Google is integrating its Google Lens augmented reality helper into a camera app, which will unlock features like letting you grab text that you can copy and paste, and find other objects and clothing that match a style in front of you. Now playing: Watch this: Here are all the cool things Google Lens can do …
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Just in advance of its Google I/O developer’s conference on Tuesday, the tech behemoth rebranded its Google Research arm as Google AI. The name reflects a lot of what Google Research was covering anyway, looking for different ways to apply its machine learning technologies. And probably because it seems like every major tech company is into (or getting into) AI, …
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When will we start to experience multiplayer augmented reality that blends a shared space between phones? Oh, in the next couple of weeks. While AR and VR announcements were generally on the quiet front at this year’s Google I/O Developer Conference, a new update to Google’s ARCore called Cloud Anchors is extremely exciting. Let me explain, because I just played …
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Google’s voice assistant is now available on LG’s 2018 OLED and Super UHD LCD TVs. The capability, first announced at CES 2018, allows models like the new C8 OLED TV to accept commands over the remote control’s built-in microphone, as well as talk back to you in Google’s voice. Using voice commands, you can find and play content, for example via …
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Now playing: Watch this: Microsoft reveals mixed reality tech for the workplace 3:13 Developers conference season is upon us. Facebook’s F8 kicked it off last week with dating, the Oculus Go and AI, AI, AI. And now it’s Microsoft’s turn. Build 2018 kicked off today with the first of two keynotes. The focus of this year’s conference shifts from Windows to …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Our list of what to expect at Google I/O 2018 this week. Microsoft Build 2018, which is also this week and should focus on cloud and AI tech. Apple’s iMac turned 20 on Sunday. Now playing: Watch this: What we’ll be looking for at Google I/O (The 3:59, Ep…. 4:11 The 3:59 gives you bite-size …
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If you feel like you’re spending too much time on your phone, you may want to pay close attention to Google’s I/O 2018 keynote tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. PT. According to The Washington Post, that’s when Google will announce “a new set of new controls” for Android to help people keep track of their phone addiction. (Here’s what else we expect …
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Google Assistant is already on over 5,000 devices, and smartwatches are some of them. While Google software features can be summoned on Wear OS watches (Wear OS was formerly known as Android Wear), it hasn’t been quite the same as what you can get using a Google Home smart speaker. But it’s become a lot closer now, just a few days …
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An update to Google Lens might be right around the corner, but we didn’t get that hint from Google. Instead, LG dropped a reference in a press release for its latest phone, the LG G7 ThinQ. The LG G7 debuts a button on the phone’s side that you can click to open Google Assistant and double-click to snap open Google Lens. “The G7 ThinQ …
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Google is putting its Allo messaging app on the backburner as it concentrates on an Android alternative to Apple’s iMessage. The tech giant said in a blog post Thursday it’ll “pause investment” in development of Allo, confirming a report in The Verge. The move was made to focus resources on Rich Communications Services, or RCS, a standard known as Chat that …
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