Weekly output: broadband satisfaction, Google I/O announcements (x2), Mark Vena podcast, Android XR, Google Beam
I got back from one part of the West Coast Thursday night and I’m heading to another part Tuesday morning. But while my travel plans have included Google I/O since 2010, Web Summit moving its Collision conference to Vancouver and rebranding it as Web Summit Vancouver has put that city in my schedule for the first time since an epic ski trip to Whistler in 2004.
5/20/2025: In the ISP Race, Fiber Is Still Tough to Beat, But Don’t Discount These Upstarts, PCMag
My first post of the week, written Monday off an embargoed copy of the American Customer Satisfaction Index‘s latest survey results and filed from my flight to SFO that evening, unpacked more bad news for cable broadband.
5/21/2025: Google’s ‘AI Mode’ Is Coming for Us All, PCMag
I wrote part of this, based on Google’s embargoed announcements, on Monday’s flight, part from my Airbnb after jet lag had me awake before 6 a.m., and part from my seat at Shoreline Amphitheatre before the start of Google’s keynote.
5/21/2025: Google’s New Flow Moviemaking Tool Can Turn You Into AI Scorsese for $250/Month, PCMag
I finished writing this after the keynote had begun, so the copy I filed had quotes from Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s keynote remarks.
5/21/2025: Ep 110 SmartTechCheck Podcast — Apple’s upcoming WWDC 25, Google I/O and “Apple in China”, Mark Vena
I made a rare outdoors appearance on my industry-analyst friend’s podcast, logging on from a picnic table in between I/O exhibits in Shoreline’s parking lot.
5/22/2025: Google Glass Reborn? I Tried Android XR Smart Glasses, and One Thing Stood Out, PCMag
Waiting out a lengthy queue to try Google’s new connected eyewear proved to be an excellent use of my time Tuesday afternoon.
5/23/2025: Google’s Futuristic Beam Tech Almost Made Me Forget I Was on a Video Call, PCMag
I missed some press-specific previews of this holodeck-esque video-conferencing system Tuesday but was able to squeeze in a demo Wednesday afternoon.
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