Gadgetory

it's time to look at what's ahead for google I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet up this week we will be hearing about lots of new projects from google as the annual google i/o developers conference kicks off wednesday in san francisco this is the conference for Google talks about new products and software it'll be hard to top last year's glass stunt show where glass was worn by skydivers and bikers to make a grand entrance to the conference google also unveiled Android jelly bean last year and the Nexus 7 tablet but there was also a flop remember the Nexus Q media streaming sphere it was a dud for being expensive and it could only stream Google content so Google brought it back to the drawing board but what's the store for this year expect to hear about Google's new portal for gaming on Android and Google Plus it would be somewhat similar to Apple's game center it would keep track of leaderboards sync between devices and also allow for online multiplayer gaming Google now will likely get an update the service debuted last year and it's like an advanced personal assistant in your phone it gives alerts based on your calendar location and interest Google now is a major part of glass so you know Google is going to keep growing this product it just recently became available on the iPhone as part of the Google Search app over the past few weeks we've heard Google's working on merging all voice and messaging related products into one product it's possible it'll be called hangouts so watch for that Google Maps could get indoor tracking there's a scheduled session on the topic and Google Wallet is expected to get an upgrade with some incentives to get more people to use it it's unclear if we'll see Android 5.0 the version known as key lime pie details suggests will just get small updates to jelly bean with Android version 4.3 as far as hardware goes it wouldn't surprise us to see the popular Nexus 7 tablet get an upgrade and we're hearing rumors that Google could update the Nexus 4 smartphone with more storage and faster 4G speeds many folks are also hoping Google will reveal the rumored Motorola X phone and what about google glass the developer version of glass is a ready out in the wild but maybe we'll get a peek at the design and updates for the consumer version of glass which may come out next year or we could see products related to glass it's been said Google's working on a SmartWatch that has the same functionality as glass and the blog android authority says Google might be ready to show it off although it also might be a little too early for that be sure to join CNET's live blog when google takes the stage wednesday at 830am Pacific 1130 Eastern and you can find more details at cnet com / update from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey