2 January 2015

Google’s Role in Success of 2014

Google’s Role in Success of 2014

    Android Lollipop
It may not be the biggest revenue source for Google, but it definitely is the biggest newsmaker. The new version of Android, Android 5.0, came out just a few months ago and Google says it is the biggest update to Android yet.

     Pick up where you left off
     Material design: fluid, purposeful motion
     More tangible interaction
     The right information at the right moment
     Your device, Your rules
     More time playing, less time charging
     More ways to secure your device

    Android Wear
Android Wear is intended to provide "information that moves with you" and puts the entire world inches from your suddenly-free fingertips.It doesn't just tell the time. The wearable operating system makes suggestions based on time and it factors location into its context-sensitive data.
     Useful throughout the day
     Just say ‘OK Google’
     Reach fitness goals
     More apps you love
     Connects to your phone

    Android TV

Android TV is a new variant of Google's mobile OS aimed at TVs, game consoles and set top boxes. The successor to the ill-fated Google TV, Android TV brings a new, streamlined user interface to TVs and set top boxes, designed to put content up front and center. It's based upon the Android Lollipop platform and will be with us at some point in coming months.

     Less browsing, more watching
     Just say what you want to see
     Chromecast read
     Your remote stays with you

    Android Auto
Let drivers listen to and control content in your music and other audio apps. Allow drivers to hear and respond to your messaging service via the car's controls and screen.
     For the road ahead
Android Auto was designed with safety in mind. With a simple and intuitive interface, integrated steering wheel controls, and powerful new voice actions, it's designed to minimize distraction so you can stay focused on the road.
     What you need out on the road
Android Auto automatically brings you useful information, and organizes it into simple cards that appear just when they're needed.
     Driven by android
Connect your phone to access all of your music, contacts, and messages while keeping your eyes on the road.
     Start your engines
In the near future android is coming to many of the cars

    Android One
Android One is beneficial for Google, which is aimed to replace other versions of Android in Asia with its Android One, for a number of reasons. Here's why Android One may help Google own the smartphone segment in emerging markets.
     An always up to date version of android
     Simple, yet powerful features
     Make it your own
     Security built in
     Free android updates & downloads with Airtel
     Subscriptions to full length newspapers & magazine offline
     For the budget segment phones


    Youtube Offline
YouTube finally launched the offline viewing feature it promised in 2013 -- but you can only download videos to watch without internet connection if you're an Android user in India, Indonesia or the Philippines. The offline feature is the YouTube’s latest effort in a series of initiatives to make video content more affordable and accessible to the large base of mobile Internet users in India. It is YouTube’s first release of ad-supported offline feature on Android and iOS, which was announced earlier the previous year with the launch of Android One smartphones.

    Nexus 6
Motorola did a fine job with the Nexus 6, but it doesn't seem to have the Google subsidy anymore. It's still a stock Android device, but it's not very well priced. The Nexus 6 has broken the 40k price barrier, which has irked a good many of us
     More screen to see
     More sound to hear
     More powerful processor
     More epic shots
     More doing, less charging
     Introducing Android Lollipop version out of the box

    Nexus Player
The story of the Google Nexus Player isn’t really about a set-top box. It’s about Google, about the fact that no tech company has yet figured out the perfect way to insert itself into the four-plus hours a day we spend watching television
     Sleek & Streamlined Console
The Nexus Player console is designed to fit beautifully alongside your current home entertainment setup.

     Elegant remote with voice search
Nexus Player comes with a voice-activated remote, perfect for playing casual games and finding your favorite shows.

     Precise gamepad for serious gaming
Gamepad for Nexus Player (sold separately) is engineered for fine-tuned control of your favorite Android games.

     Less browsing, more watching
     Google cast ready
     Start here, finish there
     Say what you want to see
     Experience the details
     Free online multiplayer
     Sync achievements

    Google Fit

Google added over 100 new descriptors to detail your workouts in the latest version of its Google Fit Android app. The new options pop up when you enter a new workout or edit a previous activity.
By tracking your movements through your phone’s accelerometer or a connected Android Wear smartwatch, Google Fit spits out various charts and data sets to detail whether you're staying active. 
The app update also adds an experimental feature that continues tracking your steps even if your smartwatch disconnects from its paired phone. Currently, if you walk too far away from your phone, or the phone's battery dies, the smartwatch loses the ability to count up your steps.

