Google I/O - Google Glass / Google Chrome for iOS / Google Drive / Google Now

Here are highlight of some interesting products showcased in Google I/O.

Google Glass

An amazing demo for Google Glass live skydiving involving with a group of skydivers using Google+ hangout, jumped out of a blimp above San Francisco and landed on the roof of San Francisco's Moscone Center, where Google I/O was taking place.

What is Google Glass? Read more here

Google Chrome for iOS

The getting popular browser is now available for iOS. It's using Safari as the core, but surprisingly quicker than the native browser. It has a number of cool navigation features and support sync for settings, tabs, bookmarks etc. Tabs opened on computer can be accessed and continue reading in the Chrome on smartphone.

Read more about Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer as No. 1 browser

Google Chrome on App Store

Google Drive

Google Drive is now available for iOS.  Files on Google drive can also make available offline for viewing in iOS. Offline editing and real-time collaboration is now possible on Google Drive online page. Real-time collaboration allow multiple users editing a document simultaneously from different devices, and have the changes all appear for all users (still remember Google Wave?).

What is Google Drive? Read more here

Google Drive on App Store

Read more about Set up offline access for Google Drive

Google Now

A new product expected to first available for Android, that will attempt to "gets you just the right information at just the right time". Similar with Siri on iOS, but what it does differently is to proactively "push" you every information that you appear to be interested, such as traffic information or restaurant nearby based on your location. It will do even more, when you have an appointment, it checks traffic so you can know how long it'll take to get there and notify when you should leave. 

Read more about Google Now

What is New in iOS 6

Apple had just announced details of its upcoming iOS 6, but the final version will only available to the public later this year. 
Here are the highlighted changes:

Apple Maps

No more Google Maps. 3D and turn-by-turn navigation

Siri

More languages (Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean and more), new iPad support, more 3rd party apps support, car voice control

Facebook

Facebook integration includes Safari, Photos, Maps, Siri, Calendar, Contacts, Notification Center, App Store

Photo Streams

Share photos via iCloud, like photos and make comments

Passbook

New app for boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons, loyalty cards, all in one place

FaceTime

FaceTime over cellular networks

Phone

Decline a call and reply with text message or set callback reminder, new Do Not Disturb mode

Safari

Sync pages opened accross iDevices with iCloud Tabs, offline reading with Reading List, upload  photo/video from Safari

Read more from here: http://www.apple.com/ios/ios6/

Google+ Local

Google had been actively introducing new product recently.

Google is rolling out a new Google+ feature to help people find restaurants around them, with recommendations from their friends via Google+ and Zagat.

You can access to Google+ Local from the new "Local" tab on the left-hand side of Google+, search for specific places, and you'll be taken to a local Google+ page, which including reviews from people.

Google+ Local also integrated across other products such as Google Search or Maps, and it will replace existing Google Place pages (the page you used to see when you click on Google Maps), all of the Google Place pages have been automatically converted into Google+ pages.

Explore Google+ Local here: http://plus.google.com/local/

Also, read this intetesting article about Google+:
Google+ is a ghost town, study says, where most of Google+ users are actually not active.
How do you think?

Google Knowledge Graph - Search Things, Not Strings

When you search, you’re not just looking for a webpage by the search string. You’re looking for something, to get answers, concepts and to explore, i.e. you are searching for things but not just a random string of characters.

Google Knowledge Graph makes the search engine to think more like a human, to understand exactly what you mean and give you back exactly what you want, by collect and understand information about real things in the world and their relationships to one another. Knowledge Graph is to understands "things but not strings" and adds relevant details about your query in the sidebar of your search results. The new sidebar offering a quick snapshot of what you're searching for and to answer basic questions, and also let you explore a topic more deeply.

Try those search below at https://www.google.com (click the bottom right link to go to google US if you redirected to google's country site)

Statue of Liberty

Give you location, picture and basic info, it also give you what other people searching for 

Paris

Give you location, picture and basic info, and also points of interest in Paris

Beatles

Give you basic info, as well as songs and albums by Beatles

Leonardo da Vinci

Give you basic info, as well as works by Leonardo da Vinci

The Hunger Games

Give you basic info about the book, what other books people also searching for, and also suggestion on The Hunger Games movie

Avengers

Give you basic info about the movie, list of stars in the movie, as well as other movies people also searching for

You may also try and compare the same search in http://www.wolframalpha.com, an answering engine by computing the answer based on a vast collection of built-in data, algorithms, and methods (which is also used by iPhone's Siri).

The Google Drive

Google Drive is finally here, a cloud storage service comes with 5GB of free storage, which works seamlessly with other Google products like Gmail, Google+, or Google Docs.

Google Drive Features:

-Create & collaborate with others on the same document with Google Docs

-Attach to Gmail, post to Google+

-Search files or even images and text in documents

-Create or view file even if no program installed on computer

-Share the file or start a discussion

-Create revision of files to restore if needed

Google Drive Website

Webtop to run Phone as PC or Laptop

What if your phone is your PC or laptop?
What if there is no longer a boundary between phone and PC?

Webtop, is a platform from Motorola (based on Android) to run Phone as PC or laptop. Just dock it in a webtop-enabled devices (a docking or a lapdock), webtop allows you to access any apps, widgets, and settings from the smartphone on the bigger screen.


Motorola (soon to be owned by Google) had been far left behind in the smartphone market, can they catch up with webtop?
Will Google integrate this webtop technology into Chromebook?
Let's wait and see!

Read more from Motorola official Webtop website

Why Jailbreak / Top 3 Cydia Repo Sources

Jailbreaking an iOS device is an amazing experience. Jailbreaking allows us to install various tweaks and customizations, as well as patching system files which are not allowed by Apple.

Tweaks and modifications in Jailbreak are hosted by various sources or repositories in Cydia, your Jailbreak will not complete without adding Cydia repos.
Introducing top 3 non-pre-added Cydia repos:

Insanelyi http://repo.insanelyi.com

Great tweaks to customize your iDevices

xSellize http://cydia.xsellize.com

Great tweaks to customize your iDevices

Hackulous http://cydia.hackulo.us

Get Installous to download App Store apps to try before purchase

Augmented Reality - Google Project Glass / iPhone AR Applications

What is Augmented Reality? An Augmented Reality (AR) 

-mixes surrounding real world environment with virtual computer characters

-interactive and digitally manipulable surrounding environment

-show scenes in 3D

Google Project Glass

Google started Project Glass, an Augmented Reality glasses that helps to explore and share your world.

It's pretty a cool technology. Watch the video here:

Check out Project Glass Google+ here: http://g.co/projectglass

iPhone Augmented Reality Applications

Some iPhone AR applications you might want to try:

SkyView 

Show view of sky objects within the camera’s view, helps you find stars, constellations, and satellites

WIKITUDE

Discover your surroundings by using the camera, see places, points of interests and other exciting AR content through your camera’s field of vision

buUuk

Looking for food and drink around you