Showing posts with label Google. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Google. Show all posts
24.4.12
7.2.12
Solve for X <#solveforx>
A forum to encourage and amplify technology-based moonshot thinking and teamwork.
Solve for X is a place to hear and discuss radical technology ideas for solving global problems. Radical in the sense that the solutions could help billions of people. Radical in the sense that the audaciousness of the proposals makes them sound like science fiction. And radical in the sense that there is some real technology breakthrough on the horizon to give us all hope that these ideas could really be brought to life...
Solve for X is a place to hear and discuss radical technology ideas for solving global problems. Radical in the sense that the solutions could help billions of people. Radical in the sense that the audaciousness of the proposals makes them sound like science fiction. And radical in the sense that there is some real technology breakthrough on the horizon to give us all hope that these ideas could really be brought to life...
16.5.11
go.. MoonBots 2.0 Challenge
MoonBots is an exciting contest that challenges teams of youth and adults to learn about robotics, the Moon and space exploration by designing and constructing a LEGO MINDSSTORMS robot that performs simulated lunar missions.
The X PRIZE Foundation and Google have created the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a new, private race to the Moon that is engaging and exciting the global public while enabling the commercial exploration of space and dramatically reducing its cost. The Google Lunar X PRIZE is expected to increase the connection that individuals around the world feel to space exploration, science, and education by taking advantage of new tools for the rapid and targeted distribution of information. By reigniting a race to the Moon, the Google Lunar X PRIZE is intended to engage a new generation, making lunar exploration not just a historical accomplishment, but a tangible reality.
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The X PRIZE Foundation and Google have created the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a new, private race to the Moon that is engaging and exciting the global public while enabling the commercial exploration of space and dramatically reducing its cost. The Google Lunar X PRIZE is expected to increase the connection that individuals around the world feel to space exploration, science, and education by taking advantage of new tools for the rapid and targeted distribution of information. By reigniting a race to the Moon, the Google Lunar X PRIZE is intended to engage a new generation, making lunar exploration not just a historical accomplishment, but a tangible reality.
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30.3.11
Better ads in Gmail
Coming soon: Better Ads in Gmail
- Fewer irrelevant ads
- Gmail’s importance ranking applied to ads
- Offers and coupons for your local area
If you've been using Gmail for a while, you may have noticed a time or two where we've missed. Bad ads tend to annoy people. Google are trying to cut down on these ads, and make the ones you do see much more useful.
With features like Priority Inbox,they ’ve been working hard to help sort through the ‘bacn’ in your messages -- the unimportant messages that get in your way. Soon they ’re going to try a similar approach to ads: using some of the same signals that help predict which messages are likely to be important to you, Gmail will better predict which ads may be useful to you. For example, if you’ve recently received a lot of messages about photography or cameras, a deal from a local camera store might be interesting. On the other hand if you’ve reported these messages as spam, you probably don’t want to see that deal.
Only a few users will notice the change to begin with, but as Google improve it they ’ll roll it out more widely. As always, ads in Gmail are fully automated-no humans read your messages- and no messages or personally identifiable information about you is shared with advertisers. You can read about the principles they follow for advertising in mail here.
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21.5.10
Helloooooo..Google TV & ..
..Sony & Logitech too, welcome to our dev life...at last! :-)
TV meets web. Web meets TV
Google TV is a new experience made for television that combines the TV you know and love with the freedom and power of the Internet.
Sony® will be providing registered members with exciting news for the Sony® Internet TV very soon. In the future, look for more extras such as images, examples, tips and techniques to help you create exciting new applications! more++
TV meets web. Web meets TV
Google TV is a new experience made for television that combines the TV you know and love with the freedom and power of the Internet.
