Earlier today I got an email from Google saying that they were sending me a free Motorola Droid for attending the Google I/O conference. The only thing is the conference isn’t until May! That’s right, Google is sending out free phones over a month before the conference. They are doing this to drum up attention and give the developers enough time to get to know the phone before the conference. I also think that Google might be trying to lift the spirits of the Android community amidst this overwhelming iPad celebration. So I went to Techmeme and Techcrunch and looked to see if anyone had reported this and noticed that it wasn’t yet a meme. So I dropped an email to the tip@techcrunch email to tell them about it. And to the team at Techcrunchs credit they emailed me back and it was live on the web in about 5 minutes. And now it is on the front page of Techmeme. Wow the web is quick! Thanks to Jason at Techcrunch for the hat tip. Here is the Techcrunch article: Google Shipping All I/O Attendees A Free Droid Or Nexus One Before The Conference