Google has announced a series of new features that are designed to support users with disabilities, including an expansion to Lookout which can now describe the contents of a photo and answer questions about it to support those who are blind or have low-vision. [Read More]
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Google is expanding its use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) by integrating the technology into Search, where its virtual try-on will now allow users to show clothes on a selection of real models by generating the items onto their bodies. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-06-14 20:31
Google Translate is already pretty good at automatically translating an entire web page's text from one language into another, but a new update lets it do the same for text that lives inside of photos. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-03-08 22:10
Google Street View cameras have now captured over 170 billion photos from 10 million miles around the globe. But if you’re not comfortable with the fact that anyone can “visit” your home digitally, did you know you can request to have it blurred from public view? Certain things in Google Street View (e.g. faces and […] petapixel.com »
2021-01-19 21:32
In collaboration with Shutterstock, Google has announced the launch of licensable images on Google Images. This feature entered beta testing earlier this year and is now fully launched and integrated into Google Images, hopefully benefiting photographers. dpreview.com »
2020-09-01 00:52
Google has added support to the image.canon app to allow automatic backup to Google Photos. If you’re not comfortable with backing up to Canon’s cloud Read more... canonrumors.com »
2020-08-27 20:19
Google's Pixel phones run the company's Android operating system in its 'purest' form which also means they are the first devices to receive Android updates. Now Google has released its first 'Feature Drop' for the Pixel 4 and given us an overview in a blog post. dpreview.com »
2019-12-09 23:18
Google Photos is expanding its feature set and has launched Memories, a slideshow feature that works in a similar way as Instagram stories. Memories is designed to highlight special events, such as birthdays, trips and holidays, and let you remember those special moments without having to sift through stacks of duplicate images. dpreview.com »
2019-09-13 19:17
Sick of snapping selfies in which you or someone else has closed eyes or an unflattering facial expression? Google wants to use the power of AI to help you avoid that. In an announcement on the Google AI Blog, Google has announced a new shutter-free mode in the Pixel 3 Camera app called Photobooth. Once […] petapixel.com »
2019-04-18 19:28
Earlier this year, Google introduced its new cloud storage service Google One, replacing its Google Drive plans with new alternatives offering more storage at the same price. The company started converting its existing Google Drive paid customers over to Google One, upgrading the original 1TB $9. dpreview.com »
2018-08-17 20:59
If you’ve been desperately waiting for Google’s artificial intelligence-driven Clips camera to go on sale now is your moment. The company has added the video clip shooting device to its store for US customers at the expected $250 price tag, with delivery expected between the end of February and the beginning of March. dpreview.com »
2018-01-29 23:13
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_9690803839","galleryId":"9690803839","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"selectedImageIndex":0,"isMobile":false}) }); YI Technology, in partnership with Google's VR team, has announced its Horizon VR180 stereoscopic 3D camera. dpreview.com »
2018-01-09 22:15
Google Clips is a lightweight, AI-enabled hands-free camera that captures spontaneous moments of your daily life automatically. "You can set the camera down on the coffee table when the kids are goofing around or clip it to a chair to get a shot of your cat playing with its favourite toy," Google says. photographyblog.com »
2017-10-05 12:00
Meet Google Clips After some expected hardware update announcements, Google's "one more thing" turned out to be Clips, a tiny, hands-free camera designed to automatically capture everyday moments. dpreview.com »
2017-10-04 22:21
Who hasn't spent a few minutes watching Chromecast's rotation of bliss-inducing, long exposure landscape photography? What better buffer is there between the end of a '30 Rock' Netflix marathon and a return to reality than a never-ending loop of HDR cityscapes and peaceful beach sunsets? None better, and now regular folk like us can have our photos considered for inclusion in Chromecast's screen saver repertoire, provided you own a Google Pixel or Pixel XL. dpreview.com »
2017-06-27 02:12
Google has just launched its 2016 smartphones. The Nexus moniker has gone and the new models are Pixel-branded, just like the company's top-end Chromebooks and tablet. The Pixel and Pixel XL are made by HTC, though only the Google logo appears on the device, and pretty much only differ in terms of screen size and resolution as well battery capacity. dpreview.com »
2016-10-04 21:33
Well, you can add “captioning photos” to the list of jobs robots will soon be able to do just as well as humans. After some training, the latest version of Google’s “Show and Tell” algorithm can describe the contents of a photo with staggering 94% accuracy. Show and Tell is in the news today because […] petapixel.com »
2016-09-24 01:05
An update to the Google Photos app for iOS brings some of the features of the Motion Stills stand-alone app to Google's main photo application. New functions allow for easier editing, sharing and stabilization of Apple's animated Live Photos. dpreview.com »
2016-09-09 17:26