Apparent’s battery-powered Doxie Go portable scanner has been around since last year, though its optional scan-direct-to-mobile-device capabilities have only been available on iOS devices. But the scanner has just had a major firmware update, making it compatible with Android — along with some new functionality and hardware that’ll make Apple-ites happy also.

Whew, what a day. Day 1 of Google I/O was full of sky diving, rappelling, biking, oh yea… and cool gadgets and software!

Anyone remember Project Tungsten? It finally rounded off its corners and became what we now know as Nexus Q. The Nexus Q is the world’s first social streaming media player that allows you to become a media DJ when in the presence of the Q.

It’s finally official, the Google Nexus tablet is real and it’s made by ASUS. Simply called the Nexus 7, this 7-inch tablet is both feature-rich and affordable. The blogosphere has been speculating about it for quite some time now, so let’s dive right in and find out exactly what Google and ASUS have to offer.

Google announced Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) a couple hours ago and boy is it a smart treat. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting anything phenomenal out of Jelly Bean, but the level of intelligence in Android 4.1 has me flabbergasted. I’ll give you a quick rundown of the new and improved features included in Android 4.1.