    Bye Bye Orkut
It has been 10 years since Google ventured into the area of social networking with its first social network Orkut. On the 30th of June last, Google announced it will be shutting down Orkut on the 30th of September. This infographic from one productions profiles the rise and fall of Orkut, now destined for the infamous "Google Graveyard" and takes us through its journey from conception to evolution and its final demise. In the end Google wanted to focus on You Tube, Blogger and Google+ which simply had much faster growth than Orkut.

    Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
 All throughout 2014, Google bought a lot of robotics and artificial intelligence firms. The company's intentions are yet to be known, but there's no shortage of theories. The company bought four AI firms last year and had bought seven robotics firms  in 2013. 

22 November 2014

Google Glass



Imagine going to Chinatown, or China, and walking through the fresh market. You want to buy some bok choy, but you are not a Mandarin speaker.

WHAT THEN??

THE WAY OUT IS HERE!

Welcome to Google Glass and the new “wearables”.

Your wearable computer translates the signs into your native language and superimposes the information onto your field of vision.



QUICK LIST OF APPLICATIONS


Google Glass does anything a smartphone can do. It is like a smartphone with voice recognition capability, mounted on the frames of glasses. But because it super- imposes images onto the wearer’s vision, some applications are experienced differently or better than on a smartphone. Here are a few of the basic functions:

• Take a Picture & Post It Anywhere

• Take a Video & Post It Anywhere

• Call a Friend

• Text a Friend

• Translate Language

• Get Directions

• Get Information, Find a Website

• Record Voice, Video or Notes

• Connect to the Internet of Things


Google Glass is one of the first and most advanced of a new breed of mobile computing devices called “wearables.” Wearables augment our senses and capabilities in all sorts of ways. Google Glass is worn on the frames of glasses. Relevant images and information float in front of the viewer’s field of vision. The wearer can get directions superimposed onto the landscape, or information about flights while standing in an airport, or facts about landmarks, all without stopping to refer to a handheld. The information is conferred to the user seamlessly. When a digital image or information floats on top of “reality,” that is called Augmented Reality (AR). But the capabilities extend further. The Google Glass wearer can say, “Take a picture,” and the scene in front of the viewer is captured. Then the picture (or video) can be shared “live” on a social network or sent to a specific individual. All the capabilities of a mobile device (and then some) are incorporated into the vision of the wearer.
Making computing wearable means there is no separation between the user and the device. The device becomes part of the user and enhances the user inherently. Why is this a big deal? Because seamlessness removes barriers due to the limitations of one’s native intelligence, such as lack of mathematical ability. If I have a device like Google Glass, I could calculate exchange rates on multiple currencies on the spot (even if my unaided ability to multiply fractions is weak). Sure, my old smartphone could do that … sort of. But here’s the difference: a separate device functions like a reference tool; an embedded device confers a new skill.


Google Glass: Why is it so important?


Capability
Implications & Uses
1.Augmented Reality
Language translation can be superimposed on written text and (later) by voice.

Information or images pop up when triggered by pre-programmed location or objects or when summoned by wearer.
Immediate, hands-free language translation seamlessly removes barriers to communication. The user is empowered to act in a variety of contexts while saving time.

The wearer’s knowledge base is expanded by the AR overlays. Information, instructions, entertainment or games may augment the wearer’s experience of the world. 
2.Hands-Free    Visual/Voice    Communication
Pictures, videos and text can be consumed or created without interrupting other activities. 
Training is enabled in any context; audits can be created, posted & responded to faster; Research methodologies will explode.
3.Connecting to    the Internet of    Things
Hands-free commands can increase productivity and reduce mistakes, because the wearer is in the context of decision-making (not sitting at a desk).
Inventory management and ordering functions can happen with hands-free ease.
Barcode scanning with Glasses means seamlessness between noticing that (say) the milk is gone and ordering product. 

