Even though this is one of the less significant announcements from Google I/O, Google Home will soon receive a significant update that will significantly improve its usability and usefulness. Google director Anish Kattukaran says, "Last year we shared ways we're making it easier to manage and customize your smart home." To assist you in keeping a closer check on your most critical priorities, Google is now announcing new capabilities that will soon be available for Google Home on your phone, tablet, and smartwatch. It's noteworthy that they use the phrase "last year" because in October 2022, Google announced that it will support Matter, a smart home standard, across Android and Nest. They also talked about a public preview of a new Google Home app design, which is only now beginning to be implemented. As opposed to the present Home and History tabs, the new Home app has five major navigation tabs: Favorites, Devices, Automations, Activity, and Settings. In...
Over the past few weeks, Google has been openly testing features that facilitate writing in Gmail and Docs. Duet AI for Google Workspace is the new moniker for the generative AI that will soon be available in Sheets, Slides, and Meet. According to Google, the interaction between users and generative AI is one of contextual collaboration, which is what the name "Duet" conveys. If the term seems familiar, it was utilized by Chrome for a revamp that was never released. You'll ultimately get a Duet AI side panel in Gmail, Google Docs, and Slides called "sidekick." It can be started in the upper right corner next to your profile avatar and analyzes any emails or documents you open. For each slide in Google Slides, speaker notes can be created. Generative AI in Google Slides will produce visuals from text inputs. To add your desired information, select from the "Help me visualize" side panel's available styles, which include none, photography, illustra...