Today has been a big day for Google, as they have released a number of broad and sweeping changes to their search. One of the biggest a most pivotal is the announcement of Google Goggles, which will allow you to make queries using images taken from your mobile device.
Google allows you to do text searches, and voice searches, and now image searches. The Google Goggles App will allow you to simply snap a photo and get search results from it. In the video you can see the things you will be able to get results from. Books, business cards, artwork, and places are just a few of the things that will return results.
Another interesting feature is that Goggles will also allow you to point your camera at any business with your GPS on and the name will pop up on the screen. Once you click the name the results for said business will open up, giving you more info.
The technology looks very promising, although Google has indicated that it is still very young, stating that it “works well for some things, but not for all.” It will be interesting to see how much Google can do with image search in the future.
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