Google Goggles

Text based search is the most prominent search available on the Internet these days. Most search engines, with the exception of a few specialized ones, require text input to be able to crawl their databases for hits on the topic.

Google Goggles is a new application for the Android operating system that allows the user to perform searches by submitting photos or images. That’s an interesting concept in a handful of situations. Say you are a tourist and want to know more about a building that you spotted. Maybe you even know the name of the building but not in your own language.

Other applications include identifying artwork, looking up items like books or wine and scanning contact information on business cards to find out more about the contact.

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