Google unveils Assistant Ambient mode that turns docked Android phones and tablets into smart displays with calendar info, weather, smart home controls, more
Why does Google make everything twice? — Today at IFA, Google is announcing a new feature for Google Assistant: Ambient Mode.
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Discussion
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@chrismessina
@chrismessina
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The writing's on the wall. Or the word has been spoken... either way, if your device has a screen, has a mic, or a camera... IT WILL BECOME ONE WITH THE GOOGLE ASSISTANT ARMY /cc @BrianRoemmele #ConvComm #VoiceComputing https://www.blog.google/...
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@jencotton
@jencotton
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This is already a hardware trend (Fire Tablets and Lenovo Tablets have launched this with Alexa/GA) but I'm wondering if customers want this as much as the industry does. Also when will Apple release their iPhone/Pad dock??? https://twitter.com/...
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@reckless
Nilay Patel
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I share Dieter's overall confusion about Google doing everything twice, but I love this general concept for smarthome control: a pared down display with voice assistant in the dock, all the full control apps in Android when you grab the tablet https://www.theverge.com/...
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@backlon
Dieter Bohn
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Google: we are no longer making multiple, duplicate messaging apps. Goodbye to all that. Also Google: here is another kind of smart display that runs software that is similar to but different from our other smart displays. https://www.theverge.com/...