Hope we hear more from ATAP. They had some really interesting projects last year I'm hoping make it further towards market.
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#32Lots of Project Tango + AR/VR presentations. I'm willing to bet the next Google/Nexus phones will have tech from Project Tango built in and become standard on future Android phones. Lots of apps/games could be built for it (and some that have been already built will debut during I/O). It could be one of those things that differentiates Androids from iPhones. Take a look at the 'Introducing Project Tango Area Learning' talk for May 18 for an example.
More info on Project Tango - https://www.google.com/atap/project-tango/
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Sorry, but what's ATAP?
Think Google X, but with 2 year instead of 10 year technologies. example: https://www.google.com/atap/project-soli/
That looks incredible. Such a lovely video particularly when you see the fourier transform of a hand moving in space!
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#34I wonder if I'm going to be able to download the version of Android which was announced at last year's Google I/O before they announce another one this year?
Don't ever change, Google.
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The opinions stated here are my own, not necessarily those of Google. I attended I/O a few years ago (prior to joining Google) and really enjoyed the Moscone Center. Mainly because there was lots of hotels and restaurants in the area. Lodgings around the Google campus are pretty sparse, this feels like a mistake to me. Being able to walk to your hotel after a long day of focusing/listening was definitely nice. That s…
Hosting this in MV is just... weird. All the hotels suck, there's no food, nothing touristy to do, etc etc. I don't understand your note about costs. Google has infinite money. Even mid-tier meetings are held at Moscone, so I don't think it's that expensive. Are the I/O hordes really going to be visiting the Google Campus? For what reason? It's pretty weird.
I lived in Mountain View down the street from Google the last few years but here's where people will/should be going:
Hotels: If you want something nice, you're going to go to Palo Alto or Downtown San Jose. If you're fine with budget basics, hit all the hotels along El Camino between Sunnyvale and Palo Alto. Personally, I would choose the Hampton Inn on Moffett Blvd. between the 101 and Central. It's clean, pretty cheap, and two blocks from Castro St. with all the restaurants and stuff.
Restaurants: Castro St. and Downtown Palo Alto are your best bets. There are a lot of options on Castro St. so expect it to get crowded but the food is actually pretty damn good. This is not Michelin rated new American food like in SF, so stick to the Asian options if you don't want to go wrong. Get Hot Pot at Little Sheep or Sushi at Sushi Tomi or any of the other 5 ramen places within walking distance. In Palo Alto, you can get finer dining options.
Touristy Things: The museums and cultural options are more limited so take a short CalTrain ride directly to SF if you want that. If you have the weekend to spend, Mountain View is about an hour closer to Santa Cruz than SF is so head over there to get your tan and enjoy the beach.
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Very strange you were downvoted. It's Google's 'Advanced Technology and Projects' group. Incubator run by an ex-DARPA guy. Projects are given two years.
Ex-DARPA gal, actually: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_E._Dugan
Hmm. I didn't know about her. It mentions strategic investments in INFOSEC and many of my good papers are DARPA funded. I wonder if there's a list of what hardware/software architectures were funded under her time there. It's the lower-level people that decide on the projects that I'm aware of but the Director usually sets the culture and priorities with significant effects.
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#37I can't find ARA in the schedule :(
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#38Hope we hear more from ATAP. They had some really interesting projects last year I'm hoping make it further towards market.
The most interesting ATAP-related news so far this year is its director moving to Facebook.
I worked previously on an ATAP project when I was a university postdoc (much of the engineering work gets farmed out to universities and subcontractors). Eventually I began wondering why I was working fifty hours a week for Google on a postdoc salary. It's a strange arrangement to wind up in.
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#39Hope we hear more from ATAP. They had some really interesting projects last year I'm hoping make it further towards market.
I thought the most interesting news from ATAP (last year) was project Jacquard [1]. It seemed very exciting and promising, but it doesn't seem that the tech has made it to market.
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Hosting this in MV is just... weird. All the hotels suck, there's no food, nothing touristy to do, etc etc. I don't understand your note about costs. Google has infinite money. Even mid-tier meetings are held at Moscone, so I don't think it's that expensive. Are the I/O hordes really going to be visiting the Google Campus? For what reason? It's pretty weird.
I lived in Mountain View down the street from Google the last few years but here's where people will/should be going: Hotels: If you want something nice, you're going to go to Palo Alto or Downtown San Jose. If you're fine with budget basics, hit all the hotels along El Camino between Sunnyvale and Palo Alto. Personally, I would choose the Hampton Inn on Moffett Blvd. between the 101 and Central. It's clean, pretty c…
Last time I was in the area, I stayed at the Domain Hotel in Sunnyvale. About a 15 minute drive to Google and nice enough. And for touristy things: the Computer History Museum just down the road from the Google campus is definitely worth a visit.