Google Android discussion - Page 77

On October 05 2017 02:11 Faruko wrote:
The Pixel 2 looks so good, hopeing for a decent price, $599 and im sold, i can go back to a 5.0inch phone to be honest

but the pixelbook is stupidly expensive for what ChromeOS is

On October 05 2017 02:32 Faruko wrote:
Can't you import one from Germany ?

On October 05 2017 04:29 WindWolf wrote:
My thoughts on the announcements today, as someone living in a country whose Google Store only has Chromecasts

• Pixel 2. Not seeing anything compelling over third-part flagships (and no reason to bother with the hassles of importing). And last year, you mocked Apple for removing the headphone jack and now you do the same thing. What the heck
  
• Pixelbook: At that price for a Chromebook, I might as well get an iPad or a proper laptop (depending on use case)
  
• Pixel Buds: Being in-ears means that they are not for me (To much issues with ear wax for me with in-ears, but rarely at other times)
  
• Daydream: Don't care
  
• Google Home speakers: Don't care, although I have to admit that they are stylish
  
• Google Clips: Don't care
  

I was more impressed with Apple's event if I am being completely honest.

On October 05 2017 04:23 andyrau wrote:
98 dxomark score
holy shit

On October 05 2017 05:17 Mohdoo wrote:


For me, Apple was pretty similar. Found myself thinking "but why would I actually want any of this shit" during both.

Google released a line of new products on Wednesday, including its first pair of premium wireless headphones, which can support live translation between languages.

When the Google Pixel Buds are paired with a new handset, the Google Pixel 2, the earbuds can tap into Google Assistant, Google's artificially intelligent voice-activated product.

In addition to the translation of 40 languages, Google Assistant can also alert users to notifications, send texts and give directions. The translation feature can be conjured by saying "help me speak French," or any other language, according to The Verge, which got a preview of the device.

The controls, including swiping controls for volume, are built into the right earbud, Google product manager Juston Payne said on stage at the company's event.

"It's an incredible application of Google Translate powered by machine learning — it's like having a personal translator by your side," Payne said.

Payne and another Google employee demonstrated a conversation between someone speaking Swedish and another person responding in English.

During the demonstration, one employee, speaking Swedish, had Pixel Buds and the Pixel phone. When the phone was addressed in English, the earbuds translated the phrase into Swedish in her ear. The Swedish speaker then spoke back in Swedish through the earbuds by pressing on the right bud to summon Google Assistant. Google Assistant translated that Swedish reply back into an English phrase, which was played through the phone's speakers so the English speaker could hear.

While this idea might sound far-fetched, Google CEO Sundar Pichai told investors in January that Google Translate was set to make big leaps this year.

"We have improved our translation ability more in one single year than all our improvements over the last 10 years combined," Pichai told investors in a quarterly call, after parent company Alphabet reported mixed results.

The earbuds will be available in November for $159 but are available for preorder starting on Wednesday.