As Google has announced early this year that Google Wave will be an open source and they want Open Source community to contribute to this project by developing app’s on top of the wave protocol, similar to the activity going on for the Android OS. Ample of App’s have been developed for Android even before the official launch of the OS.
Google Wave will be out by the beginning of the next year for the user community worldwide, but Google has already released a developer version of Google Wave so the developers can have a hands on the Google wave APIs and start developing the application.
You can have a look on the Google Wave APIs here >> http://code.google.com/apis/wave/
Many companies have already started developing application for the wave protocol and also for the Google Wave using these apis.
Anyways having access to the apis wont help you, unless you have the access to the Google wave Sandbox to try out the APIs. You can place a request for that here >> https://services.google.com/fb/forms/wavesignupfordev/ . Already lots of requests have been placed and many have got access to the Google Wave Sandbox.
Long back @Teahgearz i has requested for a Sandbox access to Google Wave and have received one few week back.
I tried to test the wave but din get any one on-line so that I can check out the power of the Google wave. (if any of the reader have the Google wave Sandbox id please add anix86@wavesandbox.com to your contact list and ping me when you are online.)
Ultimately i had to use the test id provided by the Google to me. Along with the main user id, Google also give a test id so that you can actually give a try.
Check out the Screen Shot to have a look on the Google Wave. I have observed that lots of patches a applied on the regular bases since the development on this framework is going on. Though the GUI of the Google Wave for the users will be 80% similar to this i guess. That any way can be see when its officially launched for the users.

Communication using googlewave. One person is using login in the Wave from firefox and other on the goolge chrome and editing the same document.

Here you can see all the wave that has been initiated by you, you can also see who all are invloved in each wave. It a sort of wave inbox, you can also communication you have done using any of the google wave apps in here.
Since I write this blog in my spare time, din get much time to explore wave much.
Hope to explore out many other features as soon as possible and update in this space.
Post in you updates and feedback on wave, if you have given a try on it.





