Today, people are living in the world where computers did most of our daily tasks. Automation makes factories' production lines faster and time effective. With the introduction of the Google Assistant since 2016 in every mobile devices, Google has become one of the most successful AI provider in the world.
There is no limitation to technology.
On a couple days ago, Google had announced its new features and products in the Google I/O 2019 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. The biggest interest we have seen has been to the new Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL, which are half the price of the Google Pixel 3, and yet have the same camera specs.
Google I/O 2019 also marks the first time we officially gone hands-on with the Google Nest Hub Max smart speaker with a 10 inch screen and a security camera. Google has also announced the Android Q beta 3 with highlights include Dark Theme and new gesture navigation options that get rid of the back button. Google also said that Google Lens and Google Assistant are going to be smarter and faster. It's going to further understand context, while still respecting your privacy.
Embedded below is the video of the Google I/O 2019 in case you had missed the live stream.
Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL
Yes. Just like we mentioned earlier, the new Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL are way cheaper than the Pixel 3, and yet have the same camera specs. The Pixel 3a has a screen size of 5.6 inch whilst the Pixel 3a XL has a screen size of 6 inch. Both of them come with Black, White and Purple-ish shades and available for $399 and $479 respectively.
An Active Edge (squeezing the phones sides) works to bring up Google Assistant. Battery life is quoted at 30 hours, with 7 hours of battery life gained from just a 15 minute charger top up.
It'll also be among the first devices to offer an AR maps mode, bringing directional markers to real-world locations through your phone's screen, camera and GPS components.
Google Nest Hub Max
At Google IO, the company announced it was dropping the Google Home moniker, instead re-branding its devices with the Nest name, bringing them in line with its security systems.
Crucially, the Nest Hub Max was introduced, a new product with a camera and larger 10 inch display. With a built-in Nest Cam wide-angle lens security camera (127 degrees to be exact), which the original Home Hub omitted due to privacy concerns. It also lets you make video calls using a wide range of video calling apps or Google Duo in precise. Cameras and mics can be physically switched off with a slider that cuts off the electronics, for the privacy-conscious.
Voice and Face match features, allowing families to create voice and face models, will let the Hub Max know to only show an individuals information or recommendations. This feature is a lot similar to of what the Google Assistant can do by recognizing your voice. It'll also double up as a kitchen TV, if you've access to YouTube TV plans, and lowering the volume is as simple as raising your hand in front of the display. No more shouting over loud audio!
The Google Nest Hub Max will launch this summer for $229 in the US, and AU$349 in Australia. The original Hub also gets a price cut to $129 / AU$199.
Google Search
Google remains a search giant ahead of other search engines such as Yahoo and Bing. However, search is about to become far more visually rich, thanks to the inclusion of AR (Augmented Reality) camera trickery coming directly into search results.
Google's on-stage demonstration showed how a medical student could search for a muscle group, and be presented within mobile search results with a 3D representation of the body part. Not only could it be played with within the search results, it could be placed on the users desk to be seen at real scale from your smartphones screen. Even larger things, like an AR shark, could be put into your AR screen, straight from the app.
How cool is that for a search result!
Smarter Google Lens
Google Lens is an increasingly useful party trick in Google's App arsenal, using image recognition to deliver information based on what your camera is looking at.
At Google IO 2019, a demo showed how a combination of mapping data and image recognition will let Google Lens make recommendations from a restaurants menu, just by pointing your camera at it. When the bill arrives, point your camera at the receipt and it'll show you tipping info and bill splitting help.
Google will also be partnering with recipe providers to allow Lens to produce video tutorials when your phone is pointed at a written recipe.
Google Duplex
Remember Google Duplex, the slightly-creepy Google Assistant service that could make calls and bookings on your behalf based on your requests? It's getting smarter, thanks to the new 'Duplex on the web' feature.
Ask Google Assistant to plan a trip, and it'll begin filling in website forms such as reservation details, hire car bookings and more, on your behalf. It just awaits you to confirm the details it's inputted. It's like having your own assistant to help you do the reservation or booking, without you having to give the speech.
Next Generation of Google Assistant
And finally the moment we are waiting for. If you have been using Google Assistant to do tasks for you everyday, and satisfied with its performance, you were wrong. Google Assistant is now 10x faster, said the Google spokespeople during Google I/O 2019. Google Assistant can now performs many tasks at once under a single command. Google's demo showed a Google employee making several requests in a row, instantly having them triggered.
Google Assistant impressively can now compose emails in an almost mind-reading way – it'll know when you're asking it to put text in the body of a message or the subject line, without it needing specific prompts.
It'll also be getting a driving mode, putting suggestions and non-distracting use cases front and centre to be safely used (and navigated) by voice in the car. It'll let you do everything from taking a call to changing music without leaving the mapping screen.
Oh, and alarms and timers? Just say 'Stop' to silence them, from this day forward. No need to say "OK Google". I know right, who else woke up to stop an alarm starting by "OK Google".
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