard Nieva 5/18/2016 5:09:20 PM
Now he's talking about AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages), a super-fast way to loading pages for web articles on phones.
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:09:32 PM
James Martin 5/18/2016 5:09:43 PM