Google Now named Popular Science’s Innovation of the Year

Google Now is one of the coolest, most revolutionary features in Android 4.1 and above. It changes the way you interact with a phone and still has a ton of untapped potential. And apparently, Android diehards aren’t the only ones who think so, as Popular Science has named Google Now its Innovation of the Year.

That’s a fairly prestigious award, too. Other notable entries are the digital camera, TiVo, and the Apple iPhone and App store. Blasphemy, right? Apple jokes aside, it really is an unbiased, impressive award to claim, and congratulations to Google for getting that recognition. PS editor-in-chief said of Google Now ”It really crosses a line, not just technologically, but in terms of the expectations that we humans have about our relationship to our technology,” and even claimed Apple’s Siri seemed “outdated in comparison.”

What do you guys think? Has anyone seen their smartphone a little differently since Google Now has been added?

source: Popular Science

Apparently, Google Now tracks the distance you’ve walked and biked each month

Well this sure was something that surprised me. A buddy of mine sent me a screen shot of his Google Now in which it apparently tracked the distance he’s walked in the past two months. Other reports have also cited that it tracks you when you ride a bicycle. I actually had no idea Google would be implementing this so I find it pretty cool that it tracks that for you each month by using your Android device’s location from time to time.

I know there’s people out there that are creeped out by the fact of how much info is sent back to Google, so I can see if this bugs a certain few. As for me, I think it’s great and kind of cool to see my total pace month by month.

Has anyone else seen this in their Google Now on their Android device? Let us know!