--- description: Google could unveil a new virtual reality headset among other gadgets at its developer conference today. Here's where to watch the keynote. title: How to Watch Google's Big Announcement Today image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltef853e830f75fd0f/69888f218e0601d1764656f1/160414_em_googleinternet.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How to Watch Google's Big Announcement Today  by [Lisa Eadicicco](/author/lisa-eadicicco/)  ## Lisa Eadicicco Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 18, 2016 1:54 PM CUT  Sundar Pichai, Senior Vice President for Products at Google Sundar Pichai, Senior Vice President for Products at GoogleRobert Galbraith—Reuters  by [Lisa Eadicicco](/author/lisa-eadicicco/)  ## Lisa Eadicicco Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 18, 2016 1:54 PM CUT Google’s annual I/O developer conference begins Wednesday. The Mountain View, Calif. company is [expected to make a handful of announcements](http://time.com/4337270/google-io-preview-2016/ "undefined") about new and existing products. Many are expecting Google to unveil a new virtual reality headset, a smart home hub similar to the Amazon Echo, and more details around the next version of Android. This will also be the first Google I/O conference with Sundar Pichai as CEO of the company. TIME will be livestreaming the keynote on this page when it begins at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET. Google also has its own livestream [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFm4s50PnmY "undefined") and [a list](https://events.google.com/io2016/schedule?filters=Live%20streamed#day1/ "undefined") of all other sessions and events from the conference that will be livestreamed. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4339878/google-io-livestream-2016/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4339878/google-io-livestream-2016/"},"headline":"How to Watch Google's Big Announcement Today","datePublished":"2016-05-18T13:54:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:50:00.127Z","description":"Get ready for Android and virtual reality news","url":"https://time.com/4339878/google-io-livestream-2016/","keywords":["Tech","Gadgets","Google","Android","Virtual Reality"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltef853e830f75fd0f/69888f218e0601d1764656f1/160414_em_googleinternet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Eadicicco","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-eadicicco/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltef853e830f75fd0f/69888f218e0601d1764656f1/160414_em_googleinternet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"160414_EM_GoogleInternet","caption":"Sundar Pichai, Senior Vice President for Products, delivers his keynote address during the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco, California May 28, 2015.","creditText":"Robert Galbraith—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4339878/google-io-livestream-2016/","name":"How to Watch Google's Big Announcement Today"}}]}] ```