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Re: I/O 2022

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Post by easrng »

reaperducer wrote: post #160
rvz wrote: post #40

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Yes. It is always about what they don't tell you in these keynotes that is more interesting rather than what they are already announcing on stage. The only exception is the last announcement which is them trying to re-enter the race for AR/XR glasses which again some thought they gave up. This acquisition is the reason why they are trying again: [0] [0] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/30/google-acquires-north-augmen...

AR/XR glasses Is "XR" a typo for VR, or is there another new R that I should learn about?

XR = catchall for VR and AR

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Post by wildrhythms »

whywhywhywhy wrote: post #55

It's kinda crazy how little there is to show from a year of effort for 139,995 employees.

I think maybe these tech companies need more MBAs and middle managers whose only existence is to 'trim the budget' and isolate their team's work under their own little banner so they can use it as a parachute to glide to the next company. That will surely get the creative juices flowing at any organization I think.

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Post by wildrhythms »

cercatrova wrote: post #87

The immersive view in Maps looks quite impressive, it reminds me of Microsoft Flight Simulator and how Microsoft used its Bing Maps scans to render the world in very high detail. But now you can do this on your phone. https://blog.google/products/maps/three-maps-updates-io-2022...

I showed my older parents the 3D view that exists in Maps and Google Earth today and they were blown away (and also thought they were being spied on). The technology is incredible. A few years ago I got to try the Google Earth VR on an Oculus Rift and being able to stand in my hometown in VR with the weirdly chunky approximated renderings was a surreal experience.

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Post by dbbk »

lkxijlewlf wrote: post #11

I popped in for a few minutes to verify something. I'm ... over this whole annual what's new presentation stuff. I just don't care anymore. And honestly the three presenters I saw didn't even seem like they rehearsed at all. They just read from the prompter and tried to put excitement in their voice at the same time and it just fell flat.

I've watched a lot of tech presentations and though I don't care for their products, Panos Panay when he talks about Surface stuff is the gold standard. That guy just exudes charisma and you can tell that he's genuinely passionate about it.

Re: I/O 2022

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Post by dbbk »

bobsmooth wrote: post #166

New languages added to Google translate. It honestly has to be one of the most amazing inventions of the last 10 years if not the last 100 years.

Is the quality reliable though? I only ever remember Google Translate as spitting out half-correct translations.

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Post by samhw »

burkaman wrote: post #105
Workaccount2 wrote: post #52

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I guess this is intentional exaggeration to make some kind of point, but I just checked a bunch of Google corporate pages and every single one with pictures of people had a white guy somewhere. The majority were not white men, but that's because most people are not white men.

Google's workforce is 53.1% white, and 36.3% Asian (so, not far). 2.5% is black. Their marketing graphics - to put it charitably - bely those demographics.

src="https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/diversity.google/..." />

Re: I/O 2022

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Post by nostrademons »

samhw wrote: post #174
nostrademons wrote: post #169

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https://about.google/stories/making-conversation-more-access... Took about 2 minutes.

Nah, watch the video, he's Hispanic. (Of course racial classifications have no real meaning, but ime Hispanic people are generally - bar some Spaniards - 'typed' as non-white, comparable to Asians or Native Americans. And certainly a minority in US terms.) ETA: He's also deaf, fwiw, with regard to the minority point. ETA2: Hmm, I may be wrong about the exact details. It looks like he's a research scientist at Google,…

Pretty sure he's Ukrainian ("kanevsky" = "of Kaniv" [city in Ukraine]). Last I checked Ukrainians were considered white.

Re: I/O 2022

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Post by noitpmeder »

whywhywhywhy wrote: post #55

It's kinda crazy how little there is to show from a year of effort for 139,995 employees.

You're kidding right? I'd imagine the large majority of employees are working on their existing products, not the ones they present as new every year.

You know, their large portfolio of industry leading services that are used by billions of people every day. That kind of thing.

Re: I/O 2022

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Post by three_seagrass »

SemanticStrengh wrote: post #157
three_seagrass wrote: post #131

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You're being downvoted but you're kinda right. The longest running cartoon show in history ( The Simpsons ) uses yellow to represent white people, while POC are brown and black.

in racists terms, yellow has always denoted asian people (which is weird btw), simpsons are a coincidence

It doesn't matter if the decision was intentional or coincidence, the fact remains the most popular TV cartoon in history has trained our expectations.

Re: I/O 2022

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Post by webmaven »

curiousgal wrote: post #137
webmaven wrote: post #101

This is getting into the weeds, but I'm keeping an eye out for information on whether the 6a will have a subscription option like the 5a (24 payments of $15 = $360 for a $450 phone). Of course, my 5a will only be paid off in another 19 months, at which point a hypothetical Pixel 7a will presumably be available for upgrading, hopefully also with a similar subscription plan, but meanwhile whether the 6a even has a subs…

If you want to upgrade your 5a go for the 5. The 6 is awful and I doubt the 6a is any better. Apple perfecting their SoCs has made it seem so easy, but as it turns out, it is extremely hard.

Well, we'll see what the upgrade situation is like in 19 months!

I may just opt to keep the 5a until the security updates stop coming, especially if the Adaptive Charging works as advertised to preserve battery capacity.

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