Google says future of web search will be like 'Star Trek' – Firstpost
12 years ago

Google says future of web search will be like 'Star Trek' – Firstpost

Firstpost  

What if saying “hey, computer” was all it’d take you to make your “searches” on Google each day? If Google’s Search Head Amit Singhal is to be believed, then the search giant is looking at building a “Star Trek” like computer that would let you do just that, ABC News reports. He said, “The destiny of search is to become that ‘Star Trek’ computer and that’s what we are building.” Such a computer, according to him, would know what users are looking for and this way, they would not have to type in their queries in Google search. When the trailer of Google Glass made it out, several of its enthusiasts saw how the wearer could instruct the Glass to, say, take a picture or record a video. If Google does manage to incorporate the “Star Trek” computer-like capabilities in future Search, then it’d be interestingly futuristic.

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How you search on Google could change
1 year, 11 months ago

How you search on Google could change

The Hindu  

As Google looks at integrating its large language models with its browser, our way of searching the web could change. In an interview to The Wall Street Journal, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said users would be able to get AI-enhanced answers to their questions as the company explores expanding use cases for conversational AI. While Google released its own Bard …

Google buys smart-glasses company North
4 years, 9 months ago

Google buys smart-glasses company North

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a blog post, Google said that North’s technology will be used to “invest in our hardware …

Google welcomes its 21st birthday with a nostalgic doodle of its search engine on a PC
5 years, 6 months ago

Google welcomes its 21st birthday with a nostalgic doodle of its search engine on a PC

Firstpost  

Google, the most popular search engine of all time, and the one that’s grown to be a kingdom on the web in its own right, is now of legal drinking age in many parts of the world. They published a paper about launching a prototype of what could be a “large-scale search engine,” stating this: We chose our systems name, …

Google Glass could make a comeback but enterprise clients are Google's only focus
6 years ago

Google Glass could make a comeback but enterprise clients are Google's only focus

Firstpost  

Google rolled out its first Enterprise Edition of the Google Glass publicly, back in mid-2017. Having launched the very first Google Glass Enterprise Edition back in 2017, new leaks suggest that a second-generation model of Google Glass is being readied for enterprise users. As per a report by 9To5Google, several images of the new version of Google’s Glass Enterprise Edition …

33 photos of Google's rise from a Stanford dorm room to world domination
6 years, 10 months ago

33 photos of Google's rise from a Stanford dorm room to world domination

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Google's star was definitely on the rise, and Brin and Page were becoming …

Google Glass in Enterprise Avatar Costs More Than a Lakh!
7 years, 7 months ago

Google Glass in Enterprise Avatar Costs More Than a Lakh!

The Quint  

While Google doesn’t make the Google Glass itself, it has tied up with special partners called ‘Glass for Work’ who are authorised to develop and deliver enterprise solutions for Glass customers. The Enterprise Edition runs on the Intel Atom processor and boasts faster Wi-Fi, an expanded range of sensors, and a louder speaker. Reports say it comes packed with a …

Eyewear veteran sees future in Google Glass
8 years, 11 months ago

Eyewear veteran sees future in Google Glass

China Daily  

Claudio Gottardi, president and CEO of New York-based Marchon Eyewear Inc. GAO ERQIANG / CHINA DAILY Claudio Gottardi says new glasses will detect illnesses before they strike the wearers Just a few years ago, working on eyewear was all about beauty, fashion and design. Claudio Gottardi, president and CEO of New York-based Marchon Eyewear Inc, sees the future of glasses …

Leaked images show new version of Google Glass aimed at business users
9 years, 3 months ago

Leaked images show new version of Google Glass aimed at business users

Daily Mail  

Google's Glass is back - with a new version aimed at buisiness customers. The new Google Glass will be aimed at businesses in the healthcare, manufacturing and energy industries, according to The Wall Street Journal. Previous reports claimed Google has already secretly released a new clip-on version of Google Glass, and hopes to have a version ready to sell to …

Google Glass Might Make a Comeback
9 years, 8 months ago

Google Glass Might Make a Comeback

The Quint  

The original Google Glass was discontinued by Google last year before it even made it to the Indian market. Latest reports, however, indicate that Google is all set to release the second version of its wearable gadget Google Glass. The listing was labeled “BLUETOOTH & DTS/UNII a/b/g/n/ac” with model name “GG1.” The tech world was quick to speculate that “GG1” …

Google Glass: Why the gadget faces its biggest test
10 years, 10 months ago

Google Glass: Why the gadget faces its biggest test

BBC  

Google Glass: Why the gadget faces its biggest test Robert Scoble gained notoriety for his enthusiastic photo wearing Google Glass in the shower - now he's not so sure about the device Will Google Glass take off or could it fail as some businesses ban it? Writer Ed Champion catalogued ‘35 arguments against Google Glass’, from anxiety over ever greater …

