http://googleio.twazzup.com (official tracker)

Here's a related press release:

<< HTML 5 Ushers in New Era of Web App Development at Google I/O 2009

Google and Partners Welcome More than 3,000 Developers to Annual Developer Conference; New Products and Initiatives Make it Easier to Build for a More Powerful Web >>

http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/20090527-google-io.html

Linked from the press release:

<< Google Web Elements: A new product launching today, Google Web Elements is an easy way to incorporate Google products onto a website or blog. This includes content such as Maps, News and YouTube videos, as well as social comments functionality by Google Friend Connect. >>

http://www.google.com/webelements/

Youtube without flash demo: http://www.youtube.com/html5

I've always been dreaming of HTML5 Youtube since Webkit implemented it a while back...

Will the new youtube therefore work on iPhone?

HTML 5 demoed at I/O
http://htmlfive.appspot.com/

Also geo-location in Maps

Free HTC Magic for all attendees...

HTC Magic? Techcrunch is reporting G1s. Confirmation of HTC Magic or T-Mobile G1 anyone?

Web Elements are disgustingly inconsistent. The "Ads by Google" thing works well on Adwords/Adsense, they need a similar "Google Web Elements" branding on the bottom right/left that is consistent, not like what they have now.

[Updated the post with more of Brian's pics of the phone.]

From the pic, it DOES NOT look like the T-Mobile G1.

Here's a link printed in the brochure: http://googleio.appspot.com/qr/

"Scattered around Google I/O, you'll find QR codes – two-dimensional barcodes designed to be read by the camera on many mobile devices (with the right software installed)."

http://googleio.appspot.com/qr/qr-diagram.png

More photos, these via Magerleagues:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3623/3570406161_b622a3a06f_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3336/3570307965_ceaf945df0.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/3571116352_f6f4150760.jpg
Set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mager/sets/72157618791267919/

Official Name: Google Ion; It's a HTC Magic branded differently.

Looks like there's some social features coming to Maps. Look at the left side panel on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTqArX10ZCY#t=6m40s. There's a "recent friends activity". "See your Google Talk contacts' maps review (and, soon, My Maps) and allow them to see yours".

My first thoughts when reading "recent friends activity" were that Latitude would soon be fully integrated within Google Maps, and that activity would be more than current position, and include friends' path tracking history, last visited stores, common friends meeting, speed of move,etc. But it was a little too "wow" :)

"Google I/O device", I believe is the proper name....

Android 2.0 "Donut" features demoed at Google I/O too:

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/05/27/android-2-0-donut-features-demoed-at-google-i-o/

beussery
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/05/27/google-ion-hands-on-and-unboxing/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/27/want-an-htc-magic-from-google-io-try-ebay/

Some people say there will be big news today.
Remember http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-01-18-n35.html, http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-01-20-n85.html and http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-01-30-n16.html?

I hope Google Squared will be finally launched.

Google Wave is the new personal collaboration product, developed by the Maps team. Open sourced. Dev. accounts for I/O attendees only.

http://tcrn.ch/2lJ

http://wave.google.com/

http://www.waveprotocol.org/ more wave....

Google loves ".org" domains when they want their project sounds serious.

James Xuan

Sure, just pointing out what the included instruction book calls the device.

TOMHTML
Hahaha that's so true and it made me laugh!

beussery
Ah I see, sorry. I wonder why there is such a discrepancy? Last minute change? Poor communication between departments?