Disqus
If a picture is word a thousand words, why would you waste time searching the web using just a small subset of keywords? Sometimes, a text search isn’t the best way to search for information on your smartphone. That’s where Google’s new Google Goggles visual search app comes into play. Using your camera-enabled smartphone (Android only, for now), Google Goggles takes photos of just about anything that you’d want more information on – gadgets, books, barcodes, landmarks, stores, etc. – and searches the web for any relevant information. In theory, the new search service could open up a new way to conveniently search the web on your mobile phone.
But, does it really work? Has Google mastered the dark art of visual search? We’ll put it this way: when it works, it works well, but it doesn’t always work. Check out our test of six everyday objects to see for yourself.
About The Author
Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
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