Have a look contained in the AC editors' Google I/O 2016 gear luggage

1. Phil Nickinson

What’s in Phil’s bag for Google I/O #theta360 – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA

Little or no has modified in my gear bag since my last big trip — Cellular World Congress. Similar MacBook Professional. Similar Olympus camera. The telephones have been swapped out, with the HTC 10 now my on a regular basis carry, with the Galaxy S7, LG G5 and Nexus 6P serving as backup. I additionally introduced alongside the Pixel C, which mysteriously grew a crack in the identical place as my final Pixel C. (The Nexus 9 went around the globe a time or two with out ever getting a crack within the glass. Go determine.)

New telephones are type of apparent modifications. The large deal this time round is the inclusion of a pair 360-degree cameras. The shot above was taken with the Ricoh Theta S. It is proving to be the perfect one we have used to date, with straightforward (however full-featured) controls and good picture high quality. It shares simply to Twitter and Fb, and offers embeddable footage by way of its personal service, which is the one space Fb and Google and others are missing.

I figured since 360 goes to be BIG this yr, may as nicely use it for this gear bag pic, proper? And the bag itself stays my trusty Peak Design Everyday Messenger.

2. Jerry Hildenbrand

Google I/O is my favourite week of the yr. I get to nerd out and study issues in addition to hang around and speak about baseball or 1980’s pop music with the parents I do know from the Bay space. In my ebook, that is a win. I additionally need to be certain I’m ready for something.

I’ve the massive Timbuk2 messenger bag (the older mannequin that is formed like a trapezoid) and the extra-small camera insert to drop inside it. This combo holds every little thing I am going to want, and a bunch of issues I will not want however introduced alongside anyway. I put my Sony Nex 6 (I can not surrender the viewfinder) and a 35mm lens within the cmaera insert, together with all of the cables and chargers and batteries and SD playing cards wanted to make use of it. I additionally drop my Olympus voice recorder and a pair of lav mics in there, simply in case.

On the pc aspect, I carry a 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro operating OS X and Goobuntu Linux together with the charger and a handful of USB thumb drives.

The great things, in fact, are the Androids. I will be taking my Pixel C, together with a handful of telephones — the Nexus 6P, the Nexus 5X, the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, the HTC 10 (together with my trusty Sony headphones) and the Nextbit Robin. If there’s room I am going to pack my BlackBerry Priv as a result of I nonetheless love that keyboard. In fact, there might be a number of Anker battery packs to attempt to hold all of them operating.

One different cool factor I am taking this yr is a Xiaomi Yi camera and a handful of mounting choices. Even a selfie stick. If I can speak Andrew into serving to, anticipate a video of Jerry rolling down the most important hill in Mountain View with an motion cam mounted to my wheelchair and one thing chilly and frosty in my palms. Perhaps with Dan Bader in my lap. All work and no play one thing one thing.

I am going to in all probability want I had packed one thing I did not, however I feel this could get me by means of Google I/O 2016.

three. Andrew Martonik

Not a lot has modified in my gear bag from earlier this year, however there are a couple of issues for Google I/O that change issues up.

Beginning with the bag, I am carrying my trusty Timbuk2 Classic Messenger bag, giant measurement, which nonetheless works nice for me. I hold cables and random issues organized in some super-handy zip-up mesh storage bags, and usually have room for every thing I want. I will be working solely from my trusty old MacBook Air 13-inch for the present, and I worry this can be the final massive present for this 2012 mannequin earlier than I transfer on to one thing new.

I carry the Timbuk2 Snoop Camera Insert, measurement medium, contained in the bag, which retains my digital camera gear protected and separate from the remainder of the gear and makes it straightforward to handle. I’ve improve the digital camera inside to an Olympus OM-D E-M5 MK II, however I am nonetheless utilizing my handy Olympus 25mm f/1.8 prime lens, with an Olympus 14-150mm zoom lens for longer photographs. Through the present, my digital camera sits on my messenger bag strap with a Peak Design Capture Camera Clip — significantly, the most effective digital camera gear investments I’ve made.

