Tag Archives: Google Images

Google intros Voice Search & Search by Image

June 23, 2011News, Technology, Videofeatures, Google, Google Images, Google Search, new features, search, Search by Image, search engine, voice, Voice SearchScott Meisner

I’m sure you noticed the new microphone icon that sits in the far right corner of the Google search box. Click it and now you can speak your search! Google hopes that this new feature will be useful for hard-to-spell and complex searches. Voice Search is rolling out now on google.com in English; if you don’t see it yet you should soon.

When you head over to Google Images, a new camera icon replaces the microphone in the search box. Click it to upload any picture from your computer or paste in an image URL from the web and Google will try to figure out what it is and provide relevant results. For example, if you upload an old vacation photo Google will try to pick out and identify landmarks and then instantly provide other images and relevant websites pertaining to the landmark. Give it a try at images.google.com. The new feature is being rolled out now globally in 40 languages.

Note that these new features require the Chrome browser to work. Search by Image, however, can be used inside Firefox if you download the appropriate extension available here. Demonstration videos sit after the break.

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Having fun with Google Images

December 5, 2010Technology, Videoclothes, dress up, fashion, Google, Google Image Search, Google Images, projectorScott Meisner

In this ‘More with Google’ brand campaign spot for the Japanese market, ad agency Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo proves that Google’s Image Search functions ‘sort by color’ and ‘similar images’ can make for fun dress-up time. Big projector required.

Update: Rats! Looks like Google Japan locked the video and turned off public viewing. I’ve embedded the inaccessible video after the break and if there’s another copy of it on the ‘Net I’ll update this post and share it.

Update 2: It’s back!

[Via Gizmodo; Vimeo]

Google spruces up Images portal

July 22, 2010News, TechnologyGoogle, Google Images, image search, refresh, search, search portal, UI, update, user interface, websiteScott Meisner

This week Google pushed out the most significant overhaul of Google Images since it was introduced way back in 2001. The instantly recognizable cosmetic changes? The portal has gone textless, opting for a tiled layout with instant scrolling. When you input a keyword, Google will present 1,000 related images to you, allowing you to instantly scrub through the content without the hastle of clicking through various pages. Since the text is gone, larger thumbnail previews result. Where’d all the text go, you ask? If you hover over a particular image, a “hover pane” will pop up and show you the image size, name, source, and Google’s “similar images” option. When you click an image you are brought to a new landing page; the image will be produced on top of its source’s website. When you click anywhere outside the image it disappears and reveals the source page so you can see exactly where it’s coming from. Optimized keyboard navigation and Image Search Ads round out the updates. Google is rolling out the new interface worldwide over the course of this week. Check in now to see if you’ve got it.

[Via GoogleBlog]