Google Now, coming to a desktop near you via Chrome beta

The notification system that will tell you when you need to be somewhere is now coming to desktops as well as mobile.

The desktop version of Google's intelligent personal assistant, Google Now, is due this week.

Google Now is a virtual assistant that aims to anticipate any information users may need from weather reports to football scores or flight delays.

According to Google, users of the Canary build of the Chrome browser have been able to access a test desktop version of Google Now for some time, but now it will be available for Chrome on Windows and Apple OS X, as well as Chrome OS.

Read more at: Google Now, coming to a desktop near you via Chrome beta | ZDNet
 
It really burns my buns that google can port "Now" to the iphone and the PC, yet they can't see their way to make it available for older versions of Android. My phone is stuck at Android 4.0.3 (not that old!) and Now is not available for it.

Sorry, just venting.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 consumer 64 bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire M5 481PT-6644
    CPU
    Intel Core I5
    Memory
    6 GB
    Hard Drives
    Spinning/SSD hybrid 500GB/20GB
    Mouse
    ELAN Trackpad
    Internet Speed
    18mbs/5mbs
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
YouTube and others still won't play while minimized or in the App Switcher! (Windows 8.1.1) :(
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion
  • PC2
    Tablet - Windows 10 Home
This might be what finally forces me to migrate from Firefox, at least on my tablet.

It really burns my buns that google can port "Now" to the iphone and the PC, yet they can't see their way to make it available for older versions of Android. My phone is stuck at Android 4.0.3 (not that old!) and Now is not available for it.

Sorry, just venting.

You might want to do a search on xda-developers, I'm pretty sure Google Now has been made to work on ICS, as long as you're ok with rooting, etc.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Tablet
. . .doubt it. . .at least not on any of my computers. . .:D
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8, (VM win7, XP, Vista)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion p1423w
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3330 Ivy Bridge
    Motherboard
    Foxconn - 2ADA Ivy Brige
    Memory
    16 GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    HD Realteck (Onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Mitsubishi LED TV/Montior HD, Dell 23 HD, Hanspree 25" HD
    Screen Resolution
    Mit. 1980-1080, Dell 2048-115, Hanspree 1920-10802
    Hard Drives
    1 SanDisk 240Gig SSD, 2 Samsung 512Gig SSDs
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Original (Fans)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Keyboard 2000
    Mouse
    Microsoft Optical Mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    1.3 (350 to 1024 if lucky)
    Browser
    Firefox 19.1
    Antivirus
    MSE-Defender
You might want to do a search on xda-developers, I'm pretty sure Google Now has been made to work on ICS, as long as you're ok with rooting, etc.

Thanks for the tip. I looks doable, but it means delving deep into the world of rooting and ROM replacement. I'll have to decide if it is worth the effort.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 consumer 64 bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire M5 481PT-6644
    CPU
    Intel Core I5
    Memory
    6 GB
    Hard Drives
    Spinning/SSD hybrid 500GB/20GB
    Mouse
    ELAN Trackpad
    Internet Speed
    18mbs/5mbs
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Back
Top