Glossary

Wearables are “miniature computers that are worn by the bearer under, with or on top of clothing or glasses. There is a constant interaction between the computer and user. These devices act like a prosthetic, becoming an extension of the user’s mind and/or body.”  Google Glass, an important new wearable, floats information and images in the viewer’s vision, overlaying graphics onto the real world. This overlay is augmented reality. When wearable are embedded into our senses (visually or mentally), they confer new skills. Wearables will allow us to interface with the world, armed with superpowers of cognition. This changes my functioning as an individual, because I have the collective knowledge of many, as well as the computational ability of a supercomputer. A distinctive new self has been born: the Augmented Self. The Augmented Self is the artificial expansion of a human being’s natural cognitive capacities, including memory, sensory and social awareness, knowledge and analytical ability, and, finally, agency. Many of these capabilities are available to us now, but I believe that the new wearable interfaces will make these disparate functions work synergistically to create a new kind of consciousness.





The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing our relationship with our physical environment. The IoT refers to the network of physical objects, which access the Internet. According to CISCO’13 “When an object can represents itself digitally, it can be controlled from anywhere.” The IoT allows for remote monitoring and control of objects, such as thermostats and light switches, but also power plants and city streets.

Augmented Reality (AR) is when an image or information is floating in front of the viewer’s vision, overlaid on top of reality. So, while looking at the Brooklyn Bridge, a viewer who has access to augmented reality could see information about the bridge such as its height, weight, length and when it was completed.  AR is used on smartphones today, but the user must look at the screen to see the image.  Glass wearers don’t need to refer to a separate device to get this information. They don’t interrupt their activities. Today, gamers use the AR capability on smartphones to play in real-world settings.

Video links





15 November 2014

A Wallet for 21st Century

Google sells things. A lot of things. And for what seems like forever now it's given you a first-party way to pay for them. We once used Google Checkout, which traditionally was used for online payments from a traditional computer. But that has come and gone, and now we have Google Wallet. Google Wallet itself was born from the idea that it should be easy to pay for things
with your phone. Wallet had a pretty rocky beginning, though, as few creditors and even fewer mobile carriers were on board.


Want to buy an app? A book? Music? Movie? TV show? You use Google Wallet. Want to pay for something in an online store? You can use your Google Wallet account. It's easy (if you've used Paypal, you get the gist already), and it's got Google behind it.

Google Wallet also lets you send money directly to individuals with their own Wallet accounts, and you can use it as as a repository for your loyalty cards as well.Google Wallet can be as secure as a physical card at your favorite retailers - or even more secure, considering tokenization makes cards stolen in recent hacks such as the Target and Home Depot breaches useless.


A new update for Google Wallet is rolling out that will let you add money to your Wallet balance automatically. You will also be able to set up low balance alerts. The update also brings Google's new material design to Wallet.


What’s new @ Google Wallet


An extension of Google Wallet-Google Wallet Card. Spend anywhere with the Google Wallet Card. Use your Google Wallet Card to pay with your Google Wallet Balance in-store at millions of Debit MasterCard® locations. You can also use it to withdraw cash at an ATM, and you'll get instant notifications for every transaction, right on your phone.Send money to anyone in the US with a Gmail address, or request money on-the-go. It's easy, fast, and free to send money directly from your bank account, debit card or Wallet Balance. Received money? Spend it instantly in stores or withdraw cash from ATMs with the Google Wallet Card. You can also transfer it directly to your bank account.It's easy to buy from your favorite apps, mobile sites, Google Play, and more. Just look for the Buy with Google button and
checkout in as few as two clicks. Google Wallet comes with 24/7 fraud monitoring as part of Google Wallet Fraud Protection in the US. You can easily disable your Wallet app or card from your Google Wallet account if they’re ever lost or stolen.


Google wants to help shoppers leave their wallets -– which are often bursting with a deck of credit cards --at home."The launch reflects Google's efforts to simplify and redefine the shopping process for both consumers and businesses, Google Wallet is a mobile app, but it will do more than a regular wallet ever could.

When the app debuts, Google Wallet will support payments with two payment options: a PayPass eligible Citi MasterCard and a virtual Google Prepaid card. By partnering with MasterCard, Google has made it possible for users to pay at checkout stations with their Google Wallet app at any retailer that accepts MasterCard PayPass.