Onto the telephones — and sure, Google I/O warrants bringing tons of telephones. I will be carrying my Nexus 6P primarily (with a Spigen Thin Fit case), however my bag will even have a Nexus 5X, a Nexus 6 (operating Android N), a Galaxy S7 (with a handy battery case). I am bringing each my 10400 mAh Xiaomi Mi Power Bank and a 5200 mAh Samsung Fast Charge power bank to maintain ’em juiced up, plus my 6000 mAh dual-USB Project Fi energy financial institution for a backup (and a few additional Google cred). As for cables, I like my Ventev tangle-free ones — a couple micro-USB, and a USB-C.

Odds and ends time! For any kind of voiceover or podcasting work, I’ve my Samson GoMic portable microphone. For the aircraft rides, I am nonetheless utilizing the AKG N60NC on-ear headphones, however these keep within the lodge in favor of the OnePlus Icons earbuds once I’m out. I convey a compact Ventev dual-USB wall charger to hold round, plus my Belkin travel surge protector for the lodge.

Four. Alex Dobie

For this yr’s Google I/O I am packing my usual trade show stuff, with a Googley twist. I am nonetheless carrying my trusty Jasper Conran messenger bag, into which I will be bundling a fairly hefty loadout of digital camera, laptop computer and phone-related goodies.

First up, my day by day driver would be the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, which I’ve discovered has by far the most effective battery lifetime of any mainstream, high-end Android telephone — necessary for getting me via lengthy days in Mountain View. However simply in case, I am going to even be carrying a 5,200mAh Samsung Fast Charging Battery… and simply to make certain, a further 10,000mAh courtesy of this Aukey fast-charger. My backup telephone would be the Nexus 6 — becoming for a Google occasion, and I might anticipate to have a brand new Android N preview construct prepared for it throughout I/O week.

My most important laptop computer continues to be an historic MacBook Air (2012 mannequin), and sure, I am nonetheless holding out for a refreshed MacBook Professional later this yr. For now, the Air does the job, even when it is certainly seen higher days by this level. And when it is time to take footage of cool stuff, I will be counting on my Olympus OM-D E-M5 II, paired with a 25mm f/1.eight pancake lens for capturing small issues shut up, and a 14-150mm f/Four-5.6 superzoom lens for liveblog obligation. As I’ve stated earlier than, this digital camera is succesful sufficient for a lot of the photographic duties of the job, whereas not utterly dominating my carry-on baggage.

Lastly, I have been reacquainting myself with iOS recently, so I will be packing an iPad Air mini 4 alongside an getting older Nexus 7 2013. And for music on the flight over to I/O, it is gotta be HTC’s excellent high-res audio earphones, bundled with the HTC 10 in some nations.

5. Daniel Bader

Gear! Google I/O! It is my favourite time of the yr.

In years previous, at my earlier job, I used to be a one-man reporting machine, and all the time introduced far more than I wanted. However with this illustrious staff alongside me, I plan to be a bit extra selective with my gear decisions this yr.

All of it begins with my trusty Timbuk2 Showdown backpack — I attempt to reduce again pressure, so a messenger simply is not within the playing cards for exhibits like this — which encompasses a tremendous robust nylon exterior, plush pockets and, for the dimensions, an unlimited quantity of storage.

Inside, my Sony RX100 IV pocket camera will shock you with its lovely pictures and clean 4K video — probably the greatest journey investments I’ve made in current reminiscence — and can be paired with a Manfrotto BeFree travel tripod, which attaches to the Timbuk2 by means of useful loops. Elsewhere, my Zoom H5 microphone will seize interviews with Googlers, builders, and perhaps even our personal group.

My mid-2015 MacBook Pro would be the workhorse of the journey, capturing my written ideas on its keyboard whereas rendering my mediocre video. Significantly, I have to work on that. I am going to even have a bunch of telephones, together with the gorgeous platinum Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, which I discover has a number of the most constant efficiency and battery life within the Android area. I am going to even be bringing a Nexus 6P to take in all of the inevitable Android N goodness, and a Nexus 9 to do the identical on the pill aspect.

I am additionally enjoying with Samsung’s new Galaxy TabPro S, a Home windows 2-in-1 that has to date impressed me quite a bit.

And for the planes, trains and cars, I will be bringing my favourite in-ear headphones, the Sony XBAH1’s, which regardless of missing a microphone, sound so good I need to cry.

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