Google's Day of Announcments: Google I/O Day One: Nexus 7 Tablet, Nexus Q Streaming Media Player and More!

Google had a big day, with quite a few announcements. Here we sum up all of the day's activities.

• Android Milestones
• 20 billion Android app installs
• 600,000 apps and games avaliable
• Free apps in 190 countries, paid in 132
• In-App Purchases now makes up 50% of revenue
• (Compared to Apple: Apple has 30 billion installs, 650,000 apps)
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
• Project Butter
• New innovation focuse don making Android fast, fluid, and smooth
• Triple buffering in the graphics pipeline, to ensure consistent frame rates with interface animations
• Offline Voice Typing
• Up until now, an internet conenction was required to type with your voice. No longer. 
• (Other voice typing News: Arabic and Hebrew support has been improved, while 18 new languages are being added, including Persian.)
• Improved Voice Search
• A search for "Show me pictures of pygmy marmosets" returned actual pictures of pygmy marmosets.
• Movie purchases added, not just renting
• Google Play now sells TV episodes and magazine subscriptions
• Google +
• Tablet app (iPad and Android)
• Google + Events
• RSVP (like Facebook)
• "Really cool" invites
• Part Mode
• Allows automatic sharing of pictures from everyone at party
• Google Project Glass
• Remember the awesome glasses with a built in computer?
• If you were at the I/O you will be able to buy a test version of it for $1,500 next year
• It will still be "unstable"
• And "lighter than sunglasses
• Google Now
• A card-based search interface that takes your location and what time it is into effect to give you more useful info
• It's basically a stripped down version of Siri, powered by Google.
• The Verge sums it up:

• Google Now works by using your search history, calendar, and location to help make search more relevant. For example, if you have a calendar event, Google Now "will help you get there on time" — if you take the bus, it tells you how long it will take to walk to the bus and when the next bus will arrive. If you have a flight, Google Now keeps tabs on the flight status; Google Play can also give you updates on your favorite sports teams based on your Google searches. From the demo Google showed off, it looks like a very flexible system for maximizing your time, but we'll have to see how well it works in practice. It's creepily self-aware, but sounds like it could be very useful for those with busy schedules.

Google's new 7 inch tablet.

• Google's Nexus 7 Tablet 
• A 7 inch tablet built by Asus, and approved by Google in every wat 
• Running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
• Screen is 1280 x 800 HD screen
• A quad-core Tegra 3 processor
• 12-core GPU
• 1 GB RAM
• 1.2 Megapixel front facing camera
• Has all the normal stuff, bluetooth, etc, plus NFC
• (No 3G/4G)
• 9 hours of HD video playback and up to 300 hours on standby
• Weighs 340 grams
• Starts at $199 for 8GB version (with $25 credit for the store for a limited time)
• $249 for 16GB version
• Will ship in mid-July
• For hands-on pics, click here. 

• Google's Nexus Q
• It is being called a "social streaming media player."
• Basically, you plug it into your TV or speakers, and anyone with an Android device can load up an app and add music to stream straight from the cloud to the Q. 
• If it's plugged into a TV, you can stream movies to it too. 
• It's kind of hard to explain, but below are two videos do a good job
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, ethernet and NFC are all supported 
• 32 LED lights ring the sphere, and change color and rhythm depending on the music that's playing
• Also has a capacitive touch sensor that will allow users to mute the audio
• The entire top of the device is a rotating volume control
• Running Android 4.0
• Has 1GB or RAM and 16GB of storage built in
• It will cost $299 directly from the Google Play Store
• US-only for the moment
• Will be shipping in July.
• Hands-On right here!