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Google Project Sunroof

Google Project Sunroof

By using data from Google Maps and other sources, Project Sunroof aims to make it easy for those who want to install solar panels to figure out the best locations to place them. Available in Boston, San Francisco and Fresno for now.

Google Translate vs. La Bamba

Google Translate vs. La Bamba

Based on Word Lens, the Google Translate app’s visual translation feature now deciphers texts from 27 languages. To show off its versatility, Google matched the app with the lyrics to the rock & roll classic La Bamba.

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Journey Through the Layers of the Mind

Journey Through the Layers of the Mind

Memo Akten used Google’s DeepDream to create this trippy video. In very simple terms, DeepDream is cloud watching: it spots something that’s not in a source image, then remakes the source to realize what it’s imagining, and so on.

Google Now on Tap

Google Now on Tap

Included in the upcoming version of Android OS, Google Now on Tap lets you use Google Now without leaving the app you’re currently in. It will guess what information you need, or you can get a specific answer via voice command.

The A-Z of YouTube

The A-Z of YouTube

YouTube celebrates its 10th birthday with an alphabetical, animated compilation of some of its most popular videos and genres, set to Blackalicious’ Alphabet Aerobics. YouTube, you da real MVP.

Game of Thrones Modern Map

Game of Thrones Modern Map
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Planning a trip to Westeros? Redditor selvag depicted the fictional continent from A Song of Ice and Fire in the style of Google Maps. The poster is available in three sizes. OK Google, what’s the best sushi place in The North?

Google Project Fi

Google Project Fi

Project Fi is Google’s upcoming mobile phone plan. It will automatically switch between free Wi-Fi hotspots or to Sprint or T-Mobile’s LTE networks for the best connection. You’ll get a refund for any unused data in your monthly plan.

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Google Japan’s Keyless Keyboard

Google Japan’s Keyless Keyboard

Google Japan’s April Fools Day prank comes in the form of a new sort of input device that purports to convert your breath into Japanese language keystrokes. It also makes for a great party favor.

Emic (Trailer)

Emic (Trailer)

“What do you like about living on Earth?” Google’s Emic is a short documentary inspired by the movie Interstellar. It’s a crowdsourced video time capsule to show future generations the happy part of our lives. Exclusive to Google Play.

360º YouTube Videos

360º YouTube Videos

YouTube now supports 360º video playback on Chrome and on Android devices. You can change the camera’s perspective both while the video is playing and when it’s paused. See more examples here, here and here.

Google Feud

Google Feud

(NSFW: Language)Family Feud-style browser game based on Google search results. You’re presented with the first part of a search and you’ll guess what the rest of it could be. We want to see how Steve Harvey reacts to this.

Googlifier

Googlifier

The other Steve Wozniak has created this ridiculous Chrome extension which does its best to identify faces on every web page, and replace their peepers (and occasionally other orifices) with googly eyes. Guaranteed minutes of fun!

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Android Chorus

Android Chorus

Google Japan used 300 Android mobile devices and the Androidify app to create a digital beatbox a capella rendition of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. The virtual choir will also perform live in Tokyo. Not to be outdone, Apple China set up a… oh wait.

Google: Year in Search 2014

Google: Year in Search 2014

The latest in Google’s renamed zeitgeist commercial series features Nobel Prize winners, world champions, diseases, ice buckets, viruses, viral videos and more. Find out more about this year’s most searched topics on Google.

YouTube Rewind 2014

YouTube Rewind 2014

A gathering of YouTube’s biggest celebrities and the people, animals, songs and memes that went viral this year, including Last Week Tonight, the Spider Dog and of course Frozen. The message is clear: YouTube is the new TV.

Dear Inbox

Dear Inbox

Dear Inbox is a paper greeting card service built into Gmail via a Chrome extension. Its fonts resemble handwriting and you can preview cards right in your Gmail page. Theodore Twombly not included.

Android Auto vs. Apple CarPlay

Android Auto vs. Apple CarPlay

9to5 Mac compared Google and Apple’s dashboard interfaces for their mobile devices. CarPlay (4:45) seems less elegant than Android Auto. Regardless, both seem to be just as distracting as using your phone while driving.

Google Nexus 9

Google Nexus 9

Google & HTC’s Nexus 9 tablet has an 8.9″ 2048×1536 IPS LCD display, HTC’s beloved dual front-facing speakers, 2GB RAM, the beastly Tegra K1 64-bit CPU – which also powers the NVIDIA Shield Tablet. Runs Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Google Nexus 6

Google Nexus 6

Unofficially the Moto X’s big brother, the Nexus 6 has a 5.96″ 2560×1440 AMOLED display, a 13mp rear camera with optical image stabilization, a 3220mAh battery and will be one of the first devices to launch with Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Google Glass: Speech-to-Text

Google Glass: Speech-to-Text

Made by Georgia Tech student Jay Zuerndorfer, Captioning on Glass uses a companion Android app to translate speech into text in real time. Jay and his schoolmates are also working on a language translation software.

EA Sports: Madden Giferator

EA Sports: Madden Giferator

EA Sports teamed up with Google to make the Madden Giferator. The web app lets you make GIFs using animations from Madden NFL 15. Pick a team, a player and a background then add your smack talk and fire away.

Google Project Wing

Google Project Wing

Like Amazon’s Prime Air, Project Wing is a concept for a drone delivery service. The current prototype features a small tail-sitter that automatically flies to the delivery zone and lowers its package using a winch. More here.

Google Street Art Project

Google Street Art Project

Part of the Google Cultural Institute – yeah, we didn’t know that existed either – the Street Art Project is a curated collection of over 5,000 images and 100 exhibits, including those that have already been taken down.

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