[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4cast #533: Google's been really, really busy

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OPLIN 4cast #533: Google's been really, really busy
March 15th, 2017

[image: Google is a hive of busy bees] While Google started out as a search
company, it's no secret that it has branched out into all sorts of other
tech, including driverless cars <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waymo>,
phones
<https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiIw6zt8NXSAhWl7IMKHUmqAfgQFghKMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmadeby.google.com%2Fphone%2F&usg=AFQjCNEKKJoHLmSQ_BB3cH6UddD3jdlNWA&sig2=n6Vz6jK-Bt3a14HDBMpB7g>
and operating systems
<https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiCtNf28NXSAhUL5YMKHRNkBPEQFggcMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.android.com%2F&usg=AFQjCNEA66KaJHosX2e9eHE4O7kGxfIKrg&sig2=vEd9eMsZLT6gOi2h8MPEFg>.
However, for the past month, it seems that multiple new developments have
been coming out of the Googleplex <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googleplex>in
Mountain View, almost simultaneously. Google is taking on Slack (one we'll
be watching carefully, since we use Slack here at OPLIN's office). Google
is also partnering with Levi's for smart clothing for consumers. Then it's
bringing a popular TV trope to real life. To finish up, Google has finally
made reCAPTCHA a whole lot less annoying. When do these people *sleep?*
- Google goes after Slack and splits Hangouts into Chat and Meet
<https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/09/google-goes-after-slack-and-splits-hangouts-into-chat-and-meet/>
[TechCrunch]
"Google is splitting Hangouts into two: Hangouts Chat, which is clearly
gunning for Slack, and Hangouts Meet, which is all about video and audio
communications."
- The Levi's Commuter smart jacket has a ton of promise
<https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/12/levis-google-commuter-smart-jacket-first-look/>
[Engadget]
"There's a companion Android app, called Project Jacquard, that lets you
select what you want each gesture to bring up -- and the UI is mostly drag
and drop, making it extremely easy to set up. Levi's says it's working to
add support for additional gestures later on, which could enable more ways
for you to interact with its first smart jacket."
- Google Brain super-resolution image tech makes “zoom, enhance!” real
<https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/02/google-brain-super-resolution-zoom-enhance/>
[Ars
Technica] "Google Brain has devised some new software that can create
detailed images from tiny, pixelated source images. Google's software, in
short, basically means the "zoom in... now enhance!" TV trope is actually
possible."
- Google has killed off CAPTCHA as you know it
<http://www.businessinsider.com/googles-recaptcha-is-now-invisible-2017-3?r=UK&IR=T>
[Business
Insider] "Google has removed irritating "I'm not a robot" reCAPTCHA tests,
instead releasing a new version which can invisibly detect whether someone
is a real human or not."

*From the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - Google’s Project Jacquard wants to make wearables truly wearable.
   <http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=103185911&site=ehost-live>
(Higginbotham,
   S. (2015). Google’s Project Jacquard wants to make wearables truly
   wearable. *Fortune.Com*, N.PAG.)
   - Meet Dean, the man behind Google Brain.
   <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=9X9AUSNEWSMMGLSTRY000181959416&site=pov-live>
(DAMON
   KITNEY, T. E. (2016, November 19). Meet Dean, the man behind Google
Brain. *Australian,
   The*. p. 28.)
   - Are you a robot? Google says it can tell with one click.
   <http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=99810638&site=ehost-live>
(Ward-Bailey,
   J. (2014, December 3). Are you a robot? Google says it can tell with one
   click. Christian Science Monitor. p. N.PAG.)

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