Google has launched a new version of Google Goggles, the latest version is Google Goggles 1.6 and it is designed to enhance the camera on your Android smartphone, and it comes with a new opt-in feature that will let you take a photo with your Android device’s camera and the Google Goggles will work in the background to analyze your photo.
The Google Goggles application will then notify you if it can recognize items that are contained within the photo, Google explains how it works below.
Let’s say that I’m going on vacation, and I decide to use my Android-powered phone as my primary camera. Goggles would identify landmarks, paintings and other interesting objects in my photos. I can share these facts about my vacation with my friends right from my Goggles search history.
You can find out more information about Google Goggles 1.6 over at the Google Mobile Blog, and it is available as a free download from the Android Market.
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