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“Googling It” Just Got Better
By Michael Morse | December 16, 2009
Google recently unveiled 5 new features that takes the top search engine to new stratospheres.
1. Near Instant Voice Translation
Not only can you search by voice, “how to make holiday cookies” for example, but it’ll also translate right back to you in spoken Spanish via your mobile phone. That’s right, during the launch presentation, a google employee spoke a paragraph of words in English and within seconds the same words were spoken back in Spanish. This is great if you want to brush up on your Spanish skills or find yourself in Mexico looking for the closest restaurant
2. Customized Suggest Based on Location
Google Suggest just got better too. Now when searching on your mobile phone, it’ll recognize where you are and customize the search results. If you’re in Detroit and you type in “Lions” you’ll get links to the Detroit Lions, If you were in San Diego you might get links to the famous San Diego Zoo.
3. Google Product Search Combined With Inventory Feeds from Local Retailers
While searching for a product from Best Buy for example, Google Product Search will tell you where the nearest store with the product is and if that product is in stock
4. Near Me Now
Searching for a restaurant near you just got easier on your mobile phone. Now Google will offer streamlined and focused search categories like restaurants or stores on the front page. By clicking a category you’ll see the closest-by search results which have been ranked by user’s ratings.
5. Google Goggles
This is a visual search function that works with photos you take on your mobile device. Take photo, click a button and Google will analyze the image and text in the photo and search for it.
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