Science & Technology

The Google Assistant Ride 360° Tour at CES 2019

Life is a ride — full of twists, turns, stops and starts.

The Google Assistant is here to help at home, in the car or on the go, bringing together the best of Google and its partners so you can focus on the things that matter most.

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, attendees experienced the ways that the Google Assistant can help on the ride of life. Now, you can too with this 360° video. Buckle up and hop aboard the Google Assistant Ride!

Google — Year in Search 2018

In a year of ups and downs, the world searched for “good” more than ever before — according to Google Trends. From the epic headlines to the everyday moments, here’s to all the good that people discovered in 2018. Explore more trends from the year at https://google.com/2018

#YearinSearch #YearinSearch2018

Audio-described version here: https://youtu.be/1sh2ZkHPABQ

C R E D I T S:

Google Brand Studio
Production: Hecho Studios
Sound: Lime Studios
VFX/Color/Finish: Chapeau Studios

Music: Ruelle – Where We Come Alive

Select footage courtesy of:
LeBron James Family Foundation/I PROMISE School
Alderhey Hospital
Dr. Bayard Carlson
@uncle_azeez
@rubythestandard
Use of Olympic footage authorized by the IOC and USOC (36 U.S.C. 220506)
NHL footage courtesy of the National Hockey League
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Featured music in video clips:
“Alright” Written by: Ben Abraham, Imad Roy El-Amine, Michael Young, and Nathaniel Hohol

Show and Tell with Dominique Ansel from the Google Hardware Store

Chef Dominique Ansel shares the tools he uses to create his desserts.

Chef Dominique designed a holiday-themed, real gingerbread facade for the treehouse in the Google Hardware Stores, located in Chicago’s Bucktown and New York’s SoHo neighborhoods.

The Google Hardware Store has the tools you need to make your life easier at home, at work, and on-the-go.

Take a stay-cation and come hang out with Google Home Hub in a real-life treehouse. Soar above the city on the swing set and capture the moment with Top Shot on Pixel 3. Experience Google IRL and get our newest products — you’ll know it’s us by the Google bike outside.

How machine learning helps scientists track asteroids

When NASA issued a worldwide challenge to help them better track the asteroids and comets that surround Earth, Gema Parreño answered the call. She used #TensorFlow, Google’s machine learning tool, to create a program called Deep Asteroid, which helps identify and track Near Earth Objects.

Special thanks to the Royal Observatory of Madrid. Learn more about them here: https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/real-observatorio-de-madrid?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Watch the next video in the series here: https://youtu.be/kBxb-bIJPtw

How-to take the perfect selfie with the Google Assistant

Learn how to up your selfie game and use the Google Assistant to take the perfect selfie. Inspired by Jackie Aina’s custom routine in her getting glam video: https://youtu.be/7pyDB84CNLc

Here’s how:
Step 1: Grab what you need – Your phone, the Google Assistant, two smart plugs, a light of your choice, and something to hold your phone

Step 2: Create & name your new routine “It’s time for my closeup”

Step 3: Connect selfie light to smart plug

Step 4: Add selfie light to routine

Step 5: Connect selfie fan smart plug

Step 6: Add selfie light to routine

Step 7: Add self-timer to routine

Step 8: Take a selfie and say, “Hey Google, it’s time for my closeup”

For more instructions on setting up a custom routine, visit the Google Home Help Center: https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/7029585?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en

Check out more how-tos and YouTubers say, “Hey Google” videos at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL590L5WQmH8eMTrQanlDtUELkT7-TWVma

Thank you to our partner Leviton for providing Decora Smart Wi-fi mini plug-in outlets (DW15P-1BW) https://www.leviton.com/en/products/brands/decora-smart

The Google Assistant is available on Android and iOS phones, Google Home products, and for use with select smart devices. Sequences shortened and simulated. Google Assistant Routines are created by the user and do not immediately exist as presented in this video. Working internet and wifi required. Google Photos app required.

How-to try this at home with the Google Assistant

Learn how to add your Google Assistant to your next experiment. Inspired by Action Lab’s custom safety check routine in his video about predicting randomness: https://youtu.be/4xViPStT5II

Here’s how:
Step 1: Grab what you need – Your phone, the Google Assistant, one smart plug, a warning light, safety goggles, and a Google mini

Step 2: Create & name your new routine “Let’s try this at home”

Step 3: Connect warning light to smart plug

Step 4: Add warning light to routine

Step 5: Add a “Say something” action, via the “popular actions” link. The “Say something” is “Don’t forget your safety goggles”

Step 6: Add a custom broadcast to announce you’re experimenting

Step 7: Try this at home and say, “Hey Google, let’s try this at home”

For more instructions on setting up a custom routine, visit the Google Home Help Center: https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/7029585?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en

Check out more how-tos and YouTubers say, “Hey Google” videos at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL590L5WQmH8eMTrQanlDtUELkT7-TWVma

Thank you to our partner Leviton for providing a Decora Smart Wi-fi mini plug-in outlet (DW15P-1BW) https://www.leviton.com/en/products/brands/decora-smart

The Google Assistant is available on Android and iOS phones, Google Home products, and for use with select smart devices. Sequences shortened and simulated. Google Assistant Routines are created by the user and do not immediately exist as presented in this video. Working internet and wifi required. Google Photos app required.

How-to make Google Slime with the Google Assistant

Learn how to make Google Slime with the Google Assistant. Inspired by Karina Garcia’s slime routine in her Google Assistant Best Floam Slime Ever video: https://youtu.be/hqAmIRmnWTM

Here’s how:
Step 1: Grab what you need – Your phone, the Google Assistant, a Google mini, and Google Slime ingredients (food coloring, colorful mix-ins, glue, and slime solution)

Step 2: Create & name your new routine “It’s slime time”

Step 3: Add slime music to routine

Step 4: Add text your friends “it’s slime time” to routine

Step 5: Make slime and say, “Hey Google, it’s slime time”

For more instructions on setting up a custom routine, visit the Google Home Help Center: https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/7029585?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en

Check out more how-tos and YouTubers say, “Hey Google” videos at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL590L5WQmH8eMTrQanlDtUELkT7-TWVma

Thank you to our partner Leviton for providing a Decora Smart Wi-fi mini plug-in outlet (DW15P-1BW) https://www.leviton.com/en/products/brands/decora-smart

The Google Assistant is available on Android and iOS phones, Google Home products, and for use with select smart devices. Sequences shortened and simulated. Google Assistant Routines are created by the user and do not immediately exist as presented in this video. Working internet and wifi required. Google Photos app required.