G+_Graham Forte Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Originally shared by Joseph Cappellino My Thoughts on Android and Google's Future So, this weekend, a Rogers Communications Demo video of the Motorola Mobility X-Phone (scheduled for an August release). It looks awesome, in general, and seems to be that most of these features will be part of Android 4.3 (either still Jelly Bean or Key Lime Pie), so it will come downstream to my Samsung Mobile Galaxy S4, and even sooner via CyanogenMod 10.2/11.0 (depending on how the next official release is numbered). As cool as it is that the device is "always listening", one thing that struck me was the verbiage used to perform the action, "Ok, Google Now, ." I have been using Google Glass for about a month, doing all sorts of things (white water rafting [1], beer tasting, washing dishes, cleaning my deck, and plain old family fun). So, this phrase isn't unfamiliar to me. But, but a recent update to Google Maps added a feature to save the current map, by saying/typing "Ok Maps" into the search bar. Couple that with Mike Elgan's post [2] where he predicts a Google Smartwatch (similar in featureset to Google Glass) will use the phrase "Ok watch...." Do you see it? No? The next version of Android will bring us that much closer to the Star Trek computer envisioned as Project Majel (the original, internal name for Google Now). Think about it: * "Ok Gmail... send message to Vic Gundotra... Thanks for all the work on Google+! Keep up the great work!" * "Ok Twitter... tweet... I love the new features in Android!" * "Ok Phone... Ringer On" * "Ok Google+... Check-in... Madison Square Garden... Rocking out at the Pink Floyd concert!" <-- This one might be a little difficult due to the ambient noise, but Google Glass seems to handle things okay in loud environments! This assumes that Android will open this up to third party applications. If they do, the sky will be the limit as to the potential of these features. What say you? Are you ready for the next wave in voice input, where you can pretty much do almost anything without touching your device? And, who knows. Maybe this will even be added to Google Chrome for the desktop! But, how will this all work when we have multiple devices running this service? I'm sure Google will figure it out! [1] - https://plus.google.com/u/0/112995668742108647641/posts/cHsFHqeq1Hb [2] - https://plus.google.com/u/0/113117251731252114390/posts/c83iFQ94dqU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUmuIEp6dvs&feature=share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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