Google Announces New Tech
By Carolyn Nicander Mohr
24 May, 2017
Google announced new technology at its yearly developers conference last week. Many of these announcements involve updates to existing tech, instead of new gadgets. These updates may make life a little easier.
announce v.宣布
conference n. 会议，大会
involve v. 涉及到
update n. 更新
gadget v. 电子配件
make life easier 让生活更简单
Gmail Smart Reply
Google is adding a feature to Gmail to make it easier for the user to answer emails. Smart Reply learns how you write and suggests three short replies to emails you receive. You can choose one and send it or add more words to the Smart Reply.
add a feature 添加一个功能
make it easier for the user to do 让用户更容易做什么事情
replies n. 回复
Smart Reply will be offered in English and will expand to Spanish later this year.
Google Assistant updates
Google Assistant, the digital assistant from Google, is getting updates with new features. You will be able to use Google Assistant to do more things on more devices.
offered in english 使用英语
expand to spanish 增加了使用西班牙语
digital assistant 数字助手
get updates with new features 更新了新的功能
be able to do 可以做什么事情
devices 设备
Google Assistant new features
For example, Google Assistant is learning to read. Users will be able to type questions to Google Assistant on their phones in addition to using voice commands.
be able to do 可以做什么事情
in addition to 除…之外
voice commands 语音功能
History will be added to Google Assistant so users can see what they have asked in the past.
Google Assistant can help make your home smarter as it now works with over 70 smart home partners. Use your voice to control your smart home devices with Google Home.
works with 连接
smart home devices 智能家居设备
More languages are coming to Google Assistant on Android. Google Assistant soon will be available in Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, French, and German. By the end of 2017, Google Assistant will be available in Italian, Korean and Spanish.
are coming to 准备安装在
More languages are coming to Google Assistant on Android. 更多的语言准备安装在系统里。
be available 可用的
Google Assistant on the iPhone
Google Assistant is now available on the iPhone in the United States. People who want to use Google Assistant, but also want to use an iPhone, can now download the Google Assistant app.
Google Assistant on the iPhone
Unlike Siri, Google Assistant cannot be started by pressing the Home button on the iPhone. Users must go into the app to use Google Assistant on an iPhone.
press the Home button 按home键
Google Home
Google is making its Google Home smart speaker more useful. Google Home works with Google Assistant and will be able to let you know about information such as flight delays and traffic problems that may delay your travels.
be able to do 可以做什么事情
Users do not even have to ask for such assistance. Google Home will light up to let users know there is an alert. Then, they just have to ask what the alert is about.
Users also can now set calendar appointments and reminders through Google Home. The information will appear across all your devices.
set calendar appointments and reminders 设置日历预约和提醒
Google Home will be able to use voice activation for phone calls. Users can speak to Google Home to place calls and talk on the phone.
voice activation 语音启动功能
Google Home will recognize voices. For example if you tell it, ‘call Mom,’ it will call your mother and not your partner’s or roommate’s mother. Google Home calls will be free to mobile phones and to landlines in the U.S. and Canada.
recognize voices 识别声音
Google Home will be getting bluetooth so you can stream your music to it. You will also be able to play music directly from services such as Spotify, Soundcloud and Deezer.
you can stream your music to it 你可以把音乐手机共享到软件上
If you have a Chromecast, you will be able to use your television as a screen for Google Home. If you connect your Google Home to your Chromecast, you will be able to see Google Home's answers to your questions on your TV. This feature will be added later in 2017.
This feature will be added later in 2017. 这个特征会在2017年被加进去。
Google Lens
Google is improving its ability to identify what is in a photo. For example, with Google Lens users could point their cameras at a poster for an event and do things such as adding the event to their calendars, buying tickets to the event or finding out more about it.
Google Photos
Google added new useful features to Google Photos that makes sharing your photos easier.
Suggested Photos
Suggested Photos is a new feature of Google Photos that makes sharing easier. Suggested Photos will identify people in a user’s photos and suggest that the user send them those photos. Users can even set Suggested Photos to send the photos automatically to people in the photos, without the need for a suggestion.
Shared Libraries
Shared Libraries is a new feature that lets users share their entire Google Photos library, or large parts of it, with other people.
Photo books
Users of Google Photos can now order printed books of their photos. Google will choose your best photos or you can choose them yourself. Google Photos will make sure there are no duplicates and that you are choosing the best photo.
Photo Books start with 20 pages at $9.99 for soft cover and $19.99 for hard cover. The books will be available in the US first and then in other countries later this year.
soft cover软皮，比如书的软皮
hard cover硬皮，比如书的硬皮
