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Tickets for Google I/O went on sale at 7 AM Pacific time and sold out quickly. The first tickets to sell out were the academic tickets at $300 each. These choice tickets were gone within thirty minutes. Shortly after those sold out, the more expensive standard tickets ($900) were no longer available.
Google I/O is popular among developers who get to learn more about Android and often receive freebies during the event. Last year, the company handed out Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets with Android Honeycomb. This year, rumors suggest the bonus device could be the Nexus tablet, a low-cost slate expected to land with a $200 price tag.
According to The Next Web, Google will live stream the Keynote and all key sessions. All session videos will be available after 24 hours and there will be extended viewing parties worldwide.
[Via Google, The Next Web and SlashGear]
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Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.
