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I had a similar "whoa" moment a couple of weeks ago. Google alerted me that I should leave for Santa Barbara "now". Which was really, really weird for me, sin

by blhack 13y ago

I had a similar "whoa" moment a couple of weeks ago. Google alerted me that I should leave for Santa Barbara "now". Which was really, really weird for me, since I was already halfway there (from Phoenix). Apparently, it had read through my emails, seen a receipt for sigur ros tickets from ticketmaster, figured out where I was, and already calculated how long it would take me to get there. That is insanely awesome.

hyperbovine 13y ago
Or, terrifying. Take your pick :)
keso 13y ago
I don't know if Google Now is that clever. If you had an event in a calendar which had something in the "Location"-field it took the location you should be at from there. Still it is a "whoa" moment. :)
- hrayr 13y ago
  It finds hotel reservations and flight itineraries in your email, and shows cards based off of those as well.
- commandar 13y ago
  I've had it recognize order confirmations for concert tickets to a show a couple of hours away, parse them, and automatically create a notification with navigation at an appropriate time to leave.
hnriot 13y ago
How is it awesome that it told you to leave, when in fact you had already left? Shouldn't it have alerted you before you left?
- mjmahone17 13y ago
  If she'd forgotten, it would have been an excellent reminder.
- ceejayoz 13y ago
  I'd guess he left earlier than he strictly had to to make the specific appointment. The "leave now" is presumably just "if you want to be on-time", not "if you want to be on-time and do some antiquing and grab some lunch first".
  - louthy 13y ago
    But I guess it should know you're on your way if you appear to be moving along the route to the event.
    - hamax 13y ago
      Or to the restaurant around the corner that just happens to be on the same path.
      - louthy 13y ago
        I guess if you look like you're on the way, and it looks like you're going to make it on time then it shouldn't prompt. If you do get to the restaurant around the corner and stop then it should realise that it may need to remind you. Anyway, I've signed up for it today. I like the idea in principle, and I understand how hard it is to get this right. I assume it will get better over time as they tweak it, so it's worth giving them a fair crack of the whip.
    - yannyu 13y ago
      There's absolutely no way for it to infer that 100%. How many times have people started driving to an event or the grocery store and taken a turn towards home halfway there? I'd rather be reminded at an appropriate time even if it's unnecessary than not be reminded at all.
the1 13y ago
Me too. I was robbing a bank and Google alerted me that I should leave "now". Which was really weird for me, since I had a lot of gold to transport. Apparently, it read through my emails, seen a glitch from other galaxy, figured out portal has opened, and already calculated how long it would take for the aliens to invade the earth.
torbit 13y ago
I'm going to assume that it only looks at your gmail? or any email account connect to your phone?
- dcope 13y ago
  It only integrates with the Gmail app on the device. There are specific cards that will work _only_ if you have the Gmail app pulling in email and it's enabled.

by blhack 13y ago

hyperbovine 13y ago

Or, terrifying. Take your pick :)

keso 13y ago

I don't know if Google Now is that clever. If you had an event in a calendar which had something in the "Location"-field it took the location you should be at from there. Still it is a "whoa" moment. :)

hrayr 13y ago
It finds hotel reservations and flight itineraries in your email, and shows cards based off of those as well.
commandar 13y ago
I've had it recognize order confirmations for concert tickets to a show a couple of hours away, parse them, and automatically create a notification with navigation at an appropriate time to leave.

hnriot 13y ago

How is it awesome that it told you to leave, when in fact you had already left? Shouldn't it have alerted you before you left?

mjmahone17 13y ago
If she'd forgotten, it would have been an excellent reminder.
ceejayoz 13y ago
I'd guess he left earlier than he strictly had to to make the specific appointment. The "leave now" is presumably just "if you want to be on-time", not "if you want to be on-time and do some antiquing and grab some lunch first".
- louthy 13y ago
  But I guess it should know you're on your way if you appear to be moving along the route to the event.
  - hamax 13y ago
    Or to the restaurant around the corner that just happens to be on the same path.
    - louthy 13y ago
      I guess if you look like you're on the way, and it looks like you're going to make it on time then it shouldn't prompt. If you do get to the restaurant around the corner and stop then it should realise that it may need to remind you. Anyway, I've signed up for it today. I like the idea in principle, and I understand how hard it is to get this right. I assume it will get better over time as they tweak it, so it's worth giving them a fair crack of the whip.
  - yannyu 13y ago
    There's absolutely no way for it to infer that 100%. How many times have people started driving to an event or the grocery store and taken a turn towards home halfway there? I'd rather be reminded at an appropriate time even if it's unnecessary than not be reminded at all.

the1 13y ago

Me too. I was robbing a bank and Google alerted me that I should leave "now". Which was really weird for me, since I had a lot of gold to transport. Apparently, it read through my emails, seen a glitch from other galaxy, figured out portal has opened, and already calculated how long it would take for the aliens to invade the earth.

torbit 13y ago

I'm going to assume that it only looks at your gmail? or any email account connect to your phone?

dcope 13y ago
It only integrates with the Gmail app on the device. There are specific cards that will work _only_ if you have the Gmail app pulling in email and it's enabled.