Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi/Bangalore: Internet giant Google flung open the doors to the “Google House” — a showcase of the latest product innovations for India’s ‘mobile first’ world. The event featured demonstrations of Google’s Search, Maps, Photos, Translate and YouTube apps.
Some of the highlights are:
? A hands-on showcase of the new instant translation feature in Google Translate. Recently
launched in Hindi, instant translate helps you break through language barriers by instantly
translating printed text, like street signs or ingredient lists by opening the app on your phone
and pointing your camera at the text.
? A look at the new Google Photos app which automatically backs up photos and videos
across all your devices. With people around the world uploading 1.8 billion photos every day,
taking 93 million selfies and more photos being taken every two minutes than the whole of
humanity took in the 1800s, it’s just as well that Google Photo offers unlimited, free storage.
? An overview of recent Search innovations like faster and lighter search results for people
accessing the web from a mobile device with a slow connection like 2G. Voice Search
updates to the Google app which has been optimised for English in the Indian accent and in
Hindi to make finding answers to your questions faster, easier and more local. As well as
some of the latest Google Now updates, which bring you information when and where you
want it, before you even have to ask — like a personal assistant.
? As well as an overview of recent offline features, like the ability to save Maps for times when
you might not have a connection. Or YouTube Offline, which gives you a way to watch
videos without chewing through all your data — even when you don’t have a connection.
