We built a magic box you can put in your house that you can yell questions at and it answers them!
And the magic box plays music. And plays games. And controls my thermostat. And my TV. And tells jokes. And more. We built a magic box that really amplifies that feeling that we are living in the future and I’m really delighted with it.
I am very very very excited for the release of “Google Home” today. I’ve been really fortunate to work on this product and and proud of what we’ve already built and launched and psyched for all the improvements that are coming. My team and I have worked on the capabilities where you ask a questions like “When did Curiosity Rover land on Mars?” and we find information on NASA’s site, read it out loud and send a link to your phone. (August 2012, by the way)
I know we’ve had similar magic boxes from Amazon with and similar capabilities on phones in our pockets for a few years now, but Google Home really succeeds in taking this to a new level, in my highly biased opinion. :) There’s something about the ambient use of this kind of device that is amazing. At dinner with our family, talking to my daughter about her French homework, we can just say “Hey Google, How do you say Door in French?” and it’s part of the conversation. When my son is reading through his Pokedex and trying to understand how big a particular Pokemon is, but only has a metric tape measure, he just yells out “OK Google, How many centimeters are in 3 feet 3 inches?” In the morning, while I’m getting my coffee, I get a briefing about traffic on the way to work. Last night, I walked into the family room after we put the kids to bed and said "Hey Google, Play the latest Samantha Bee on the TV" and it happened.
Here’s the site for Google Home: https://madeby.google.com/home/ but you can also buy it retail (WalMart, BestBuy, etc).
And here’s a “questions” focused review I really liked (with a really long but awesome video):
https://theringer.com/google-home-voice-assistants-alexa-siri-3054c9d70603#.o3loz2ra4
And the magic box plays music. And plays games. And controls my thermostat. And my TV. And tells jokes. And more. We built a magic box that really amplifies that feeling that we are living in the future and I’m really delighted with it.
I am very very very excited for the release of “Google Home” today. I’ve been really fortunate to work on this product and and proud of what we’ve already built and launched and psyched for all the improvements that are coming. My team and I have worked on the capabilities where you ask a questions like “When did Curiosity Rover land on Mars?” and we find information on NASA’s site, read it out loud and send a link to your phone. (August 2012, by the way)
I know we’ve had similar magic boxes from Amazon with and similar capabilities on phones in our pockets for a few years now, but Google Home really succeeds in taking this to a new level, in my highly biased opinion. :) There’s something about the ambient use of this kind of device that is amazing. At dinner with our family, talking to my daughter about her French homework, we can just say “Hey Google, How do you say Door in French?” and it’s part of the conversation. When my son is reading through his Pokedex and trying to understand how big a particular Pokemon is, but only has a metric tape measure, he just yells out “OK Google, How many centimeters are in 3 feet 3 inches?” In the morning, while I’m getting my coffee, I get a briefing about traffic on the way to work. Last night, I walked into the family room after we put the kids to bed and said "Hey Google, Play the latest Samantha Bee on the TV" and it happened.
Here’s the site for Google Home: https://madeby.google.com/home/ but you can also buy it retail (WalMart, BestBuy, etc).
And here’s a “questions” focused review I really liked (with a really long but awesome video):
https://theringer.com/google-home-voice-assistants-alexa-siri-3054c9d70603#.o3loz2ra4
Made by Google
Otherwise, interested in seeing the different capabilities.