Enhance your TV experience with the power of the web. The Sony Internet TV provides richer internet access so you can browse the web just like you would from a computer. Seamlessly navigate between websites and TV channels or enjoy both at the same time. On the same screen. more++
Sony® will be providing registered members with exciting news for the Sony® Internet TV very soon. In the future, look for more extras such as images, examples, tips and techniques to help you create exciting new applications! more++
6.1.10
14.10.09
Wave..me, tnx Google!
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From..now, i'm a lucky Google Wave user! dimrac at googlewave d0t c0m ;-)
Cheers!
x
Thank you Google!
From..now, i'm a lucky Google Wave user! dimrac at googlewave d0t c0m ;-)
Cheers!
x
Thank you Google!
5.8.09
Let's Go 4 “MoonBots” !
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MoonBots: A Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Challenge
A partnership between the X PRIZE Foundation, Google, LEGO MINDSTORMS, National Instruments, and 's GeekDad blog, MoonBots will require 6-member teams of both children and adults to essentially conduct Google Lunar X PRIZE missions using LEGO components.
The new contest will challenge small teams comprised of children and adults to design, program, and construct robots that perform simulated lunar missions similar to those required to win the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE, a private race to the Moon designed to enable commercial exploration of space while engaging the global public. To further this purpose, the X PRIZE Foundation and Google have now joined forces with three other well known technology companies to offer a competition that will stimulate learning of robotics and team building while exciting students and their families about their potential roles in the new Moon race.
“We want students and their parents to understand that they can tackle difficult engineering problems and generate important new ideas regardless of their age or their background—and that they can have fun doing so. This contest is quite accessible for even very young children, but still demands creativity, intelligence, and hard work. It’s a perfect starting point for the next generation of rocket scientists!”
Let's go Konstantinos :-)
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MoonBots: A Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Challenge
A partnership between the X PRIZE Foundation, Google, LEGO MINDSTORMS, National Instruments, and 's GeekDad blog, MoonBots will require 6-member teams of both children and adults to essentially conduct Google Lunar X PRIZE missions using LEGO components.
The new contest will challenge small teams comprised of children and adults to design, program, and construct robots that perform simulated lunar missions similar to those required to win the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE, a private race to the Moon designed to enable commercial exploration of space while engaging the global public. To further this purpose, the X PRIZE Foundation and Google have now joined forces with three other well known technology companies to offer a competition that will stimulate learning of robotics and team building while exciting students and their families about their potential roles in the new Moon race.
“We want students and their parents to understand that they can tackle difficult engineering problems and generate important new ideas regardless of their age or their background—and that they can have fun doing so. This contest is quite accessible for even very young children, but still demands creativity, intelligence, and hard work. It’s a perfect starting point for the next generation of rocket scientists!”
Let's go Konstantinos :-)
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28.6.09
Goo(gle)Kids: What i wish for the world!
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A really nice...nice event for kids by google. Me and my Kids love it!
Doodle 4 Google is a competition where Google invite K-12 students to reinvent Google's homepage logo. Our world are undergoing significant change and this year they invited students to doodle around the theme "What I Wish for the World".
Thinking big..dreaming big!
And the US National 2009 winner is...
Doodle 4 Google 2009 Event
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BTW... my kids was started to create their doodles and sending it @ Google! Coming soon... ;-)
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A really nice...nice event for kids by google. Me and my Kids love it!
Doodle 4 Google is a competition where Google invite K-12 students to reinvent Google's homepage logo. Our world are undergoing significant change and this year they invited students to doodle around the theme "What I Wish for the World".
Thinking big..dreaming big!
And the US National 2009 winner is...
Doodle 4 Google 2009 Event
You can find more ++
BTW... my kids was started to create their doodles and sending it @ Google! Coming soon... ;-)
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20.2.09
Is my next car..a Google Car..!?
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Way back in September of 2006, Google.org, the philanthropic part of the Internet giant, announced that it would be investing in PHEVs.
In July 2008, Google.org’s was invested in the electric vehicle maker Aptera Motors. An engineer with Google.org’s RechargeIT green car program said that Google is interested in Aptera because its vehicles go “to the extreme of high-efficiency,” and are overall “cool,” and “modern.”