It's not just the consolidation of payment methods into a single electronic wallet that makes Google Wallet interesting, though: "It has the potential for the transformation of the checkout experience at retail," Noah Elkin, principal analyst with eMarketer, a research-and-trend analysis firm on digital marketing and media, told WalletPop. But before we sound the death knell for credit cards, consider this: "We've had credit cards for so many years now, but we still haven't eliminated cash," Elkin says. "There will be a long time before this is available everywhere."Indeed, says Elkin, "Many retailers are taking a wait-and-see approach to how the space shakes out before they put their brand behind it."

To know how to use Google Wallet, go to the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAhXK-ATKWw

https://support.google.com/wallet/answer/2466137?hl=en

For FAQs refer: http://www.google.co.in/wallet/faq.html#

7 November 2014

Lollipop- let’s check it out



Don’t deny it- - at some point you’ve surely heard about android’s latest updates and would have wondered when you could get an update for yourself. Thankfully, your wait is now over. Android 5.0 Lollipop is now out in market. It isn't just about a shiny new interface or whiz-bang features; there are some new ways to safeguard your phone's data, too.To underscore that point, Google has detailed Lollipop's toughened-up security features. Some of them you may know if you've followed development closely. Smart Lock lets you unlock your device using a paired Bluetooth- or NFC-equipped gadget, such as an Android Wear watch. It has a radical new design, 5000 new APIs, which will be available for developer previews soon, and it's going beyond the mobile form factor. Android L is contextually aware of its surrounding, plus voice would be a major input source. The Android L experience is seamless, so Android L devices will now communicate properly.

It's probably going to be a while before these new defenses reach your phone, and you still want to be cautious when sharing things online. Nonetheless, it sounds like you won't have to worry quite so much about data breaches in the near future.

Android 5.0 Lollipop Feature Review!: http://youtu.be/pEDQ1z1-PvU

2 November 2014

List Of Selected Student



An epithet of aprobation for the ones who shimmered 

brighter in their passion for Android App Development

Here is a list of the selected to-be developers-




Name Branch Year
Eti Chauhan EEE
Khushal soni ECE
Ranu Dadhich Computer Science Engineering 4th
BhagyaShree Mathur CSE 3rd
Ashish Amitabh Bharatwal Electrical engineering 2nd
Dixit Jain ECE 3rd
Anirudh vyas Electronics and communication 3rd
GAURAV BHOOT ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION 3rd
Saheb Mathur Electronics and Communication 1st
Rakshita jaisalmeria computer science 3rd
Kunal Pratap Singh Sisodia COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGG 3rd
Poonam Siyag CSE 1st
Rashya Sharma Computer Science and Engineering 2nd
Mohammed Moien Khan Information Technology 3rd
sanjay electronics and communication 3rd
Jatin Parihar ECE 3rd
Mohit singh bhati ECE 1st
saurabh tanwar computer science 2nd
Jaypal Singh ECE 2nd
Aditya Joshi Electronics and communication 2nd
Atul gehlot Electronics and communication engineering 3rd
Ayush Soni Electronic and Communication Engineering 3rd
Pooja rajpurohit Cse 4th
Sheril tanwar electrical & electronics engineering 3rd
Krishna kansara ece 4th
Tej Singh IT 3rd
Kapil balwani CSE 3rd
Yogesh Kumar IT 3rd
Siddharth kalkani computer science 3rd
Tushar Joshi Information Technology 4th
Kashish Lamba Information Technology 3rd
Pratiksha Computer science 2nd
Rashmi Harwani ECE 4th
Divyavrat Jugtawat IT 4th
Ashwani khatri Computer Sciene and Engineering 2nd
Ashish Jain Electronics and Communication Engineering 4th
Ashish Jain Electronics and Communication Engineering 4th
Shraddha Rai ECE 4th
Poornima ECE 3rd
Pratiksha jain computer science 1st
Piyush Bulchandani CSE 2nd
Priyanka Sisodia Electronics and Communications 4th
Rakhi ECE 3rd
Sumit jangid computer science 2nd
SALONI AGARWAL ECE 3rd
Sawai Singh
CSE 
4th

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