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This year’s I/O event from Google was heavy on the “we’re building something cool” and light on the “here’s something you can use or buy tomorrow.” But there were also some interesting surprises from the semi-live event held in and around the company’s Mountain View campus. Read on for all the interesting bits. Android 12 […]

Everything Google announced at I/O today

This entry was posted in artificial intelligence augmented reality Finance Gadgets hardware Media Mobile privacy TC Transportation Wearables and tagged google on May 18, 2021 by Devin Coldewey

Things have been a bit quiet on the foldables front of late, but plenty of parties are still bullish about the form factor’s future. Ahead of today’s big I/O kickoff, Samsung (undoubtedly the most bullish of the bunch) posted a bunch of metrics this morning, noting, The global outlook is just as impressive. This year […]

Google adds foldable-focused Android developer updates

This entry was posted in Android hardware Mobile and tagged google samsung on May 18, 2021 by Brian Heater

The annual Google IO developer conference kicked off with a two-hour keynote filled with announcements. Here are the highlights.

Everything Google Announced Today: Android, AI, Holograms

This entry was posted in Gear on May 18, 2021 by Gear Team

Google is working on a video calling booth that uses 3D imagery on a 3D display to create a lifelike image of the people on both sides. While it’s still experimental, “Project Starline” builds on years of research and acquisitions, and could be the core of a more personal-feeling video meeting in the near future. […]

Google is making a 3D, life-size video calling booth

This entry was posted in augmented reality Gadgets hardware TC and tagged google on May 18, 2021 by Devin Coldewey

Our reporter sits in a Project Starline “video booth” to glimpse the future of telepresence.

Google Wants to Turn You Into a Hologram. I Tested ...

This entry was posted in Gear on May 18, 2021 by Lauren Goode

Wear OS—now just dubbed Wear—is seeing its biggest update yet, with integrations from Fitbit and a new partnership with Samsung.

Google Is Finally Taking Smartwatches Seriously

This entry was posted in Gear software on May 18, 2021 by Julian Chokkattu

In the absence of a real baseball league, it is perhaps not surprising that a simulated one should grow popular during the troubled year 2020. But even so, the absurdist horror and minimalist aesthetic of Blaseball seem an unlikely success. The text-based fantasy fantasy league has attracted hundreds of thousands of players and now $3.4 […]

Fantasy fantasy sport Blaseball developers score $3M seed funding to ...

This entry was posted in Apps Fundings & Exits Gaming Media Mobile Sports Startups Venture Capital on May 18, 2021 by Devin Coldewey

Nearly every social media experience today is built on the same premise: Humans identify with individuality. Users create a profile, upload an avatar picture, write a short biography and can then scream into the ether to other users on behalf of their digitally sculpted selves. Naj Austin, the founder behind Ethel’s Club, built Somewhere Good […]

Somewhere Good just raised $3.75M to make your somewhere good

This entry was posted in Apps Social Startups TC on May 18, 2021 by Natasha Mascarenhas

Facebook wants to whet consumers’ appetite for live streamed shopping with this week’s launch of “Live Shopping Fridays” event series, which will see larger brands live streaming beauty, skincare, and fashion content on a weekly basis. The event begins Friday, May 22nd and runs through mid-July, with streams from brands like Abercrombie and Fitch, Bobbi […]

Facebook debuts ‘Live Shopping Fridays’ featuring beauty, fashion and skincare ...

This entry was posted in Apps e-commerce eCommerce livestreaming Mobile news feed online shopping Social and tagged facebook social media on May 18, 2021 by Sarah Perez