Victoria Song

Minus Allison, who is gonna be snapping some killer photos for us from a more optimal position.

I don’t know how I feel about this, but I’ll tell you it’s no Mark Rebillet firing T-Shirt cannons and making AI music. Then again, I’m not sure how any keynote pre-show will ever top that.

I boarded my plane to Google I/O an innocent. “What are my movie options?” I asked myself right before takeoff. Maybe an action flick? An old school rom-com? Little did I know I would be assaulted by the ghost of tech conferences past.

The big Wear OS 6 news is that Gemini is headed to the wrist. It’s unsurprising to see Samsung’s smartwatches will get it first. After all, new Galaxy Watches have launched before new Pixel Watches ever since Google and Samsung teamed up to create Wear OS 3. The good news is you won’t necessarily have to upgrade. Google told me that Gemini will be coming to any Wear OS watch that currently supports Assistant.

Ahead of next week’s Google I/O conference, we’re expecting to hear a bunch of news at today’s Android Show. That possibly includes the newly launched Android XR — Google’s new platform for mixed reality, smart glasses, and Samsung’s forthcoming Project Moohan. If you’re curious to learn more, you can always check out my hands-on with Moohan and Android XR from a few months ago.