Last week at I/O, Google gave us an early look at Wave, a new form of communication and collaboration tool that is slated to be out later this year. They are aiming to redesign the way we communicate and collaborate by reinventing email for the present. It does so by bringing in tons of intuitive functionality (drag and drop, privacy, embed, real-time everything) and utilizing the latest technologies (HTML 5 via the Google Web Toolkit). Google Wave uses an open protocol and the project will be open sourced, so anyone can build their own Wave system and still remain interoperable. They will also be releasing an API for Wave soon that will allow developers to extend the functionality of Wave even further. This is truly a remarkable product and one that I really look forward to using. If you haven’t watch the demo (embed) already, it’s worth bookmark for later when you have time.
Update: If you really don’t have the time to sit through the 80 minute demo, Lifehacker.com has compiled eight 30-60 second clips that highlight the best parts of Google Wave.
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