Google's 2023 Shutdown Spree: 6 Products Pulled in Just 4 Months

Re:Google's 2023 Shutdown Spree: 6 Products Pulled in Just 4... by fnordian_slip on Thursday April 13, 2023 @06:49AM (#35553534)

I have never even heard of Google Jacquard, was it maybe advertised more in the US than in Europe?

It seems like an interesting concept, since hands-free control of your phone via speech is often too awkward to use in public imho.

Maybe it'll come back when the hardware is able to shrink even more, making it less conspicuous.

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Re:Google's 2023 Shutdown Spree: 6 Products Pulled in Just 4... by 4ninesfine on Thursday April 13, 2023 @07:16AM (#35553738)

I actually got a Levi's / google jacquard trucker jacket (on a good sale). It had potential but Google never seemed to do anything with it. It's pretty inconspicuous already but the Google app for it is very limited. If they open source it I think we could have some fun with the tech.

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Re:Google's 2023 Shutdown Spree: 6 Products Pulled in Just 4... by Double_a_92 on Thursday April 13, 2023 @08:46AM (#35554548)

I tried reading the product page an I feel like I'm having a stroke... How hard can it be to explain what it actually is? So far I roughly got "tracker that connects to a trucker jacket". WHAT? And then all it was was basically a touch sensor for your jacket sleeve, that you can use to control your phone.

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