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04-01-2017, 08:44 PM
Google April Fools' Day 2017
April Fools' Day should probably be called Google Fools' Day, since there are so many Google hoaxes.
Google Japan developed a "bubble wrap" version (https://japan.googleblog.com/2017/04/ooooo.html) of the Japanese keyboard. "The Google Japanese input bubble wrap version is a keyboard that realizes 'I want to press in my mind, I want to keep pressing'," according to Google Translate.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7ceFpTj_QJY/WN9RI_LUCEI/AAAAAAACOpI/U_b1y8ehL0YVeAXlnZDwPB1ik-0VF7MrgCLcB/s1600/google-bubble-wrap-keyboard.jpg
A**ther product for your smart home? Meet Google G**me (https://blog.google/products/home/smart-yard-finally-here-meet-google-g**me/), "a voice-activated, hands-free tool designed to make backyard living effortless. Need to k**w what animal is squeaking in your bushes? Stay still and ask G**me what sound an opossum makes. Running low on birdseed? That’s where G**me comes in. You can even use G**me's proprietary high-intensity lasers to trim your hedges into whatever shape your heart desires."
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lU5iUovgr_c/WN9St7R32_I/AAAAAAACOpM/Xjt2JkQSYVAsOzYzpsXeLNpYdqstjMXLACLcB/s1600/google-g**me.png
The Chrome OS team brings the most popular mobile accessories (https://blog.google/products/chromebooks/all-best-mobile-accessories-**w-your-chromebook/) to the Chromebook, which already blurs the line between mobile and desktop. Chromebook Groupie Stick, Chromebook Cardboard, Chromebook Workout Armband will soon be available in the Google Store. "To take advantage of beautiful, high-resolution displays, as well as great photo editing apps, we've carefully engineered the first Chromebook-sized selfie stick. Never again will you miss the perfect groupie."
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TcXfhAAyVCk/WN9Uhh1r_lI/AAAAAAACOpQ/-eEkqwiIicEuy4gOODOpWh9oCGlrEFxwgCLcB/s1600/chromebook-selfie-stick.png
Haptic Helpers (https://blog.google/products/google-vr/haptic-helpers-bringing-you-your-senses/) make VR even more immersive. "We're taking VR to the next level with Haptic Helpers. Using a modest set of everyday tools, these VR virtuosos can simulate more than 10,000 unique experiences, all from the comfort of your own home. Smell the roses. Listen to the ocean. Feel a fluffy dog!"
You can **w play the classic arcade game MS. PAC-MAN in Google Maps (https://maps.google.com/). "Avoid Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Sue as you swerve the streets of real places around the world. But eat the pac-dots fast, because this game will only be around for a little while." Just go to the Google Maps site or open the Google Maps app for Android or iOS and click or tap MS. PAC-MAN at the bottom.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ue-3IOfcJxk/WN9Xt3qceSI/AAAAAAACOpc/FUGHrf4J310kIcPX-O832WbLxpacBM7JACLcB/s1600/ms-pac-man-maps.png
Google Cloud Platform expands to Mars (https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2017/03/Google-Cloud-Platform-expands-to-Mars.html). "By opening a dedicated extraterrestrial cloud region, we're bringing the power of Google’s compute, network, and storage to the rest of the solar system, unlocking a plethora of possibilities for astro**my research, exploration of Martian natural resources and interplanetary life sciences. This region will also serve as an important **de in an extensive network throughout the solar system. Our first interplanetary data center — affectionately nicknamed 'Ziggy Stardust' — will open in 2018," mentions Google.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-teJzG11rxog/WN9ZxwLY1UI/AAAAAAACOpo/mzkIOjDzfv46zOdRlfJj9kBLEZeu-qa3gCLcB/s1600/mars-datacenter.png
Google Netherlands came up with Google Wind (https://nederland.googleblog.com/2017/03/google-introduceert-google-wind-machine.html), a machine learning tech**logy that controls the weather. "The Netherlands has many windmills, some ** longer in use, we can connect to Google Cloud Platform. So we use the existing Dutch infrastructure, machine learning, weather patterns to control the network of windmills when rain is approaching. The first test results are very promising: we seem to be able to provide sun and clear skies for everyone in the Netherlands," mentions Google Netherlands blog.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SB6YxFvXQ6E/WN-erZG386I/AAAAAAACOp4/vjDlkm4G4fAueo61HF37VchdXz2kyU22wCLcB/s1600/google-wind.png
Google's search app for iOS is **w optimized for cats and dogs (https://blog.google/products/search/throwing-your-dog-bone-google-**w-works-purr-fectly-your-furry-friends/). "On the Google app for iOS, you can **w use 3D Touch on the app icon or head to settings and select I'm Feeling Woof or I'm Feeling Meow to let your dogs and cats get info on topics they care about—whether that means squeaky toys or a bowl of milk!"
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nNBBy5h3lSs/WN-hFElyEOI/AAAAAAACOqE/nZfUDaMIyVAU_79iN9uqTFltc4o31K-GwCLcB/s1600/cat-google-search-april-fools.png
Google also launched Google Play for Pets, a new category of Android games designed for cats, dogs and other pets.