And after 8 months... The result is the Aptera 2e!
The 4,000 cars already ordered are expected to be delivered in the following eighteen months, the first of which by November 2009. Following that, around 10,000 of the cars will be produced each year – increasing to 100,000 if demand continues. The Aptera ranges in price from £18,000-£28,000 depending on whether an electric, hybrid or petrol engine is specified.
It's Amazing! I love this project..
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images © 2009 Aptera. All Rights Reserved
Way back in September of 2006, Google.org, the philanthropic part of the Internet giant, announced that it would be investing in PHEVs.
In July 2008, Google.org’s was invested in the electric vehicle maker Aptera Motors. An engineer with Google.org’s RechargeIT green car program said that Google is interested in Aptera because its vehicles go “to the extreme of high-efficiency,” and are overall “cool,” and “modern.”
And after 8 months... The result is the Aptera 2e!
images © 2009 Aptera. All Rights Reserved
The 4,000 cars already ordered are expected to be delivered in the following eighteen months, the first of which by November 2009. Following that, around 10,000 of the cars will be produced each year – increasing to 100,000 if demand continues. The Aptera ranges in price from £18,000-£28,000 depending on whether an electric, hybrid or petrol engine is specified.
images © 2009 Aptera. All Rights Reserved
It's Amazing! I love this project..
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11.2.09
(G)reen like Google
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Energy management helps us to be more "Green" and less "spendthrift".
Google aspires to use the power of information and technology to address the global challenges of our age: climate change, poverty and emerging disease. They was announced Google PowerMeter a prototype which will show consumers their electricity consumption in near real-time in a secure iGoogle Gadget. They think PowerMeter will offer more useful and actionable feedback than complicated monthly paper bills that provide little detail on consumption or how to save energy.
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Energy management helps us to be more "Green" and less "spendthrift".
Google aspires to use the power of information and technology to address the global challenges of our age: climate change, poverty and emerging disease. They was announced Google PowerMeter a prototype which will show consumers their electricity consumption in near real-time in a secure iGoogle Gadget. They think PowerMeter will offer more useful and actionable feedback than complicated monthly paper bills that provide little detail on consumption or how to save energy.
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25.1.09
Google Ocean..?
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According some rumors.. Google is releasing a new version of Google Earth? or will presenting a new product rumored to be called "Google Ocean"??
Apparently Google invited a bunch of oceanography experts last December 2007 to discuss creating a 3D oceanographic map. And now, rumors are flying on what might result.
Since they just released the new ocean imagery a week ago, but it sure makes sense.
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According some rumors.. Google is releasing a new version of Google Earth? or will presenting a new product rumored to be called "Google Ocean"??
Apparently Google invited a bunch of oceanography experts last December 2007 to discuss creating a 3D oceanographic map. And now, rumors are flying on what might result.
Since they just released the new ocean imagery a week ago, but it sure makes sense.
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20.1.09
Google Earth Obama Inauguration in 3D
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A Googler has created a 3D model for Google Earth which shows a mock-up of the inauguration stage and ads flags to the US Capitol building. Not only that, but if you zoom in close you can see Obama taking the oath in the center of the stage.
source Google Earth Blog..
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A Googler has created a 3D model for Google Earth which shows a mock-up of the inauguration stage and ads flags to the US Capitol building. Not only that, but if you zoom in close you can see Obama taking the oath in the center of the stage.
source Google Earth Blog..
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10.1.09
YouTube Upload Booth
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At MacWorld, Google Macworld booth also features a YouTube Upload Booth. Several famed YouTuber's stopped in the booth and used Quick Capture to upload their videos to the web.
more ...
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At MacWorld, Google Macworld booth also features a YouTube Upload Booth. Several famed YouTuber's stopped in the booth and used Quick Capture to upload their videos to the web.
more ...
