April Fools 2013: Google Nose

We're excited to announce our newest addition to Search: Google Nose. What do wet dogs smell like? Google Nose! How about victory? Google Nose! Try searching on Google for "wet dog" and explore other smells that people sniffed for, or visit google.com/nose to learn more. Happy smelling! -Google

Google Handwrite, Handwriting Recognition for Mobile Device Search

Google Handwrite is a new mobile search feature that lets smartphone and tablet users hand write search queries into Google search. As the user writes on their screen, Google recognizes the handwriting and generates autocomplete results. Google Handwrite is currently a beta feature and can be enabled in the settings link at the bottom of the Google homepage.

Google Chrome Comes to iOS

Today at Google I/O, the search giant announced and later released the Chrome browser for iOS devices. It’s available on the App Store for free, alongside Google Drive, the company’s cloud storage service. Chrome for iOS is supported on both the iPhone and iPad, and we tried it out on both devices. It’s safe to say that you can almost replace Safari.

Almost, because iOS requires that Safari is the default browser, so any links opened outside of Chrome will open in Safari. However, Chrome’s features are exceptional, and make it a far better browser for general use than Safari on the mobile platform. ViaIGN

Project Glass: Skydiving Demo at Google I/O 2012

At Google I/O 2012, the Project Glass team took product demoing to a new level. Come with us and see how we spent the weeks leading up to the Google I/O demo ... living in the moment, doing Hangouts in Air, and freefalling with Glass.

Google Unveils “Project Glass”

Google has unveiled “Project Glass,” which is a project from the Google[x] team that aims to make your daily life completely hands free. Rather than using your phone to take pictures, video chat, check into restaurants, listen to music, and get directions, you could have a pair of glasses that do it all right in front of your eyes. Received a notification on your phone? What if it popped up on screen in your glasses and then let you respond view voice-to-text? Or what if you could snap a picture of a beautiful sunset and share it with Google+, all without ever pulling out your phone? Sounds amazing, right? Just wait until you watch the video and start thinking about the possibilities.

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