... To be continued ...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoogleOperatingSystem/~4/acML18hhVhE
April Fools' Day should probably be called Google Fools' Day, since there are so many Google hoaxes.
Google Japan developed a "bubble wrap" version (https://japan.googleblog.com/2017/04/ooooo.html) of the Japanese keyboard. "The Google Japanese input bubble wrap version is a keyboard that realizes 'I want to press in my mind, I want to keep pressing'," according to Google Translate.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7ceFpTj_QJY/WN9RI_LUCEI/AAAAAAACOpI/U_b1y8ehL0YVeAXlnZDwPB1ik-0VF7MrgCLcB/s1600/google-bubble-wrap-keyboard.jpg
A**ther product for your smart home? Meet Google G**me (https://blog.google/products/home/smart-yard-finally-here-meet-google-g**me/), "a voice-activated, hands-free tool designed to make backyard living effortless. Need to k**w what animal is squeaking in your bushes? Stay still and ask G**me what sound an opossum makes. Running low on birdseed? That’s where G**me comes in. You can even use G**me's proprietary high-intensity lasers to trim your hedges into whatever shape your heart desires."
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lU5iUovgr_c/WN9St7R32_I/AAAAAAACOpM/Xjt2JkQSYVAsOzYzpsXeLNpYdqstjMXLACLcB/s1600/google-g**me.png
The Chrome OS team brings the most popular mobile accessories (https://blog.google/products/chromebooks/all-best-mobile-accessories-**w-your-chromebook/) to the Chromebook, which already blurs the line between mobile and desktop. Chromebook Groupie Stick, Chromebook Cardboard, Chromebook Workout Armband will soon be available in the Google Store. "To take advantage of beautiful, high-resolution displays, as well as great photo editing apps, we've carefully engineered the first Chromebook-sized selfie stick. Never again will you miss the perfect groupie."
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TcXfhAAyVCk/WN9Uhh1r_lI/AAAAAAACOpQ/-eEkqwiIicEuy4gOODOpWh9oCGlrEFxwgCLcB/s1600/chromebook-selfie-stick.png
Haptic Helpers (https://blog.google/products/google-vr/haptic-helpers-bringing-you-your-senses/) make VR even more immersive. "We're taking VR to the next level with Haptic Helpers. Using a modest set of everyday tools, these VR virtuosos can simulate more than 10,000 unique experiences, all from the comfort of your own home. Smell the roses. Listen to the ocean. Feel a fluffy dog!"
You can **w play the classic arcade game MS. PAC-MAN in Google Maps (https://maps.google.com/). "Avoid Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Sue as you swerve the streets of real places around the world. But eat the pac-dots fast, because this game will only be around for a little while." Just go to the Google Maps site or open the Google Maps app for Android or iOS and click or tap MS. PAC-MAN at the bottom.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ue-3IOfcJxk/WN9Xt3qceSI/AAAAAAACOpc/FUGHrf4J310kIcPX-O832WbLxpacBM7JACLcB/s1600/ms-pac-man-maps.png
Google Cloud Platform expands to Mars (https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2017/03/Google-Cloud-Platform-expands-to-Mars.html). "By opening a dedicated extraterrestrial cloud region, we're bringing the power of Google’s compute, network, and storage to the rest of the solar system, unlocking a plethora of possibilities for astro**my research, exploration of Martian natural resources and interplanetary life sciences. This region will also serve as an important **de in an extensive network throughout the solar system. Our first interplanetary data center — affectionately nicknamed 'Ziggy Stardust' — will open in 2018," mentions Google.
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-teJzG11rxog/WN9ZxwLY1UI/AAAAAAACOpo/mzkIOjDzfv46zOdRlfJj9kBLEZeu-qa3gCLcB/s1600/mars-datacenter.png
Google Netherlands came up with Google Wind (https://nederland.googleblog.com/2017/03/google-introduceert-google-wind-machine.html), a machine learning tech**logy that controls the weather. "The Netherlands has many windmills, some ** longer in use, we can connect to Google Cloud Platform. So we use the existing Dutch infrastructure, machine learning, weather patterns to control the network of windmills when rain is approaching. The first test results are very promising: we seem to be able to provide sun and clear skies for everyone in the Netherlands," mentions Google Netherlands blog.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SB6YxFvXQ6E/WN-erZG386I/AAAAAAACOp4/vjDlkm4G4fAueo61HF37VchdXz2kyU22wCLcB/s1600/google-wind.png
Google's search app for iOS is **w optimized for cats and dogs (https://blog.google/products/search/throwing-your-dog-bone-google-**w-works-purr-fectly-your-furry-friends/). "On the Google app for iOS, you can **w use 3D Touch on the app icon or head to settings and select I'm Feeling Woof or I'm Feeling Meow to let your dogs and cats get info on topics they care about—whether that means squeaky toys or a bowl of milk!"
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nNBBy5h3lSs/WN-hFElyEOI/AAAAAAACOqE/nZfUDaMIyVAU_79iN9uqTFltc4o31K-GwCLcB/s1600/cat-google-search-april-fools.png
Google also launched Google Play for Pets, a new category of Android games designed for cats, dogs and other pets.
... To be continued ...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoogleOperatingSystem/~4/acML18hhVhE