Project Glass

We think technology should work for you—to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t.A group of us from Google[x] started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment. We’re sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input. So we took a few design photos to show what this technology could look like and created a video to demonstrate what it might enable you to do.Please follow along as we share some of our ideas and stories. We’d love to hear yours, too. What would you like to see from Project Glass?+Babak Parviz +Steve Lee +Sebastian Thrun Project Glass: One day... youtube.com –...

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$5 for $10 at Starbucks, and Google Offers donates $3 to Create Jobs for USA

You don’t need an excuse to order your favorite Starbucks beverage (a venti half-caf vanilla soy latte, of course)—who does? Well, your coveted morning java just got a little sweeter, because today’s exclusive Google Offer not only gets you a pick-me-up of your favorite handcrafted beverage—it also gives you the unique opportunity to help create and sustain jobs in America. For every Google Offer purchased, Google Offers will donate $3 (up to $3 million) to Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) for the Create Jobs for USA Fund. Started by the Starbucks Foundation and OFN, Create Jobs for USA provides loans to community businesses, creating jobs for people across the country. No, you don’t ever need an excuse to pop by...

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You Autocomplete Me

Could Web-search algorithms make spelling a lost art? Want to know more about Brittany Griner, the 6-foot-8 dunking phenom who helped Baylor’s women’s basketball team win a national championship on Tuesday night? How about the war in Afganistan, the morgage crisis, and American Idle? Go ahead and Google it. “Did you mean: American Idol?” Google asks. Oops. Sure did. With each of the other misspellings above, Google is so confident it knows what you meant that it doesn’t even bother to ask. “Showing results for brittney griner,” it notes, before offering, in small text, an option to “search instead for brittany griner.” (Microsoft’s Bing search engine does the same thing, with slightly altered wording.) Over the past five years, Web browsers have become better...

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Top 6 finalists team info below cast your vote!

Cast your vote! We've chosen the six finalists for the Google Model Your Town Competition, and all of them are spectacular. Now it's your turn to help choose the winner. View the entries, then vote for the team you think did the best job. Take a look at the details page for criteria you can use to make your decision. Public voting ends May 1, 2012. Please be aware - you will only be able to cast ONE vote. We'll announce the winning team (and town) on this website on or around May 15, 2012. Top 6 finalists team info below: Click on each image below to view team details. EvansvilleIndiana, United States GetariaGipuzkoa, Spain LeominsterHerefordshire, United Kingdom LowellMassachusetts, United States ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie,...

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Crossing the 50 billion km mark and giving Google Maps for Android a fresh look

Every day, millions of people turn to Google Maps for Android for free, voice-guided GPS navigation to guide them to their destination. So far, Navigation on Google Maps for Android has provided 50 billion kilometers of turn-by-turn directions, the equivalent of 130,000 trips to the moon, 334 trips to the sun, 10 trips to Neptune or 0.005 light years! When getting to your destination matters most, Google Maps for Android will get you there: A new look for Navigation on Android 4.0+ phones In today’s release of Google Maps 6.5 for Android we’ve redesigned the Navigation home screen in Android 4.0+ to make it easier to enter a new destination or select from recent and favorite locations by swiping...

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Google worlds art projects how to use the site

South African rock designs. Brazilian street graffiti. Australian aboriginal art. Today we’re announcing a major expansion of the Google Art Project. From now on, with a few simple clicks of a finger, art lovers around the world will be able to discover not just paintings, but also sculpture, street art and photographs from 151 museums in 40 countries.Since we introduced the Art Project last year, curators, artists and viewers from all over the globe have offered exciting ideas about how to enhance the experience of collecting, sharing and discovering art. Institutions worldwide asked to join the project, urging us to increase the diversity of artworks displayed. We listened.The original Art Project counted 17 museums in nine countries and 1,000 images,...

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