Here's everything that was revealed at Google I/O 2021
Google’s I/O developer conference made its big return to the (virtual) stage with a keynote event Tuesday, and the tech giant had plenty to unveil in the software department. But despite plenty of rumors, Google didn’t drop any of the new wearables or smartphones we were hoping for. From Google Maps updates to AR-based hologram […]
Watch singing AI blobs rock the house with Tune-Yards at Google I/O
The blobs are back in town. Google opened its I/O developer conference Tuesday with a performance that felt genuinely innovative, and actually fun, from the avant-garde vocal and electronica artist Tune-Yards — and Google’s own Blob Opera. The Blob Opera is an interactive Google Arts & Culture project from December 2020 that lets users create […]
ASKA is a street-legal flying car that is ambitious and expensive
ASKA, a $789,000 drive and fly aerial mobility vehicle, has been made available for pre-order with a $5,000 deposit. Read more… More about Tech, Mashable Video, Commute, Smart Car, and Flying Car
Android phones can work as Android TV remotes now
We’ve all been there: You need to sign into Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, or any other streaming service on your TV and it takes forever to type in your login information using a remote. Google just introduced a nifty solution to that problem for Android TV OS users. At its annual Google I/O conference, Google […]
You'll soon be able to unlock your car with Android 12's digital key
Your phone just turned into a car key. At the Google I/O virtual event Tuesday, the company announced a digital car key as part of Android 12. The digital car keys will lock, unlock, and start the car from select Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones. Starting later this year, this feature will be available in […]
Ford's electric F-150 Lightning revealed early at Biden speech
If you watched President Joe Biden speak about his $174 billion electric vehicle plan Tuesday, you may have missed Ford’s never-been-seen electric F-150 in the background. Biden spoke at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, where Ford’s new F-150 Lightning pickup truck is set to be revealed on Wednesday evening. Until […]
Android 12's Privacy Dashboard puts creepy apps on notice
Google really wants you to know it cares about your privacy. On Tuesday at Google I/O, the company’s annual developer conference, Suzanne Frey, Google’s vice president of Android & Play Security and Privacy, announced a host of new features for Android 12 perhaps meant to assuage Android users worried about Google’s data collection and sharing […]
Google is working to make its Pixel camera less racist
Since the creation of the camera, photography has been technologically optimized to capture white people best. Engineers at Google are trying to change that. At Google’s developer conference, Google I/O, Tuesday, the company announced that it’s working to re-work the algorithms and tweak the training data that power the Pixel camera in order to more […]
Google's new A.I. health tool turns your phone camera into a dermatologist
At this year’s Google I/O, the company showed off a new health tool to help you identify different skin, hair, and nail issues using artificial intelligence and your smartphone camera. It’s not available on any Android phones just yet, though. According to a press release, Google says the “dermatology assist tool is a web-based application […]
Google Starline could turn video calls into 3D holographic experiences
At its annual Google I/O conference keynote, Google revealed a pie-in-the-sky project it’s working on called Starline that could eventually change up remote video conferencing in the future. It’s still in the very early stages of development, but Google’s demonstration made Starline look seriously cool. Unlike Zoom or Google Meet, Starline doesn’t live in an […]