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The physical is virtual

The physical and virtual worlds are blurring. The internet of things (physical networks objects) moves in this direction. However, Google’s announcement today of Goggles – the worst-named product in their arsenal – is quite interesting. Basically: take a picture and Google returns search results. Soon we’ll search the physical world in the same way as we search the digital world. Nice to see Google innovating in search again. Unfortunately, it’s currently confined to Android devices. Additional innovations announced today can be found here.

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  1. Leonard Low wrote:

    I believe this is one of the most significant innovations in mobile learning for some years – I’m going to have to look out for a good Android phone to replace my iPhone 3GS. :) I’ve commented more on the implications for m-learning at my blog, here: http://mlearning.edublogs.org/2009/12/08/google-goggles-will-rock-m-learning/

    Monday, December 7, 2009 at 9:28 pm | Permalink