Thursday, May 19, 2016

Google I / O: A new language assistant and an intelligent speaker – Tom’s Hardware

The software company sets in this year’s I / O conference less on innovations as in previous years, but tried with a new intelligent assistant with Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, but also Amazon’s Alexa catch up.

Once used his I / O developers conference this to introduce a new version of Android Google. Two years ago, the software developer changed the first time the retracted program: Instead of a new version of the operating system is not ready design of Android 5.0 (Lollipop) was shown. This year, however, Google took the conference again this Highlight: In March, the first beta version of the upcoming Android N was published.

 However, the manufacturer had some new developments in the luggage that will play a role in everyday life in the future – and is more than ever on personal assistants: was the start of the conference Google assistant and Google Home presented. The former is a based on artificial intelligence assistant, to be used in physical products under the label Google Home.

It is the software company so why Apple’s Siri, Microsoft Cortana, but also to make Amazon’s Alexa stronger competition.

Google Assistant

Google appeared not too deep into the technical details on. However, compared to Google Now the service is to respond much more context based on requests. The idea of ​​machine learning is anchored much deeper as CEO Sundar Pichai explained. D he personal context of each user to play a much larger role than in other Deep-learing platforms. The user should enter into a dialogue with Google; the manufacturer wants the remarks Pichais According provide each user their own Google. Here, the new Google Assistant can also handle inquiries.

Google Assistant will be provided in the future not only on smartphones, but is equally applicable to smart wristbands and (is running Android Wear installed) watches as well – come in vehicles used – along with Android auto. The manufacturer also tries greater attention in the living room.

 Google Allo & amp; Duo

The wizard is accompanied by two messaging apps, with Duo for calls and Allo for text based communication is responsible. They are the future should probably replace the now not overly successful Hangouts Messenger. Duo is linked to Google Assistant and to facilitate communication in two ways: Firstly, learn the assistant of the already taken place and Communications proposes same whole propositions. Likewise is the Google search.

Remains to be seen if Duo can make the popular Whatsapp Messenger serious competition with its new features.

Google Home invasion

Google is already well represented in local clubs and provides Chromecast a possibility to stream both audio and video content in the private home. Now a new stage is to be scaled with Google Home.

This is in principle to a speaker, which is controlled with voice commands, and be seen as a direct competitor to Amazon Echo can , And of course, the fashionable design, the box can be used not only to stream music from the cloud or Google Cast, but also has Google Assistant on board, so that it can be used as a digital assistant for example in the individual daily planning alike – and the whole of the family because it is the votes of several members of a household are detected.

In addition, more services can be connected. This starts with alarm clocks and may include smart home applications, such as which belongs to Google Nest. The Google Search is integrated.

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