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Re: Google I/O 2016

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Post by mwfunk »

calbear81 wrote: post #35
pbarnes_1 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

Agreed, there are tons of hotels and restaurants and things to do in the area, just not necessarily in walking distance (which is easily ameliorated by taking a fraction of the money saved from cheaper hotels and renting a car).

Re: Google I/O 2016

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Post by shostack »

calbear81 wrote: post #35
pbarnes_1 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

Also lived down the street from them (right near Shoreline and Central.

The traffic will be horrible on Shoreline and 101. Thank god I don't live there anymore.

But yes, plenty of good options in the area and surrounding areas.

Also, for touristy things, people should consider going up to some wineries in the Santa Cruz mountains. Pichetti, Ridge, and some others are great options and fairly close.

But seriously--the traffic...

Re: Google I/O 2016

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Post by chrisbroadfoot »

dave2000 wrote: post #34

I 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.

Huh? Android 6.0 Marshmallow? It's on my phone right now.

And the next version (N) is already announced: https://developer.android.com/preview/index.html

This comment does not really make sense.

Re: Google I/O 2016

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Post by julianpye »

Lots of Firebase - wild guess, but I assume Firebase support will be integrated in Android Studio extending/maybe replacing the current Cloud-Endpoints feature (which is unfortunate, because I use it extensively).

Re: Google I/O 2016

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Post by yxlx »

bduerst wrote: post #23
Cyph0n wrote: post #19

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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/

I hope this project will result in such products on the consumer market.

Re: Google I/O 2016

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Post by kayone »

chrisbroadfoot wrote: post #43
dave2000 wrote: post #34

I 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.

Huh? Android 6.0 Marshmallow? It's on my phone right now. And the next version (N) is already announced: https://developer.android.com/preview/index.html This comment does not really make sense.

I'm guessing he is running a non-nexus device.

Re: Google I/O 2016

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Post by pjmlp »

Cool: Talks about NDK, ART, and maybe just maybe, they will fix audio latency.

Not so cool: Game keynotes seem to keep spreading Play Services PR instead of talking about making games, available frameworks and tooling, like on Apple and Microsoft conferences.

Re: Google I/O 2016

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Post by PeCaN »

kayone wrote: post #47
chrisbroadfoot wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Huh? Android 6.0 Marshmallow? It's on my phone right now. And the next version (N) is already announced: https://developer.android.com/preview/index.html This comment does not really make sense.

I'm guessing he is running a non-nexus device.

I have it on an HTC One M8 on T-Mobile. Maybe he has a manufacturer that doesn't like to update (coughSamsungcough) or a lazy carrier. But non-Nexus devices definitely get updates somewhat regularly now. Most manufacturer/carrier combos definitely got their act together compared to a few years ago.

Re: Google I/O 2016

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Post by calbear81 »

ataylor284_ wrote: post #40
calbear81 wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

In that same plaza is Laser Tag and not to mention that the Sports Page bar has outdoor sand volleyball courts and beer pong tables.
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