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26.12.08
Tokyo-Jogging
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Tokyo-Jogging is a mashup project using WiiRemote and Google Street View.
Wii Remote plus Google Maps mashup offers virtual tour of Tokyo.. A new innovative mashup cooked up by Japanese coder Ryo Katsuma mixes Google Maps with the Wii Remote to create a virtual jogging or walking experience.
His mashup takes you on a tour throughout most of Tokyo, but it's immediately clear that this mashup could be applied to any number of cities covered by Google Maps, making the world just a little smaller via virtual presence. You can find out how to create your own virtual jogging city mashup ..here
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Tokyo-Jogging is a mashup project using WiiRemote and Google Street View.
Wii Remote plus Google Maps mashup offers virtual tour of Tokyo.. A new innovative mashup cooked up by Japanese coder Ryo Katsuma mixes Google Maps with the Wii Remote to create a virtual jogging or walking experience.
His mashup takes you on a tour throughout most of Tokyo, but it's immediately clear that this mashup could be applied to any number of cities covered by Google Maps, making the world just a little smaller via virtual presence. You can find out how to create your own virtual jogging city mashup ..here
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23.12.08
Google to track Santa Claus
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Since 1955, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has helped track Santa Claus’s movements on Christmas Eve. Now Google is joining in the search.
Google has developed a downloadable iGoogle gadget for Google Earth to help track Santa’s movements in conjunction with NORAD, according to Google. The tool, “an enhanced 3D Santa-tracking experience,” will be available at 4 p.m. EST on Christmas Eve at noradsanta.org, wrote Carrie Farrell on Google’s corporate blog.
Is He Real?
Based on historical data and more than 50 years of NORAD tracking information, we believe that Santa Claus is alive and well in the hearts of children throughout the world.
Santa Claus is known by many names, including Saint Nick. Historians claim that the history of Santa starts with the tradition of Saint Nicholas, a 4th century Christian priest who lived in the Middle East in an area of present-day Turkey who became famous for his kindness. He was known for giving gifts to the less fortunate, sprinkling gifts of gold down people's chimneys or hiding surprises in their stockings.
It may be that the Santa we know today emerged from the legacy of Saint Nicholas. Clearly, Santa's basic approach to gift giving is strikingly similar. Could they be the same person? Only Santa Claus knows for sure.
Long before the Wright brothers flew the first airplane or the Montgolfier brothers launched the first hot air balloon, Santa had to find a way to travel from house to house at great speed. We know from our Santa Cam images that Santa’s choice for quick transportation was a herd of flying reindeer. Detailed information on these reindeer remains a elusive; we do know, however, that Santa enlisted the reindeer to help him with his worldwide mission of gift-giving. A veil of sweet mystery hides the rest.
http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.html
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Since 1955, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has helped track Santa Claus’s movements on Christmas Eve. Now Google is joining in the search.
Google has developed a downloadable iGoogle gadget for Google Earth to help track Santa’s movements in conjunction with NORAD, according to Google. The tool, “an enhanced 3D Santa-tracking experience,” will be available at 4 p.m. EST on Christmas Eve at noradsanta.org, wrote Carrie Farrell on Google’s corporate blog.
Is He Real?
Based on historical data and more than 50 years of NORAD tracking information, we believe that Santa Claus is alive and well in the hearts of children throughout the world.
Santa Claus is known by many names, including Saint Nick. Historians claim that the history of Santa starts with the tradition of Saint Nicholas, a 4th century Christian priest who lived in the Middle East in an area of present-day Turkey who became famous for his kindness. He was known for giving gifts to the less fortunate, sprinkling gifts of gold down people's chimneys or hiding surprises in their stockings.
It may be that the Santa we know today emerged from the legacy of Saint Nicholas. Clearly, Santa's basic approach to gift giving is strikingly similar. Could they be the same person? Only Santa Claus knows for sure.
