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torola's circular-faced Moto 360 was on show but is not yet on sale, with Google saying it will come later in the year.The success or failure of Android Wear will depend on developers embracing the platform and creating interesting and - more importantly - useful apps for these smartwatches.Samsung Knox integrated into AndroidEarlier this month Apple's CEO Tim Cook referred to Android's security and fragmentation issues as a "toxic hell stew".Addressing these comments directly,Nike Air Max 2014 Black Orange Fluorescent Green, Google's Sundar Pichai rebuffed the claim saying that just 0.5% of Android devices are ever infected with malware.In a bid to shore up the platform's security credentials however, Pichai announced that Samsung has allowed the company to integrate its well-regarded Knox platform into the Android L update - meaning all manufacturers will be able to take advantage of this technology.Knox has already been given the green light by a lot of governments around the world (including in the UK) meaning it gives Android a major boost in the enterprise space.The real question here however is, just what is Samsung going to get from the deal? It will lose a significant differentiator in the smartphone market and hands all its competitors a big boost.Android-Chrome OS IntegrationJust as Apple did with its continuity feature, Google announced that it is bringing Android and Chrome OS closer.The Vine Android app working on a Chromebook desktop, with access to the laptop's camera so that you can post videos directly online.Among the features which this integration will bring initially will be the ability to automatically sign into your Chromebook laptop by just approaching it with your phone,Nike Air Max 2013 Womens Cool Grey Pink, which may save you the hassle of inputting a password, but could also lead to security problems.The integration will also see Android smartphone users see notifications about incoming calls, text messages and alerts about low battery life on your desktop.Pichai also showed off a few Android apps working within the Chromebook desktop, including Vine,Air Max 2013 Womens Blue Pink, Evernote and Flipboard and said that developers won't need to do a lot of work to allow their apps to work with Chrome OS.This could be the first step on the road to a single development platform for Google's developers, something Microsoft and Apple are also working towards.Voice everywhereOne of the most striking aspects of the Google I/O keynote was the importance Google is putting on voice recognition technology.From smartphones, smartwatches, TV, car, glasses and desktop, Google clearly wants the primary way people interact with its services and devices to be voice. While some of the demos on stage looked good, voice commands are still something which most people are not comfortable using in public - and while there have been major steps taken in voice recognition technology, it's still not good enough to make it a seamless experience.The lack of GlassRobert Scoble, an early Google Glass adopter, posted this image of himself wearing Glass while in the shower after claiming he would never live a day again with the technology.Google / ScobleizerNot a single person on stage during the almost three hours keynote wore Google Glass.While this in and of itself isn't a big issue, the fact there was no significant mention of the wearable headset during the presentation seems odd,Nike Air Max 2013 Mens Blue Paint, especially from a company who is trying to lead the way in this brave new world of computing.As Robert Scoble pointed out earlier this year, a lack of support from major Google executives at big public events suggests that within Google there is somewhat of a struggle about whether or not this is going to be a core product.Google I/O 2014 was clearly not about focusing on the wearable headset, but the lack of any mention of it was surprising and will leave a lot of people wondering about its future.RelatedGoogle Begins Removal of 'Right to be Forgotten' Search ResultsGoogle I/O 2014 Review: Android, Android and More AndroidAndroid Wear Smartwatches from LG and Samsung Go On Sale from ??159Google's Android L Update Previewed Major RedesignNo Google Glass Please, We're British - Why the Smartglasses Won't Work in the UK <div
Google Looks to Bring Power of Knight Rider's KITT to Your CarBy David GilbertJune 2, 2014 13:18 BSTKnight Rider's iconic car which featured the voice assistant called KITT, which Google is hoping to emulate with a feature on its Android operating system.Anyone who grew up in the 1980s will have known that Friday evening meant just one thing - a new episode of Knight Rider - and the dream that one day all our cars would come with KITT pre-installed,Nike Air Max 95 Black Red, so that we too could be on the receiving end of snarky comments from our on-board computer.Fast forward 25 years and the dream of having something akin to the Knight Industries Two Thousand (to give KITT its full name) still seems as far away as ever.Now however details have emerged of a secret project within Google which has the codename KITT and which is looking to allow you access your phone while driving simply by talking to it.Also known as Android Eyes Free the new system would mimic the feat |
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