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Google is Working on a “House Mouse” Smart Home Controller That Sounds Awesome

Kellen July 14, 2020

All of the Nest Hubs and Minis and Maxes that Google currently sells to control your house are fine products that work well once you get used to asking the Google Assistant for your needs. If you've never really adjusted to talking to your house and would...

Levi’s Commuter Trucker Jacket With Jacquard Arrives This Week

Kellen September 25, 2017

The Levi's Commuter Trucker Jacket that is powered by Google's Project Jacquard technology, finally goes on sale this week after a couple of years worth of work. It'll still cost $350, but that may just have to be the price you pay for the combination of...

Levi’s Denim Jacket With Jacquard Tech Available This Fall, Priced at $350

Tim March 13, 2017

Last Google I/O, the Google ATAP team announced a partnership with Levi's to bring Project Jacquard technology to a denim jacket. This past weekend at SXSW, it was announced that Levi's Commuter denim jacket with the Jacquard tech will be available this fall,...

Report: Google Axes Project Ara and Its Modular Self (Updated)

Kellen September 1, 2016

During Google I/O only a short few months ago, Google's ATAP team took the stage to show off all of their wild ideas in what turned out to be the most entertaining session of the whole conference. One of the projects they updated us on was Project Ara, the...

Google’s Project Jacquard Introduces Levi’s Trucker Jacket, Arrives Next Year

Kellen May 20, 2016

The inner geek in all of us should still be giggling at all of the fun stuff Google's ATAP team announced on stage today at Google I/O. If you missed it, we'll be sure to share the session once it has been uploaded. (EDIT: WATCH IT HERE!) The ATAP team not...

Google Demos Project Soli on Smartwatch, Crowd Goes Wild

Tim May 20, 2016

Project Soli was demonstrated inside of a prototype smartwatch this morning on the last day of Google I/O, which had the developer crowd cheering quite loudly. Project Soli is Google's attempt to remove the physical interaction we have with tech devices, and I...

Google Announces Big Project Ara Update, Consumer Phone Coming Next Year

Kellen May 20, 2016

Today during the ATAP session at Google I/O (EDIT: WATCH IT HERE!), Google provided an update on Project Ara, the modular phone concept from Google that we were starting to think might have been shelved. During the short session, Google showed off the latest...

Google Unveils Project Jacquard, a Movement to Bring Touch and Gesture Technology to Clothing

Tim May 29, 2015

Back in early May, the Google ATAP team teased that they would show off new wearables that would quite literally "knock our socks off" at Google I/O. Today, we have that announcement, and it's conductive yarn in the form of Project Jacquard. By weaving in...