
Every year Google makes its big announcements at its [Google I/O event][1]. This year, the [Chicago HTML5 User Group][2] hosted a [watch party][3]. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend, but it sounds like it was a great time. They put on a lot of [great events][4], so if you’re in the Chicagoland area, you should definitely [sign up][5].

Here’s some of the big things that came out of Google I/O 2013:

**New Google+: Stream, Hangouts, and Photos**  
[googleplusproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-google-stream-hangouts-and-photos.html][6]

**Google unveils Hangouts a unified messaging system for Android, iOS, and Chrome**  
[www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4332556/google-hangouts-unified-messaging-google-io-2013][7]

**New Google Play Music All Access subscription service**  
[thenextweb.com/google/2013/05/15/google-play-music/][8]

**Meet New Google Maps**  
<http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2013/05/meet-new-google-maps-map-for-every.html>  
**Mashable: New Google Maps Are Spectacular**  
[mashable.com/2013/05/15/new-google-maps-is-spectacular/][9]

To watch videos and look at photos from the event, go to the [Google I/O website][1].

 [1]: https://events.google.com/io/
 [2]: http://www.meetup.com/chicago-html5/
 [3]: http://www.meetup.com/chicago-html5/events/111558412/
 [4]: http://www.meetup.com//chicago-html5/events/calendar/
 [5]: http://www.meetup.com/chicago-html5
 [6]: http://googleplusproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-google-stream-hangouts-and-photos.html
 [7]: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/15/4332556/google-hangouts-unified-messaging-google-io-2013
 [8]: http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/05/15/google-play-music/
 [9]: http://mashable.com/2013/05/15/new-google-maps-is-spectacular/

John Polacek

Google I/O Roundup