Google Goggles and What's Nearby: new and interesting projects for Android

Google has introduced two new services for the operating system Android, more accurately, service and Goggles feature What's Nearby for Google Maps. Both applications are already available in the Android Market, they operate with the version of the platform, starting with 1.6. Google Goggles - is a very interesting service that allows you to search the Internet information, but not with text queries, but using images from built-in camera smartphone. So you can find anything about the world's attractions, books, wines, paintings and other works of art or logos. In addition, if the photograph a business card with company name and phone number, it can also be used as a search query. Google promises to eventually expand your search Goggles, but says nothing about the prospects of the service to other platforms.


As for What's Nearby, it is implemented in the latest version of Google Maps for Android. This feature allows you with a long click on a location on the map (obviously talking about touch-screen display), get a list of 10 most interesting objects that are near. The list includes restaurants, shops and so on, that is, everything that a traveler may need in a new and unfamiliar terrain.