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It's sad that all these generic names that Google is coming up with (Play, Now, Plus, Glass), can probably be copyrighted and everybody else would then be prevented from using them... What a wicked capitalistic world, what a sad day for freedom.
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Swipe up from the bottom of the screen at your home-screen. It should show. I agree it's not something you discover without being told though ;)
What I meant is that the page itself doesn't tell you anything about how you would actually get it. The first thing I did after clicking on the link was search the Play Store for "Google Now" - obviously it came up a blank. What this means is that I'll probably forget all about it by the time I either: a) get an Android 5 phone/tablet, or b) update my Galaxy S2 or Galaxy Tab to Android 5 Google could have alleviated…
Anyway. You can tell from the way this is implemented that this is a core OS feature, not an addon app stacked on on top. The reason it's not out for ICS or older versions of Android is because they can't run it. They lack the pieces it uses through out.
It's sad that all these generic names that Google is coming up with (Play, Now, Plus, Glass), can probably be copyrighted and everybody else would then be prevented from using them... What a wicked capitalistic world, what a sad day for freedom.
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Swipe up from the bottom of the screen at your home-screen. It should show. I agree it's not something you discover without being told though ;)
What I meant is that the page itself doesn't tell you anything about how you would actually get it. The first thing I did after clicking on the link was search the Play Store for "Google Now" - obviously it came up a blank. What this means is that I'll probably forget all about it by the time I either: a) get an Android 5 phone/tablet, or b) update my Galaxy S2 or Galaxy Tab to Android 5 Google could have alleviated…
It's sad that all these generic names that Google is coming up with (Play, Now, Plus, Glass), can probably be copyrighted and everybody else would then be prevented from using them... What a wicked capitalistic world, what a sad day for freedom.
2. Google is using their name in the branding. E.g. Apple calls the iPhone just the iPhone, not the "Apple iPhone." On the other hand, Google prepends their name to all of their product names (e.g. "Google Play" "Google Now" "Google Plus" "Google Glass"), with Gmail being the only major exception that I can come up with (off the top of my head).
That sure tickled my switch-to-android fancy
I bought the first iPhone the day it came out, but I'd much prefer this sort of addition to my next smartphone than what I've seen from iOS 6 so far (especially what I fear with the Apple Maps app).
The first minute of that video is more compelling to me than the entire Microsoft Surface presentation/website etc.
Does anyone keep web history enabled? Nice to see Google trying to get people to by making this seem useless without it.
Hey Joe pubilc. Give us all your personal info, we provide you pretty UI. Oh and how about this recommended cafe to visit with your friend? If you go here is a 10% voucher.. Just saying..
(Of course, I'm likely tilting at windmills. The carriers have been accumulating triangulation data for a long time. http://www.zeit.de/datenschutz/malte-spitz-data-retention )
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I'm pretty sure Glass is the reason they do this. It really seems like it's a perfect fit for something you'd be wearing on your face constantly.
Indeed. Location-aware, time-aware. I'm seeing a Siri-killer. The best personal assistants know what you want before you ask for it. So, why not the same for digital assistants?