Google's Answer to Siri Thinks Ahead
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Google's Answer to Siri Thinks Ahead
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Re: Google's Answer to Siri Thinks Ahead
#2Interesting, would appear the AI is based upon your email and general google collected info upon you. With that in mind I better make sure I'm catching all the spam comming in as one walk near Soho in London and things could get interesting.
From what I have played with google now and its card alerts it has so far impressed me with bus options to get home, though mostly when I'm upon a bus already and it offers alternatives. If the bus breaks down then I'm covered is how I see it in a thru positive blinkers.
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#3The trick will be for them to be helpful without being creepy.
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#4So far Google Now is pretty impressive. I love that it will post a reminder in my notifications before an event telling me when I have to leave to make it there on time based on current traffic conditions.
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#5When I saw the keynote introducing Google Now, the first thing I thought of was that concept video they used to introduce Glass [1].
For example, in the video, the user looked at a subway station entrance, and the glasses showed a rider alert that the station was closed due to a train problem.
I have to imagine that Google Now will be an important information engine behind the "HUD" displays in Glass. Glass is aiming to also follow that principle of offering you information when it's contextually-relevant, and trying to get out of the way otherwise.
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#6So the voice search is called Google Now? During the keynote it was confusing because they kept calling the voice stuff "Voice Search" and "Google Now" was only used when talking about the cards (which are confusingly in the same app).
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#7So far Google Now is pretty impressive. I love that it will post a reminder in my notifications before an event telling me when I have to leave to make it there on time based on current traffic conditions.
This just happened to me yesterday. I was surprised and delighted. ...Then a little creeped out.
Overall I think it's great though.
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#8The trick will be for them to be helpful without being creepy.
There is a certain threshold where helpfulness and creepiness cross, specifically when it will be so helpful that creepiness will need to be ignored. At that point it becomes dangerous to rely on it (see: drones and their exploding popularity in civilian applications).
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#9So the voice search is called Google Now? During the keynote it was confusing because they kept calling the voice stuff "Voice Search" and "Google Now" was only used when talking about the cards (which are confusingly in the same app).
The voice search is not called Now (it is just 'Google Voice Search') but since Google Now and Google Voice Search were released at the same time they are commonly confused.
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#10So the voice search is called Google Now? During the keynote it was confusing because they kept calling the voice stuff "Voice Search" and "Google Now" was only used when talking about the cards (which are confusingly in the same app).
You've got it right, Voice Search and Google Now are separate entities living in the same Google search app. IIRC the keynote introduced it as something like "The New Google search = New UI + Voice Search + Google Now", so no contradiction there.
People just happen to like calling the entire app "Google Now" since thats the part they remember, so it became tradition. Much like how some people call the iPod Touch the "iTouch".