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Google Glass

Google Glass, also known as Project Glass, was a line of wearable, voice-controlled smart glasses from Google, withdrawn from consumer sale in 2015 and discontinued in 2023.

Google Goggles

Google Goggles was a Google visual search application launched in December 2009 that identified landmarks, artwork, logos, and printed text from a phone photo, replaced by Google Lens in 2018.

Google Groups

Google Groups is a Google service at groups.google.com offering email distribution lists, web forums, and a Collaborative Inbox, built on the Usenet archive Google acquired from Deja.com in 2001.

Google hacking

Google hacking, also called Google dorking, is the practice of using advanced search operators to find indexed sensitive files, login pages, and vulnerabilities, popularized by Johnny Long around 2000.

Google Hangouts

Google Hangouts was a cross-platform messaging, voice, and video service launched by Google in 2013, replacing Google Talk, and shut down entirely on November 1, 2022.

Google I/O

Google I/O is an annual developer conference held each spring by Google since 2008, where it announces updates to its platforms, products, and future innovations.

Google Images

Google Images is the image search service of Google Search, launched in July 2001 after demand for photos of Jennifer Lopez's green Versace dress, and offering reverse search via Google Lens.

Google Keep

Google Keep, also known as Google Keep Notes, is a free note-taking service launched by Google in 2013, available on the web and on Android and iOS devices.

Google Lens

Google Lens is a visual search technology by Google that identifies objects, text, and scenes in images and returns information and actions; it launched in 2017.

Google Lunar X Prize

The Google Lunar X Prize (GLXP) was a $30 million competition, funded by Google and launched in 2007, challenging private teams to land robotic spacecraft on the Moon.

Google Lunar XPRIZE

The Google Lunar XPRIZE was a $30 million competition launched in 2007, challenging private teams to land a robot on the Moon; it ended unclaimed in 2018.

Google Maps

Google Maps is Google's web mapping and navigation service, first launched in 2005, offering directions, Street View imagery, and business listings to more than 2 billion monthly users.

Google Meet

Google Meet, formerly Hangouts Meet, is a video conferencing service developed by Google. Announced in 2017, it runs in the browser and became free for all users in 2020.

Google Mobile Services

Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a proprietary bundle of Google apps and APIs, including Search, Chrome, YouTube, and the Play Store, licensed to Android device manufacturers.

Google Nest

Google Nest is a line of smart home products, including thermostats, cameras, and speakers, that began as Nest Labs and was acquired by Google in 2014.

Google Nest Audio

Google Nest Audio is a smart speaker developed by Google, released in October 2020 as the successor to the original Google Home, with built-in Google Assistant.

Google Nest Hub

Google Nest Hub is a 7-inch smart display made by Google, debuting in October 2018 as the Google Home Hub and renamed when Google folded Home into the Nest brand.

Google Neural Machine Translation

Google Neural Machine Translation (GNMT) is the deep-learning system Google announced in 2016 to replace phrase-based translation in Google Translate, cutting errors by about 60%.

Google News

Google News, found at news.google.com, is a news aggregation service Google launched in 2002 after engineer Krishna Bharat found searches on the September 11 attacks returned only old stories.

Google Nexus

Google Nexus was a line of smartphones and tablets, built with partners like HTC, Samsung, and LG, that served as reference hardware for Android from 2010 to 2016.

Google Now

Google Now was an intelligent personal assistant developed by Google for Android and iOS, launched in 2012, known for answering voice questions and proactively showing predictive cards.

Google One

Google One is a Google subscription service launched in 2018 that replaces paid Google Drive plans, bundling storage for Drive, Gmail, and Photos with family sharing and Gemini AI tiers.

Google Panda

Google Panda, also known as the Panda algorithm, is a Google search-ranking change launched in February 2011 that lowered low-quality content-farm sites in results, affecting 11.8% of queries.

Google Performance Max

Google Performance Max, or PMax, is a goal-based, automated campaign type in Google Ads, launched in 2021, reaching YouTube, Search, Gmail, Maps, and Display from one campaign.

Google Photos

Google Photos, also known as Photos.google.com, is a photo and video storage, organization, and sharing service from Google that launched in 2015, offering automatic backup, search, and AI-assisted editing features.

Google Pixel

Google Pixel is a line of Android smartphones and related devices designed and marketed by Google, first announced in October 2016 as the successor to the Nexus program.

Google Pixel 8

The Google Pixel 8 is a smartphone Google released on October 12, 2023, running the Tensor G3 chip with AI features like Magic Editor and seven years of updates.

Google Pixel Watch

The Google Pixel Watch is a line of Google smartwatches launched in 2022, pairing Wear OS with Fitbit health and fitness features across annual generations.

Google Play Books

Google Play Books, formerly Google eBooks, is Google's ebook and audiobook store and reading platform, launched in the United States in 2010 and offering nearly 7 million titles.

Google Play Music

Google Play Music was a music and podcast streaming service operated by Google, launched in 2011 and replaced by YouTube Music at the end of 2020.