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A comment on Google Goggles.

Re:Google Goggles by symesc on Monday December 07, 2009 @03:57PM (#982124)
Google's relentless focus on speed within search is going to play perfectly in the realm of augmented reality.

I anticipate a video version of this soon.

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Re:Google Goggles by Prolorn on Monday December 07, 2009 @04:58PM (#982278)
Doesn't the "Places" feature count as video?

http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/#place

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Re:Google Goggles by symesc on Monday December 07, 2009 @07:52PM (#982684)
Yes.

But as per the other response here, I'm not sure it's using the video so much as the location and orientation to deliver results.

I'd like to see a version, like the still-photos, whereby the search engine is translating in real time as new objects enter the frame.

While I'm at it, I'd like it to perform these tasks with a T-800-style HUD.

Droid indeed.

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Re:Google Goggles by Devilboy on Monday December 07, 2009 @05:37PM (#982383)
If I understand it correctly it just uses your GPS and magnetometer to work out where you are, it doesn't actually use the video data like it does for the still pictures you feed it.
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