Google has several very exciting announcements today. The first, their launch of real time search, I’ll comment more in depth on later. The second, is the launch of Google Goggles.
Google Goggles is an application (currently only for android phones) that makes searching for information even easier. Now, we no longer have to toil over tiny key boards, or strain our vocal chords, to search for something on our mobile phones. Google Goggles lets you take a picture of something to search the web for it.
As of yet, the app is still “in it’s infancy,” so we can expect further development and improvement on it in the future. For now, it works very well for searching things likes books, restaurants, and land marks.
Another useful feature is data entry. You can take a picture of someone’s business card and the app can automatically enter their information into your phone book.
This video gives a little preview of all of the great things Google Goggles can do:
Now with the mere click of your thumb you can do all of that. Google has done it again.
