The scene-stealing moment of Wednesday's was easily the of , showing a live video “hangout” between skydivers who dropped in on the Moscone Center via parachute, joining Google co-founder on stage.
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The crowd was at first surprised and pleased to see Brin, who interrupted Google senior vice president Vic Gundotra’s presentation about Google+ (Gundotra later said it was his “Taylor Swift moment”). Brin explained that what he had planned was time sensitive, and asked the crowd if they wanted to see a demo of Google Glass, the company’s much-buzzed-about effort to create connected glasses.
The crowd cheered in response, and it was soon apparent why Brin’s demo was so time sensitive: He quickly tuned into a live video feed from a Zeppelin above San Francisco, putting the feed on the big screen.
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The Zeppelin was filled with skydivers, and they all were sporting Google's Project Glass glasses, effectively creating a shared hangout -- Google+’s online video chats.
It soon became clear what Brin had in mind: A multi-person skydive, landing on the Mosocone Center roof (the home base of ) and culminating with the skydivers joining Brin on stage.
The ambitious demonstration went off without a hitch. Brin himself seemed pleasantly surprised, and the crowd of developers and press went wild when the skydivers sped through the aisles on their bikes (strategically placed at the location to allow them to get to the keynote area quickly).
It was an incredible demo, and the whole thing was recorded by Mashable on a Samsung Galaxy S III (complete with shaky camera movements). Tell us what you think of it in the comments, and whether or not it’s got you more excited about Google Glass.
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