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Google Visual Search Coming Soon to Android

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the my-donut-shop-returned-goatse dept.

Several sources have shared the news that "Google Goggles," publicly known as Google Visual Search, will be "coming soon" to an Android phone near you. Rather than typing in the search term, you will be able to just take a picture with your phone and search results will be returned. The new search was recently featured on CNBC's "Inside the Mind of Google." Unfortunately Goggles didn't pass muster with a recent focus group, so it could be a while before Google decides this is ready to hit the streets.

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  1. Just one word for you, son--"porn" by gyrogeerloose · · Score: 4, Funny

    The possibilities here are so boundless that it simply boggles the mind.

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    This ain't rocket surgery.
    1. Re:Just one word for you, son--"porn" by Rockoon · · Score: 4, Funny

      ..and the chance of them getting working A.I. to handle the suggested visual recognition task reasonably well is so small that it also boggles the mind.

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      "His name was James Damore."
    2. Re:Just one word for you, son--"porn" by natehoy · · Score: 4, Funny

      Is that why I took a picture of the Washington Monument and got a wide range of results on specific "medications"?

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      "This post contains words, known to the State of California to cause thought. Wash brain thoroughly after reading."
    3. Re:Just one word for you, son--"porn" by gyrogeerloose · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Consult your doctor if you have an erection lasting more than 125 years..."

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      This ain't rocket surgery.
    4. Re:Just one word for you, son--"porn" by vodevil · · Score: 4, Funny

      The possibilities here are so boundless that it simply boggles the mind.

      I fear for some people's self esteem...they're going to take a picture of their own dick, and google will return the results... "Did you mean to search for penis?"

    5. Re:Just one word for you, son--"porn" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      If I have an erection lasting more than 125 years, I'm not just telling my doctor; I'm telling everyone!

    6. Re:Just one word for you, son--"porn" by natehoy · · Score: 2, Funny

      ...or if they get an ad for a splinter removal kit.

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      "This post contains words, known to the State of California to cause thought. Wash brain thoroughly after reading."
  2. Now they'll know what you've seen. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Now Google will not only know all of your searches and all of the emails you've sent out, but in addition to the GPS tracking of most modern mobile phones they'll even know what you've seen.

    Just wait until you take a picture of your girlfriend's asshole with your mobile, and soon you'll be finding out all of the filthy porn she did several years back in college. You'll be seeing her arse penetrated by all sorts of objects and random foreign men.

  3. Perennial Beta by Fdisk81 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure they'll have plenty of time to work out the kinks during Beta.

  4. The goggles by Frohboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unfortunately Goggles didn't pass muster with a recent focus group, so it could be a while before Google decides this is ready to hit the streets.

    So, the Goggles... they do nothing?

  5. Re:On my next date... by ClosedSource · · Score: 4, Funny

    If she "whips something out" you'd better check for an Adam's apple.