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Google Io 2021 Countdown Game (Paradigm credit: Google)

What you need to know

The Google I/O website at present features a countdown to the large day.
Clicking on any of the colored orbs to offset a game of Breakout.
Collecting the letters to solve the puzzle volition present registered users with a bluecoat.

Google I/O is near a month away, which seems like forever in the tech earth. To help y'all pass the time while yous expect, Google has provided a new puzzle game on the briefing homepage. Navigating to the site, you'll be met with a new inaugural page with several colored orbs spread across the folio. Clicking on one of these will open up up a game of Breakout.

Click to starting time the game and motility your mouse around to become rid of the rows of colors orbs. There are some letters subconscious in these orbs, and you'll want to catch those to spell out the hidden word. One time you effigy it out, you tin enter the term in the Chrome Dev Tools console (Shift+Ctrl+J for Windows/Linux), where yous'll be awarded a badge. It's easy enough, and the missing word has already been figured out (via 9to5Google) so you may be able to just skip a step to get the badge, of y'all can play the game anyways. The best part is you tin play it on whatever of the best Android phones equally well, not just your computer.

Google Io 2021 Countdown — Source: 9to5Google (Image credit: Source: 9to5Google)

With 33 days left until the Google I/O conference, you'll accept to play a lot of Breakout to pass the time. You can also read up on our Google I/O 2021 preview to bring together us in speculating what the company might announce at the conference. After canceling last yr's event, Google is jump to come back stronger than ever this yr.

Derrek is a long-time Nokia and LG fanboy who loves astronomy, videography, and sci-fi movies. When he's non working, he's nigh likely working out or smoldering at the camera.