Long before the Wright brothers flew the first airplane or the Montgolfier brothers launched the first hot air balloon, Santa had to find a way to travel from house to house at great speed. We know from our Santa Cam images that Santa’s choice for quick transportation was a herd of flying reindeer. Detailed information on these reindeer remains a elusive; we do know, however, that Santa enlisted the reindeer to help him with his worldwide mission of gift-giving. A veil of sweet mystery hides the rest.
http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.html
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22.12.08
Samsung Android Dev Team
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Samsung will release its version of the Google phone in the second quarter of 2009. The company is interested in testing out different open source platforms over the next few years and first on its list is Android.
Samsung is currently in the development process of its new Google phone. To speed up the process, they have hired 30 additional Linux and Java experts to customize the Android platform in order to function well with the sleek touch screen. The team now contains 80 members.
This will be a big test for Google. As Symbian prepares to roll out their latest open source platform, users heavily adopting the latest Samsung/Android offering may enable Google to get its foot in the door.
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Samsung will release its version of the Google phone in the second quarter of 2009. The company is interested in testing out different open source platforms over the next few years and first on its list is Android.
Samsung is currently in the development process of its new Google phone. To speed up the process, they have hired 30 additional Linux and Java experts to customize the Android platform in order to function well with the sleek touch screen. The team now contains 80 members.
This will be a big test for Google. As Symbian prepares to roll out their latest open source platform, users heavily adopting the latest Samsung/Android offering may enable Google to get its foot in the door.
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9.12.08
Now AdWords for iPhone and G1
Google mobile ads team is announcing a new campaign-level option that allows those of you who are AdWords advertisers to show your desktop text and image ads on the iPhone, the T-Mobile G1, and other mobile devices with full (HTML) Internet browsers. The ads can point to desktop landing pages so you don't need to create mobile landing pages or ads in mobile formats. The ads will have many of the same benefits as our standard mobile ads, such as the delivery of mobile-specific calls-to-action and reaching mobile users that are searching with their phones more than ever -- especially during the holiday season.
You may have seen ads running on the iPhone and G1 already. That's because Google Search on these devices used to show desktop results pages modified for these phones. Recently, the Google mobile team launched new results pages formatted specifically for the iPhone. Now, advertisers will be able to display ads exclusively on these mobile devices, create campaigns for them, and get separate performance reporting. If you prefer not to show your desktop ads on these phones, you can opt out and show ads only on desktop and laptop computers.
5.12.08
Google adds millions of newspaper pages to their archive
Thanks Google!
Greece: Where r u?
Google announced plans to scan and index the content of historical newspapers — that project just got a huge boost with the acquisition of Paper of Record’s archives.
Paper of Record started off by being the first to index the entire history of the Toronto Star newspaper in original published form. Since then, they have expanded their efforts internationally to UK, Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Ecuador France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Mexico.
Newspapers are an excellent source of historical information, and thanks to the combined efforts of Google and Paper of Records, it will be unlocked for everyone to search and read. This shows how these companies percieve the importance of all kinds of information — be it breaking news, or hundreds of years old.
Greece: Where r u?
Google announced plans to scan and index the content of historical newspapers — that project just got a huge boost with the acquisition of Paper of Record’s archives.
Paper of Record started off by being the first to index the entire history of the Toronto Star newspaper in original published form. Since then, they have expanded their efforts internationally to UK, Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Ecuador France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Mexico.
Newspapers are an excellent source of historical information, and thanks to the combined efforts of Google and Paper of Records, it will be unlocked for everyone to search and read. This shows how these companies percieve the importance of all kinds of information — be it breaking news, or hundreds of years old.
23.11.08
(22/11) YouTube LIVE Event..
DONE!
This is THE FUTURE...
YouTube...you change the world!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Now Live...
Just another innovation from Google..!
This is THE FUTURE...
YouTube...you change the world!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Now Live...
Just another innovation from Google..!
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