Tag Archives: Google+

Gmail-Story of Send

Posted on 05/15/2012 by Zed

Google has posted a video and infographics showing what happens to your email once you press “send.” It is fun and informative. Of course, much of the video is promoting Google’s green initiative, but nevertheless it is worth a watch. … Continue reading →

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Google’s augmented reality nightmare

Posted on 04/04/2012 by Zed

Google’s augmented reality glasses. Photos via Google. NYTimes has a blog post on Google’s “Project Glass”, which is another name for their augmented reality glasses. This is Google’s upcoming foray into wearable computers. I have very little faith in Google as … Continue reading →

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This is definitely not the future of TV

Posted on 01/11/2012 by Zed

Photo of the front of  Vizio’s Remote for GoogleTV. Photos by theVerge. Photo of the back of  Vizio’s Remote for GoogleTV. Photos by theVerge. I clearly recall the first time I ever saw an Apple iPhone. It was only 2008. I … Continue reading →

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Google employees get free fugly phones for Christmas

Posted on 12/20/2011 by Zed

Photo Credit:TheNextWeb. Google is giving away a free “customized” Galaxy Nexus phone to all of its employees for Christmas. Picture above shows the back of this hideous giveaway, which is covered in icons from Google and Android. Looking at this fugly … Continue reading →

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Not-another-tablet headline of the day

Posted on 12/19/2011 by Zed

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, claims Google is getting ready to release a tablet “of the highest quality” and promises “brutal competition” between Apple and Google. Maybe I’ll be able to write something once I stop laughing and manage to wipe … Continue reading →

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Is Google’s engaging in hypocrisy on Siri?

Posted on 12/14/2011 by Zed

Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Used under Flickr CCli. Photo by Flickr user Jolie O. Dell Back at AllThingsD’s AsiaD conference, Google’s head of Android, Andy Rubin, was asked about Siri-Apple’s new digital assistant technology. Here is what he had to say: … Continue reading →

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Is Google’s Eric Schmidt out of touch?

Posted on 12/08/2011 by Zed

Google’s Eric Schmidt speaking at the Le Web conference. Photo credit Stephen Shankland/CNET I have always had a dim view of most CEOs. It is an unfair prejudice and one that is deeply ingrained in me. And it is based mostly … Continue reading →

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The lonely and beautiful places of Google’s Street View

Posted on 11/28/2011 by Zed

The stone cottages of Inverallochy, located in the north eastern tip of Aberdeenshire, are one of the views selected by Aaron Hobson on Google’s Street View. Aaron Hobson is an award-winning photographer, who it seems has travelled the world–using nothing … Continue reading →

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Address Is Approximate: A short film using Google Street View

Posted on 11/22/2011 by Zed

 Address Is Approximate is a Google Street View stop motion animation short made by director Tom Jenkins of The Theory. It is the story of a lonely desk toy who longs to escape the dark confines of an office. So one night … Continue reading →

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Was Steve Jobs right about Google?

Posted on 11/17/2011 by Zed

Google launching its “total letdown” music service. Yesterday the media was abuzz with the news of Google Music launch. While every news outlet just mouthed away what Google spoon-fed them, Gizmodo had the most insightful review of the new service offering … Continue reading →

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