Google Keynote Address - Nexus 7, Android 4.1 Jellybean Officially Announced!

[Dr. BaconStein]

Guess what was one MILLION times better than E3? The Google Keynote Address, that's what!



Highlights:

- Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Officially Announced
- Google Voice Search looks sweet
- Nexus 7 Jellybean-enabled tablet announced, only $200 (!!!)
- Google Q, looks pointless if you already have a CD, DVD, or MP3 player (or HDMI cable)
- Android games look better than ever on Nexus 7
- Google Maps with gyrometer support (looks like you're actually there)
- SKYDIVING
- GOOGLE GLASS!!!

That was by far the BEST conference I've seen so far. A new, cheap tablet, stunning new features for at home or on the go, and a whole athletic performance to show off a new product. Simply impressive. Even though only two games were shown, both of them look great and the conference as a whole runs laps around anything I saw at E3.

EDIT: Here's a rundown of some of the basic new features in Jelly Bean, and here's a Hands-On video of the Google Nexus. Didn't realize the live feed would be going this long... lol.

[ARingcade]

Skydiving Glass was the definitive highlight.

I screamed in excitement when I heard that the Nexus S was receiving 4.1(given that the N1 didn't receive ICS I was a bit worried)
Nexus 7 looks fine
All the added features to the system, I'm definitely going to take full use of.

The only thing I'm almost positive won't do too well is the Nexus Q. Props to them for building it in the US, but it's going to become one of those "I want to buy American until I see the price tag" thing. Plus, feature wise it doesn't do anything more than Apple TV does, but we shall see what happens.

[ARingcade]

Day 1 Keynote is official up: