Google在近日于美國(guó)舉行的年度開(kāi)發(fā)者大會(huì)(Google I/O 2013)上發(fā)表全新的語(yǔ)音搜尋功能、音樂(lè)串流服務(wù)，以及 Google Maps 與Google+的升級(jí)版，包括媲美數(shù)字相機(jī)、可自動(dòng)強(qiáng)化線上照片畫(huà)質(zhì)的新功能。 不同于過(guò)去幾年，本屆Google I/O大會(huì)的開(kāi)幕專題演說(shuō)并沒(méi)有發(fā)表嶄新的 Android 平臺(tái)或是 Chrome OS 硬件裝置，而且 Google首席執(zhí)行官拉里·佩奇（Larry Page）意料之外現(xiàn)身，發(fā)表短暫談話并開(kāi)放問(wèn)答，以工程師的角度對(duì)高科技產(chǎn)業(yè)與Google的前景提供樂(lè)觀預(yù)測(cè)。 “我們所分享的是有關(guān)科技能改善人們生活之潛力的深刻樂(lè)觀感受；”穿著紅色T恤的Page在估計(jì)有5,500名現(xiàn)場(chǎng)聽(tīng)眾以及100萬(wàn)以上透過(guò)Youtube觀看實(shí)況轉(zhuǎn)播的網(wǎng)友面前表示：“大概是自個(gè)人計(jì)算機(jī)誕生以來(lái)，我們還未看過(guò)運(yùn)算領(lǐng)域有這種幅度的變化?！? Page表示對(duì)做為一個(gè)“宅男怪老頭(nerdy curmudgeon)”十分自豪，他回憶小時(shí)候父親開(kāi)車載全家人橫越國(guó)境去參加機(jī)器人研討會(huì)，并跟主辦單位爭(zhēng)取讓小Page也能進(jìn)去：“我們需要更多小 朋友愛(ài)上數(shù)學(xué)與科學(xué)，以及更多取得科學(xué)與工程學(xué)位的人來(lái)解決技術(shù)問(wèn)題?！? 響應(yīng)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)觀眾的提問(wèn)，Page提及以下重點(diǎn)： ●年輕工程師們應(yīng)該專注于第一原理(first principles)：“我鼓勵(lì)你們避免額外的思維，對(duì)你正在做的事情有真正深刻的理解?！? ●大部分Google跳脫傳統(tǒng)框架的開(kāi)發(fā)計(jì)劃已經(jīng)獲得成果，例如自動(dòng)駕駛車輛就對(duì)Google Maps的想法與團(tuán)隊(duì)貢獻(xiàn)卓著：“我們所付出的那些努力正一點(diǎn)一滴地回收成果。” ●微軟(Microsoft)并沒(méi)有讓Google完全與其平臺(tái)互通：“我很遺憾網(wǎng)絡(luò)世界(Web)并沒(méi)有以應(yīng)該有的速度進(jìn)步，我們一直努力與微軟溝通?！? ●Google Health計(jì)劃：“并沒(méi)有取得太多進(jìn)展，主要是因?yàn)樗凶h題都受到法規(guī)管制；我們將會(huì)看到醫(yī)療照護(hù)領(lǐng)域出現(xiàn)令人驚奇的東西，而我認(rèn)為那些會(huì)以科技形式出現(xiàn)，例如平價(jià)的DNA排序?！? ●智能手機(jī)終將滲透印度、非洲等開(kāi)發(fā)中市場(chǎng)，并成為主要的商業(yè)工具：“我?guī)缀跄茉谑謾C(jī)上處理所有公務(wù)，但可惜的是我無(wú)法做太多編程。” ●Page表示他參加了年度Burning Man活動(dòng)，并認(rèn)為那是一個(gè)適合測(cè)試新產(chǎn)品的場(chǎng)合；相對(duì)的：“我不確定站在(Google I/O)的講臺(tái)上說(shuō)出一切是否有讓人驚奇的價(jià)值，我們應(yīng)該要用一種謙虛的方法來(lái)發(fā)表新東西，并看看效果如何?！? 在 Page現(xiàn)身以前，已經(jīng)有十幾位Google人上臺(tái)發(fā)表該公司Android與Chrome平臺(tái)以及建構(gòu)于其上的服務(wù)新進(jìn)展。根據(jù)電信營(yíng)運(yùn)商的報(bào)告，目前 市面上已經(jīng)有超過(guò)9億臺(tái)的Android裝置啟用；而Google也表示，其Chrome瀏覽器的活躍用戶有7.5億。 本文授權(quán)編譯自EE Times，版權(quán)所有，謝絕轉(zhuǎn)載 本文下一頁(yè)：把Android、Chrome與Chrome操作系統(tǒng)視為獨(dú)立但彼此相關(guān)的平臺(tái)來(lái)推廣

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{pagination} 不過(guò) 對(duì)于Chrome操作系統(tǒng)環(huán)境──也就是環(huán)繞著瀏覽器、激活連網(wǎng)筆記本電腦的薄軟件層，Google的詳細(xì)現(xiàn)況說(shuō)明并不多；據(jù)了解，目前在美國(guó)有1,000所學(xué) 校正在使用所謂的‘Chromebook’，而今年Google I/O的參加者都獲得了最新版本的Chromebook Pixel連網(wǎng)筆記本電腦，該最新版的產(chǎn)品是在今年2月發(fā)布。 Google將繼續(xù)在可見(jiàn)的未來(lái)把Android、Chrome與 Chrome操作系統(tǒng)視為獨(dú)立但彼此相關(guān)的平臺(tái)來(lái)推廣，并在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)展示了橫跨以上環(huán)境的各種工具與服務(wù)，以及它們?cè)谔O(píng)果(Apple) iOS操作系統(tǒng)上的執(zhí)行。此外這場(chǎng)大會(huì)專題演說(shuō)的新發(fā)表，集中在較高階層網(wǎng)絡(luò)服務(wù)(higher-level)的進(jìn)展，挑戰(zhàn)Apple、 Facebook。 例如Google的All Access就是與Apple iTunes打?qū)ε_(tái)的串流音樂(lè)新服務(wù)。Google+則推出了41項(xiàng)顯然是向Facebook叫陣的新功能；包括只要一個(gè)按鈕，用戶就能提升線上發(fā)表相片的畫(huà)質(zhì)，如移除紅眼、調(diào)整色調(diào)等等，還有建立全景圖片(panoramas)、把一系列照片編輯成迷你視頻檔案等五種新特效。 而 鎖定Apple的Siri，Google也展示了Chrome瀏覽器最新的語(yǔ)音辨識(shí)功能，能在執(zhí)行于智能手機(jī)的行動(dòng)版瀏覽器上，處理相對(duì)較復(fù)雜的自然語(yǔ) 言查詢。 Google還展示了Google Map更新接口與新功能，預(yù)定今年夏天正式上線，將與Google +連結(jié)、讓使用者打造個(gè)人化地圖。 本文授權(quán)編譯自EE Times，版權(quán)所有，謝絕轉(zhuǎn)載 編譯：Judith Cheng 參考英文原文：Google I/O: Larry Page talks, search box listens，by Rick Merritt

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{pagination} Google I/O: Larry Page talks, search box listens Rick Merritt No shiny new gadgets debuted, but Google did show search responding to voice recognition and CEO Larry Page gave a surprise Q&A. SAN JOSE, Calif. – At its annual developer’s conference, Google announced a new voice search capability, a music streaming service and upgrades of Maps and Google+, including automated online photo enhancements that compete with what digital cameras offer. Unlike past years, the keynotes announced no shiny new Android or Chrome OS devices or hardware initiatives. However, in a surprise appearance Google chief executive Larry Page closed out the session