A Google hands-free camera snaps pics by itself
The Latest: A Google hands-free camera snaps pics by itself
Google vies to make even smarter phones, speakers,
cameras
OCT 4, 2017 UPDATED 7 HRS AGO
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on Google's new-product
showcase (all times local):
11:15 a.m.
Google is introducing a hands-free camera that will
automatically take photos and video for people looking to catch candid moments
of their family, friends and pet.
The small, square device, called Google Clips, can be
attached to something stationary so it can capture images of everything within
its range of view. It will rely on artificially intelligence to know the best
times to snap a photo or record video.
Google is promising that privacy controls built into
Clips will give the camera's users complete control over which images they want
to transfer to another device or share with someone else.
Clips will sell for almost $250 and will be available in
stores in December.
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10:45 a.m.
Google is introducing wireless headphones as its new line
of Pixel smartphones joins the shift away from a headphone jack.
Although they will connect wirelessly, the company's
Pixel Buds will come with a short cord so you can drape them around your neck.
Google removed the headphone jack from the second
generation of its Pixel phones to make them thinner and waterproof. The new
phones also feature built-in stereo speakers.
Besides playing music, the Pixel buds work with translation
software built in the new phones to make it easier to converse in different
languages. The translation feature will also be made available in an update to
Pixel models released last year.
The Pixel buds will sell for almost $160 and ship next
month.
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10:30 a.m.
Google is borrowing from Apple's playbook as it takes on
its rival in high end of the smartphone market.
The second generation of Google's Pixel phones unveiled
Wednesday feature larger, brighter screens that take up more of the phone's
front, changes that Apple is also making with its iPhone X scheduled to be
released next month.
Both the Pixel XL and the 5-inch Pixel will also get rid
of the headphone jack, something Apple did with the iPhone last year.
Google also souped up the already highly rated camera on
the Pixel, boasting that it will take even better photos than the iPhone.
The smaller Pixel will sell for almost $650, $50 less
than the iPhone 8. The Pixel XL will sell for almost $850, or $50 more than the
iPhone 8 Plus. Prices for the iPhone X start at $1,000.
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10 a.m.
Google is introducing different sizes of its
internet-connected speaker to compete against similar devices from Amazon and
Apple.
The Google Home Mini unveiled Wednesday is a button-sized
speaker covered in fabric. It includes the same features featured in a
cylindrical speaker that Google rolled out last year in response to Amazon's
Echo.
The Mini will cost almost $50, roughly the small price as
Amazon's smaller speaker, the Echo Dot. The standard Google Home speaker costs
almost $130.
The Google Home Max is a rectangular speaker with
superior acoustics for playing music, mimicking Apple's HomePod.
Google is selling the Home Max for almost $400, $50 more
than the HomePod. Both speakers are due in December.
Google's voice-activated digital assistant will serves as
the brains for all the speakers.
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