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The keynotes at Google I/O — Google’s developer conference — are always filled with such promise. Google TV, Google Wave, music in the cloud! But the products themselves haven’t always gone on to meet expectations. With Google I/O 2011 beginning on Tuesday, here’s a look back at what’s happened with past keynote product graduates.

RT @geekdotcom: Fox.com hacked, X-Factor contestant details leaked

Amazon’s Cloud Player now works when used on the iOS version of Safari. “You’ll first hit a warning page telling you that your browser is not supported, but just ignore that,” reads a note posted May 7 by the blog TechCrunch. “Click into the music in your drive, and it will begin playing. It works flawlessly.

The Internet of the 1980s. Cool!

RT @slashdot: Telehack Re-Creates the Internet of 25 Years Ago

for the first time in history, Mac malware is becoming economically desirable -- partly due the the Mac's rising market share and partly because better security in the Windows world is changing the balance.

RT @simonmeacham: Steve Ballmer has decreased MSFT shareholder value by -56.63% #ww #301

RT @newsyc20: "Cringely on Why Microsoft bought Skype ()" hint: purely defensive #301 #ww

RT @ycombinatornews: Tony Hsieh (Zappos CEO) on hiring humility -- don't be rude to your driver

RT @newsycombinator: Five Reasons why Google's Linux Chromebook is a Windows killer #301 #twig

PlayStation 3 system update 3.61 available now, 'phased restoration' of PSN begins today (update)