Google I/O 2015

This year's Google I/O gave us Android M and updated Google Cardboard, along with free and unlimited photo storage. But it wouldn't be Google if there weren't also some moonshots in there. We go hands-on with one of them, Project Jacquard.

Today Google dished out a second-generation version of Google Cardboard to Google I/O attendees. We took ours for a spin and tried its new support for 6-inch phones the only way we knew how: by popping the Nexus 6 inside this bad boy.

Google I/O was light on new consumer products this year (and by "light," we mean there were none at all), but the company made up for the lack of marquee sizzle with some important under-the-radar innovations. Google's VR strategy is anything but paper-thin.

Google has launched a brand new photo service at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. Known simply as Google Photos, the standalone product automatically backs up user content, intelligently organizes it, and offers unlimited storage of photos and videos.

Google has announced an updated version of its low-cost Cardboard headset, as well as a new feature designed to allow teachers to take their students on virtual field trips and a new project that allows users to create their own VR experiences.

Google has been showing off the next version of Android at its Google I/O conference in San Francisco. It doesn't have an official name yet – it's still called Android M Developer Preview – but we've got our first glimpse at some of the features arriving in the mobile OS in the near future.

Google has announced a new operating system for the Internet of Things, known as Project Brillo. It's built on a stripped-down version of Android, provides a common language for connected home devices, as well as a user-friendly interface that makes it easier to set up hardware.