Gadgetory

Google i/o developer conference begins on Wednesday it's the biggest nerd party of the year but here's what the rest of us should expect right now when you think of Android you think of it on a phone or maybe on a tablet or if you're really crazy you think it on your face this year Google is hoping you're going to think of it in a whole lot of other places the first place is on your wrist Android wear has already been announced but at i/o we should be seeing a lot more of it the beautiful round Moto 360 and the utilitarian square LG G watch should be taking center stage and we're hoping to find out when they'll be released and see how Android works as aware Samsung and HTC have said they're on board too and who knows they could surprise us with new hardware but beyond the wrist there's also cars Google already has a partnership with Audi GM Honda and more but hopefully we'll learn what all that means this week one hint something called google auto link which apparently will let you control your android phone from your dashboard or steering wheel next up your TV Google's had a really tough time getting the living room right Google TV and the Nexus key or notable failures but it had a win with a chromecast and next up is Android TV we're expecting an entirely new interface that simpler cleaner and a whole lot more like regular Roku's or Apple TVs it's less ambitious than what Google has tried before but for TV simpler is better but what about those phones and tablets it might be time for Google to release an entirely new version of Android all the rumors out there right now are pretty difficult to stitch together but it's a good bet that we should be seeing a big visual refresh and maybe finally we'll see Android and Chrome OS get closer there's also a good chance we'll see a new Nexus tablet or two this week what else it's tough to say we've seen rumors of a touch-friendly version of Chrome OS and that chromebook pixel is really overdue for a refresh google plus seems to be less of a focus than it was before especially since senior vice president vic gundotra left the company that doesn't mean we won't see something from the social network keep an eye out for photos there's also that nest acquisition to think about will expand beyond smart thermostats and smoke detectors oh one last thing don't count out weird google this is a company that's researching self-driving cars internet providing balloons modular phones artificial intelligence and even ways to cheat death itself CEO Larry Page once wished he could set up a special part of the planet for completely unregulated experimentation and co-founder Sergey Brin once orchestrated a live skydiving event of a keynote basically anything can and will happen at Google i/o and will be there live to report it all