Google Home gets hands-free calling, more entertainment options, and visual responses

Google Home gets hands-free calling, more entertainment options, and visual responses

At this year's I/O keynote, the company has announced three updates for Google Home, its voice-based virtual assistant for homes. Google Home (Credit: Google) Hands-free calling With the help of Google Assistant, Home shall be able to call any number in the US and Canada. The best part is that Google will not charge any additional fee for the same. Hands-free calling supports multiple users...

HTC and Lenovo will manufacture standalone Daydream VR headsets

HTC and Lenovo will manufacture standalone Daydream VR headsets

The Google Daydream mobile Virtual Reality platform is getting an interesting expansion. In this world of smartphone-based VR headsets, Google has announced at the I/O event that standalone VR headsets will be manufactured. Image source What this effectively means is that the new headsets will not rely on any device whatsoever, be it a console, PC, or smartphone. Even though there is not...

Google Lens uses the device's camera to understand the surroundings

Google Lens uses the device's camera to understand the surroundings

Google I/O keynote for the year 2017 is underway, and the first new product coming out of their stable is Google Lens. Image source As the name suggests, the technology makes use of the device's camera. It is a combination of artificial intelligence, image recognition, machine learning, and the existing Google platform, coming together to understand the surroundings. One can just launch Lens,...