with a short talk and Q&A, giving an upbeat engineer’s perspective on the state of high tech in general and Google in particular. “We share a deep sense of optimism about the potential for technology to improve people’s lives,” said Page, appearing in a red T-shirt before an estimated crowd of 5,500 and nearly a million more on a live YouTube Webcast. “We haven’t seen this rate of change in computing probably since the birth of personal computing,” he said. Claiming pride in being a “nerdy curmudgeon,” Page told of his father driving the family across the country to see a robotics conference and arguing to get the young Larry into it. “We need more kids falling in love with math and science and people graduating with science and engineering degrees and working on technical problems,” he said. Responding to audience questions Page said: · Young engineers should focus on first principles. “I encourage you to avoid incremental thinking and have a really deep understanding of what you are doing.” · Most of Google’s out-of-the box initiatives have paid dividends such as a self-driving car effort which contributed ideas and staff to Google Maps. “The amount we spend winds up being small checks.” · Microsoft is not letting Google fully interoperate with its platforms. “I am sad the Web is not advancing as fast as it could be; we have struggled with Microsoft.” · Google Health “didn’t make much progress--primarily all the issues were regulatory. We will see amazing things in health care but I think they will be things that have a tech lever like [low cost] DNA sequencing.” · Smartphones will eventually penetrate developing markets in India and Africa and become a primary business tool. “I can get almost everything I need to run the company on my phone, but unfortunately I don’t get to do much programming.” · He attends the annual Burning Man event and sees it as a good venue for testing new products. By contrast, “I’m not sure about the value of getting on stage [at Google I/O] and saying everything is amazing. We should launch things in a humble way and see what the affect is.” Voice search, photo enhancements Prior to Page’s appearance, a dozen Googlers got on stage to talk about advancements in the company’s Android and Chrome platforms and the services in builds above them. Carriers report more than 900 million Android device activations to date. Google’s Chrome browser has 750 million active users each month, the company said. It was less specific about its Chrome OS environment, a thin software layer around its browser powering Web-connected notebooks. A thousand U.S. schools now use the so-called Chromebooks, and Google I/O attendees received the latest version of the Web-based notebook, the Chromebook Pixel launched in February. Google will continue to drive both Android and Chrome and Chrome OS as separate but related platforms for the foreseeable future. It showed multiple demos of tools and services running across the environments as well as on Apple’s iOS. The keynote news mainly focused on advances in higher-level Web services, competing with the likes of Apple and Facebook. Google’s All Access, for example, is a new streaming music service competing with Apple’s iTunes. In a clear attack on Facebook, Google announced 41 new features to Google+ including more contextual links and a photo enhancement capability. With a single button, users can let Google make a list of improvements to pictures from removing red eye to smoothing skin tones. It also supports five effects such as creating panoramas or mini-videos out of a sequence of photos. Taking Apple’s Siri to task, Google showed a voice search capability running on its Chrome browser. It handled a set of relatively complex natural language queries running on a mobile version of Chrome on smartphones. Google also showed an updated interface and new features that will roll out this summer for its Maps service. It sports links to Google+ to create personalized maps.