This is my dumping ground for quotes and other stuff relating to the wonderful world of digital & communications.
Google Now sports a series of ten “cards” that can automatically keep themselves updated with information you might find handy, based primarily on your location, your search history, and personal profile information …. on a workday, the Places card might pre-load itself with information about nearby eateries when lunchtime rolls around. From the Places card, users could jump directly to Google Maps, or pull up any available reviews, or even make a reservation. (Remember, Google bought Zagat.) If you’re travelling, Google Now might take that a step further: Not only might the Places card already have looked up nearby eateries when the local lunch hour rolls around, but the Currency card might be all set with the local conversion rate and the Translate card may already be set to the local language. And, of course, Traffic and Public Transit get updated all the time based on users’ locations.
