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Why Google Now has amazing potential
A few years ago, I told +Ali Green about an idea I had; an app that would consistently check the traffic for you and tell you what time you needed to leave the house to make it to work on time. It was a fun idea, but I never did anything with it. Now Google has taken that idea and gone much further.
Check out the screenshot from my phone this afternoon. I had an event that said "Mickey & Mariana: Dentist" on my calendar with the address in the "Where" field. Google kept an eye on it for me, and let me know that I needed to leave in a few minutes to make it on time. I never set up that reminder.
The phone knows where I am, where I need to be, what time it is right now, what time I need to be there, and what the traffic is along the route. It's only logical to take this step, but it's pretty sweet that it's finally here.
For now it's a bit sporadic, as this card doesn't always show up, but as they tighten up the functionality in Google Now this feature (among many others) will be GREAT!
A few years ago, I told +Ali Green about an idea I had; an app that would consistently check the traffic for you and tell you what time you needed to leave the house to make it to work on time. It was a fun idea, but I never did anything with it. Now Google has taken that idea and gone much further.
Check out the screenshot from my phone this afternoon. I had an event that said "Mickey & Mariana: Dentist" on my calendar with the address in the "Where" field. Google kept an eye on it for me, and let me know that I needed to leave in a few minutes to make it on time. I never set up that reminder.
The phone knows where I am, where I need to be, what time it is right now, what time I need to be there, and what the traffic is along the route. It's only logical to take this step, but it's pretty sweet that it's finally here.
For now it's a bit sporadic, as this card doesn't always show up, but as they tighten up the functionality in Google Now this feature (among many others) will be GREAT!

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- +Vilmar Simson Yeah, it keeps asking me if I should set various places as my "daily commute" and there is no option to say "stop doing that, I have no daily commute". :) Certainly imperfect, but the potential is insane.Jul 5, 2012
- My phone noticed that I was away from home with family yesterday, and Google Now popped up a low priority notification giving me a route home with traffic info.Jul 6, 2012
- That's incredible.Jul 6, 2012
- So all I need to do is put an appointment with time and place in my calendar on ICS?Jul 8, 2012
- Never mind. I did the research. I need Jelly Bean on my nexus to do this. Or port Now to ICSJul 8, 2012
- +Adam Lorenz Correct on all counts.Jul 8, 2012
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