O3D is an open-source web API for creating rich, interactive 3D applications in the browser. This API is shared at an early stage as part of a conversation with the broader developer community about establishing an open web standard for 3D graphics.

The plugin is Google’s Windows, Linux and Mac. Google wants to develop but can not drive alone. Google is committed to the Khronos Group to participate and share a standard for 3D on the Internet develop.

The plugin also supports the Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer.

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Google has released a new SDK for Android released. This serves developers to its applications in Android 1.5 adjusted so that the end of April as the final version of the SDK should appear. New in Android 1.5, new APIs and features.

Also the UI has been reworked. So the window can optionally be animated exchange. The camera of the device and the positioning through AGPS is faster deployable. The scroll in the browser to be gentle and scrolling in Gmail conversations. MP4 and 3GP are new formats, which can be recorded and the player comes in so easily.

So an API allows the keyboard on the display in portrait or landscape display. Other Widgets bring to the home page, folders, and live with speech. Display keyboards can also install third-party manufacturers.

The Google-owned services like SMS, contacts or e-mail, Google Talk show status of contacts and pictures and videos directly to Picasa or YouTube upload.

So far, the only Google App Engine with Python programming. Now, Java is a programming language has been added. There will also be a language such as Groovy and JRuby support, based on the Java virtual machine from running.

In the first version of the API will be according to Google the key class libraries supported. In addition, there are the Java Servlet API, the JPA and JDO interfaces and javax.cache and javax.mail. Api Java runs in a sandbox.

Since it is because of the many Java applications will certainly be mistakes and omissions may occur compatibility, only the first 10,000 users to test admitted.

The Google Web Toolkit-based Google Moderator app now went live on WhiteHouse.gov (it was previously shown at Change.gov). The project is called Open for Questions and lets you register and ask the US administration questions on the economy.

You won’t see the Google logo, but you can open the frame’s source HTML and see for yourself. (You can also look up the IP location of the source domain moderator.whitehouse.gov, which points to Mountain View, California.)

Muziic is a new media player. Unlike iTunes, Foobar2000 or Windows Media Player, the player has no local library. All titles, songs and videos; the player plays originate from Google servers for YouTube.

In a search it gives you the title and Muziic lists all the results from YouTube. You can then add the videos to a playlist and play it together. Optionally, you can also go to the persons YouTube account and this playlist is then stored online. To do so, one needs a free account with Muziic.

Muziic relies on the YouTube API. The player cannot play if the video is not on the youtube servers.
Matt Rosoff, an analyst for Directions on Microsoft, wrote about Muziic Saturday, March 7th on his “Digital Noise” CNET blog. CNET Senior Writer Greg Sandoval broke the story the next day, leading to a swarm of publicity and media interest.

Within only two short weeks after our “unofficial launch” on February 25th, 2009, Muziic has been covered on CNET, CNN, CBS News, The Huffington Post, Ars Technica, Billboard, Yahoo, Wired, and more.

Muziic has been featured on the homepages of internet giants Download.com and Baixaki.com.br. Since our launch, we’ve been covered in many print, audio, video and web publications.

“We encourage people to leverage the power of our open API to embed YouTube videos in creative and innovative ways that comply with our terms of service,” a Google spokesperson told CNET News when asked about Muziic.

YouTube applauded Muziic co-founder David Nelson for coming up with the idea for Muziic, Greg Sandoval told the CNET Daily Podcast on Friday. However, Muziic and Google are still working out the details for Muziic to better suit their service.

Mark Nelson, CEO and co-founder of Muziic said, “We feel that YouTube now has a better understanding of Muziic’s intentions for creating a YouTube-powered music site, and we have a much greater feel for what YouTube would like out of a music service driven by their API,”. .

Well, with all the good and positive feedback that Muziic has been receiving, we need to wait and see the future direction of Muziic.