Educational Technology Guy: Google I/O 2018 - big announcements from the opening keynote

Google kicked off Google I/O 2018, their developer conference, yesterday, 5/8/18, with a keynote that had some amazing announcements in it.

Here is a summary of them with links to more info on each one. I'm pretty excited for these. Many will be great for education, including news, accessibility and more. (Google for Education Resources)

Google AI is the big topic of the day. AI is being implemented in pretty much everything Google does and there are some really amazing things being accomplished. https://ai.google/

AI - solving problems for users https://www.blog.google/topics/innovation-technology/io18-overview/
opening AI centers around the world
transforming Healthcare https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/05/deep-learning-for-electronic-health.html

diagnosing diabetic retinopathy
and use eye scan to predict cardiovascular risk
helping doctors predict medical events and issues before they happen

Accessibility

hearing impaired - separating out the noise
ways to help people with physical disabilities to "talk"
Morse code tapping to go to G Board to type

New fresher look to Gmail
smart compose using AI https://www.blog.google/products/gmail/subject-write-emails-faster-smart-compose-gmail/

suggests phrases for you, hit tab to autocomplete

Google Photos and AI https://www.blog.google/products/photos/take-action-sharing-editing/

5B photos viewed every day
new feature - suggested actions - smart actions in context
share photos based on who is in photo
one tap to fix exposure/etc
recognize and convert photo of document to PDF!
auto color b&W photos

AI computing power

next gen TPU 3.0 pod for AI computing
liquid cooling now needed
over 100 petaflops (pod is 8x more powerful than last year)

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Google Assistant https://www.blog.google/products/assistant/io18/

https://assistant.google.com/
naturally conversational
there when you need it
easy to use
"Holly" is the voice
using AI (Wavenet) to create a more natural voice now
adding 6 new voices to Google Assistant
getting more voices for global
John Legend coming as a voice of GA (later this year in different contexts)
more and more actions and features
works with smart TVs and Netflix
smart home devices
find your phone
on over 500 M devices
in most major car manufacturers
30 languages, 80 countries by end of year
visually assistive (shows visuals as well as speaking to you)
understand social dynamics
new ways to interact besides Hey Google, OK Google
Continued Conversation - coming weeks

ask for multiple things at once
lots of actions - sci fi!

"Pretty Please" - say please to get Google to do things - and Google responds with comment like "thanks for being polite" - great for teaching kids manners

later this year
https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/08/a-google-assistant-update-will-teach-kids-to-say-please/

Voice and Visual Assistance

Google Assistant normally voice, adding visuals
Visual - Smart Displays - LG, Lenovo and 1 other
integrates with Google Photos, GA, controlled by voice, watch videos and shows, YouTube and YT TV
show recipes

Mobile Phones

immersive and interactive and proactive
shows images and info along with voice response
shows smart home controls
"order my usual from Starbucks"
more partners coming soon
proactive - in assistant and swipe up - reminders, day events, and other info right there
launching on Android in summer and iOS later this year

MAPs - GA coming to Google Maps this summer - send someone your ETA, do other actions while navigating
Phone calls

connect users to businesses in a good way
GA actually makes the call for you and takes care of it naturally - schedule appointment, reservations, etc. https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/08/android-rolls-out-a-suite-of-time-management-controls-to-promote-more-healthy-app-usage/

Google Duplex - AI, text to speech, natural language, deep learning https://ai.googleblog.com/2018/05/duplex-ai-system-for-natural-conversation.html

Digital Well Being

help you separate from your devices
people get FOMO (fear of missing out)
should have JOMO - joy of missing out
across all products and platforms
understand your habits
focus on what matters
switch off and wind down
find balance for your family
Android Dashboard

time spend on phone
times unlocking phone
notifications
apps used

YouTube - take a break reminders, notifications digest - this week

Family Link - manage kids screen time https://families.google.com/familylink/

Be Internet Awesome https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en

News https://www.blog.google/products/news/new-google-news-ai-meets-human-intelligence/

quality journalism
identify fake news
remove bad sources
using AI to find quality products
Google News
deeper insight and fuller perspective on topics
learns what you like
video news too
updated app
Google Material Theme - applied to all apps and for 3rd party apps
Newscasts - new format - preview of a story across different platform
Understand the full story
Full Coverage - complete picture of a story - how it's being reported across different sources and formats. Different context, opinions, fact checks, analysis.
Everyone has access to the same information
unfiltered coverage from a range of trusted sources
Enjoy and support the news sources you love
Subscribe with Google - use Google account to easily subscribe to publishers
rolling out on Android, iOS and web today

Android https://www.blog.google/products/android/android-p/

open, most popular OS in world
choice, innovation
10 years old
smarter operating system
battery life is top concern for users

Android P - adaptive battery - uses on device machine learning to adapt to your usage patterns to only run certain apps, backup processes on smaller core, and save battery.
auto brightness based on current lighting conditions, but now take personal preferences and environment - adaptive brightness, learns your preference and does it automatically for you

App Actions - most used apps, predicted by AI, and actions you might take based on your usage. Connect headphones and it brings up music apps
Slices - new API to develop interactive snippets of an app in different places in the OS, like in search. https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/08/google-android-p-actions-slices-predictive-apps/
evolve Android UI
simplicity
easier to do things
new system navigation
easier multi tasking
single clean home button and gestures
swipe up to overview, predicted apps
2nd swipe up to all apps
swipe up anywhere
slide home button sideways to scroll through recent apps
back button shows up as needed
smart text selection and actions
volume control - simplified volume slider - default is media volume
rotation - lock rotation - unlock rotation button shows up when you rotate phone instead of auto rotate
better screenshots
better notification management https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/08/android-rolls-out-a-suite-of-time-management-controls-to-promote-more-healthy-app-usage/
lessen distractions
disconnect, balance life and technology
understand your habits - dashboard on how you are spending your time on device
meaningful engagement
Do Not Disturb mode - block visual notifications.
Shush - turn your phone over on the table and it automatically goes to DND
Starred Contacts - allow them in even if DND is turned on.
Wind Down mode - tell GA when you want to go to bed - when that time arrives, it turns on DND and then gray theme screen to help you wind down and go to sleep.
100's of improvements in Android P, including Security
Android P Beta - available on Pixel and 7 flagship devices, today

Maps https://www.blog.google/products/maps/explore-around-town-google-maps/

using AI to expand Maps
over 220 countries are mapped
1B+ users
smarter and more detailed
automatically add new businesses and buildings from street view and satellite
business hours, wait time, etc
parking info
different routes based on mode of transport
more accurate traffic predictions
get more done
what's happening around you
uses your info and interests to find things you care about
new tab - For You - new things near you, trending info, activities, places and more
Your Match - score based on other things you liked to show you how something matches to your likes
Planning with others - pick a place together - long press on a place to add it to a short list - share the list with friends to get their preferences and they can vote or add their own places.
Helping Small Businesses get discovered
daily posts on events or offers from favorite places
mapping the world (15 years old)

Camera in smartphones https://www.blog.google/products/google-vr/google-lens-real-time-answers-questions-about-world-around-you/

AI and computer vision
use camera to answer questions - where am I going, what's that in front of me?
use camera and street view and maps to reinvision walking navigation
Maps info over laid on camera view!
which way, places near by, a guide
VPS - visual positioning system - based on what camera sees - visual landmarks but more accurate.
Google Lens
get info based on what camera sees
available in GA and G Photos
and going right into Camera App on Pixel and flagship devices
3 new features
Smart Text Selection