Google I/O sells out in less than an hour
At 10 a.m. Eastern, Google officially opened registration for its Google I/O developer conference, which will be held from May 15 to 17 at the Moscone Center, in downtown San Francisco. Less than an hour later 鈥� or 49 minutes exactly, by 鈥� the event was . Last year, of course, Google I/O tickets within twenty minutes. Still, 49 minutes ain't too shabby.聽
So why is Google I/O such a big deal? Well, for one, even though the ticket price is high 鈥� $900 for members of the public, $300 for academic faculty and students, to PC Mag 鈥� the gift bags tend to be worth the price of admission alone.
Consider, for instance, that last year, I/O attendees a Google Nexus 7 tablet, a Google Nexus smart phone, and the Google Nexus Q 辞谤产.听
Meanwhile, this year, there's the matter of the Google Project Glass headset, which is expected to be the centerpiece of the I/O conference. Although Roger Cheng of CNET doubts that Google will actually be giving away free high-tech spectacles, he that "there are high expectations Google will wow the audience with new [Project Glass] features and apps."聽
Back in February, Google announced it would allow Twitter and Google+ users to apply for a chance to test out Project Glass. But there was a catch: Even users who were selected had to pay $1,500聽in order to pick up your test device and attend "a special pick-up experience" in聽New York,听Los Angeles, or聽San Francisco. A listing for Google glasses subsequently appeared on eBay; it was quickly removed by eBay staff.聽
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