Google I/O 2016 Live Keynote

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Post by jonathansizz » Wed, May 18, 2016, 5:01 PM UTC

Google I/O 2016 Live Keynote
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Re: Google I/O 2016 Live Keynote

#2

Post by sidcool » Wed, May 18, 2016, 5:18 PM UTC

Google announces Google assistant. A conversational assistant similar to what Facebook Messenger is trying to do.

Re: Google I/O 2016 Live Keynote

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Post by Analemma_ » Wed, May 18, 2016, 5:22 PM UTC

[Google announces Home, an Echo competitor]

This seems cool. Echo is pretty neat but this space could use some competition.

["available later this year"]

Ah, so it's doomed. Those four words are a death sentence, particularly from Google's hardware department.

Re: Google I/O 2016 Live Keynote

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Post by sidcool » Wed, May 18, 2016, 5:24 PM UTC

Google launches Amazon Echo competitor, google home.

Re: Google I/O 2016 Live Keynote

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Post by phreeza » Wed, May 18, 2016, 5:25 PM UTC

sidcool wrote: post #2

Google announces Google assistant. A conversational assistant similar to what Facebook Messenger is trying to do.

Was that really an announcement or more of a demo of what they are aiming for? I missed the beginning.

Re: Google I/O 2016 Live Keynote

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Post by sidcool » Wed, May 18, 2016, 5:26 PM UTC

phreeza wrote: post #5

sidcool wrote: post #2

Google announces Google assistant. A conversational assistant similar to what Facebook Messenger is trying to do.

Was that really an announcement or more of a demo of what they are aiming for? I missed the beginning.

There was a nice demo, similar to Facebook Messenger bots.

Re: Google I/O 2016 Live Keynote

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Post by wstrange » Wed, May 18, 2016, 5:26 PM UTC

Analemma_ wrote: post #3

[Google announces Home, an Echo competitor] This seems cool. Echo is pretty neat but this space could use some competition. ["available later this year"] Ah, so it's doomed. Those four words are a death sentence, particularly from Google's hardware department.

I can see it possibly slipping, but there is no way they are not going to get this to market. It is simply too important.

Re: Google I/O 2016 Live Keynote

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Post by drdoom » Wed, May 18, 2016, 5:27 PM UTC

Oh, no, Google Deflate has started...

I watched the Goggle I/O event for 10 minutes. First, they talked about how they copied Siri.

And now they are talking about how they copied Amazon Echo.

Unlimited resources. Wasted...

Re: Google I/O 2016 Live Keynote

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Post by microtonal » Wed, May 18, 2016, 5:28 PM UTC

Analemma_ wrote: post #3

[Google announces Home, an Echo competitor] This seems cool. Echo is pretty neat but this space could use some competition. ["available later this year"] Ah, so it's doomed. Those four words are a death sentence, particularly from Google's hardware department.

I don't understand why anyone would want to have such a device in their home. How long before they start data mining conversations for better ad targeting? What if a state actor gets access to such devices?

Is no one worried at all?

Re: Google I/O 2016 Live Keynote

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Post by wstrange » Wed, May 18, 2016, 5:29 PM UTC

drdoom wrote: post #8

Oh, no, Google Deflate has started... I watched the Goggle I/O event for 10 minutes. First, they talked about how they copied Siri. And now they are talking about how they copied Amazon Echo. Unlimited resources. Wasted...

There is room for more than one competitor in the space, and I suspect this is going to set the standard.

The integration with chromecast is really neat.

I'll be getting one.