Google Glass to be available for purchase by anyone in US on April 15
10 years, 11 months ago

Google Glass to be available for purchase by anyone in US on April 15

India TV News  

New York: Google Glass, the hottest accessory in geek fashion, will now be available for purchase by anyone in the United States beginning on April 15. Google will sell a limited number of the "Explorer" version of Glass to any U.S. resident who places an online order for the device beginning at 9 a.m. PDT April 15. "Our Explorers are …

A peep into ‘Google Glass’
11 years ago

A peep into ‘Google Glass’

The Hindu  

One of the most-awaited products from Google, the ‘wearable computer’ was demonstrated at GITAM University here on Tuesday by Ramana Satyavarapu, Senior Engineering Manager, Google, USA. With a small stamp-sized screen attached to a pair of spectacle frames, the Glass spectacle will provide information when needed and display information through Internet via language voice commands by connecting wirelessly to a …

Clash over Google Glass shows hurdles facing wearable tech
11 years, 1 month ago

Clash over Google Glass shows hurdles facing wearable tech

LA Times  

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A glass half finished... Are Google's augmented-reality specs really the future?
11 years, 8 months ago

A glass half finished... Are Google's augmented-reality specs really the future?

Daily Mail  

A glass half finished. Google Glass Estimated release: 2014 British people are, of course, too polite to even mention the fact that you’re wearing Google Glass – the tech giant’s hotly anticipated computer specs. OPTIONAL LENSES: The name ‘Glass’ is a bit misleading – images are actually displayed on a tiny screen mounted on the frame. TOUCH AND GO: Taking …

Google Glass release is still a year away
11 years, 11 months ago

Google Glass release is still a year away

Firstpost  

The public release of Google Glass is still at least a year away. Executive Chairman of Google Eric Schmidt revealed over a radio interview with BBC Radio 4 The public release of Google Glass is still at least a year away. Executive Chairman of Google Eric Schmidt revealed over a radio interview with BBC Radio 4 that the company’s wearable …

Big venture firms eye opportunity in Google Glass
11 years, 11 months ago

Big venture firms eye opportunity in Google Glass

Firstpost  

Venture firms Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers will provide funding for startups working with Glass Venture firms Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers are teaming up to provide funding for startups working with Google Glass, the smart glasses developed by Google. There is no dedicated sum set aside for Google Glass, …

For Some, Resistance To Google Glass Is Not Futile
12 years ago

For Some, Resistance To Google Glass Is Not Futile

NPR  

For Some, Resistance To Google Glass Is Not Futile Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Jeff Chiu/AP The time of Google Glass is almost upon us. Sponsor Message Gary G. Howell, a Republican in the West Virginia Legislature, tells CNET's Chris Matyszczyk that an article Matyszczyk wrote on Google Glass inspired him to introduce a bill that would make …

Is Google Glass a threat to our privacy?
12 years ago

Is Google Glass a threat to our privacy?

The Hindu  

If you haven’t heard about the excitement around Google Glass — the head-mounted glasses that can shoot video, take pictures, and broadcast what you’re seeing to the world — then here’s an idea of the interest in them. David Yee, the chief technology officer at a company called Editorially, tweeted on this point the other day: “There’s a young man …

Why Google Glass might be creepiest gadget ever invented
12 years ago

Why Google Glass might be creepiest gadget ever invented

Firstpost  

Google Glass is the Panopticon made real. So any discussion about Google Glass needs to address what further ‘prisonification’ will do to a citizenry that is always already under suspicion of being a criminal/terrorist threat, and is at the receiving end of body searches and other assorted indignities every day. Combine all these with Google’s other software tools and applications …

Google Glass sounds amazing, but questions outweigh the cool factor
12 years, 1 month ago

Google Glass sounds amazing, but questions outweigh the cool factor

Firstpost  

Google Glass is touted as the future, the logical extension of Google’s ultra-connected vision, but there are more than a few concerns about its practicality and whether the world at large is ready for the plunge. You just missed that amazing game.” Glass is the company’s attempt to make technology available without the distraction of holding a phone or something …

Google's futuristic glasses move closer to reality
12 years, 9 months ago

Google's futuristic glasses move closer to reality

The Hindu  

Google helped create a world brimming with digital distractions for people spending more of their lives tethered to the Internet. Mr. Brin acknowledged Google still needs to fix a variety of bugs in the glasses and figure out how to make the battery last longer so people can wear them all day. Those challenges didn’t deter Mr. Brin from providing …

Google: Why it's so much more than just a search engine
14 years, 5 months ago

Google: Why it's so much more than just a search engine

The Independent  

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