Alphabet’s Project Loon technology uses hot air balloons to deliver internet access to places where it might not otherwise be available, including rural communities or hurricane-damaged Peurto Rico. But Alphabet is working with Indian internet service provider AP State FiberNet to deliver high-speed internet service to millions of customers in India’s Andhra Pradesh state without […]
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Google’s Project Loon balloons can now deliver internet to precise locations
For the past few years Google has been working on an idea so crazy it’s called Project Loon. The concept? Internet access delivered around the globe by a series of balloons. Originally the goal was to create a fleet of balloons that would fly around the world and hand off the connections automatically so that as […]
Google’s self-driving car initiative becomes Waymo, a new standalone company
Google has been working on self-driving car technology for eight years, but now the company best known for search, advertising, and mobile software is getting out of the business… and spinning off its automotive division as a brand new company. That company is called Waymo, and rather than building and selling its own cars, Waymo […]
WSJ: Google is developing modular “Lego-like” displays
Google seems to have a thing for modular devices. The company plans to release its first modular smartphones based on Project Ara designs in early 2015, letting customers pick and choose the hardware for their phones. Now the Wall Street Journal reports that Google is also developing modular display technology. The idea is that you’ll […]
Google is testing smart contact lenses to monitor glucose levels
Google makes software for smartphones. The company’s developing a wearable device called Google Glass. And now Google is going even smaller, with smart contact lenses. The lenses aren’t just a smaller version of an all-around wearable device like Glass. Instead, they’re designed to help people with diabetes monitor glucose levels throughout the day. At this […]