Google Lens shows up on Assistant for Pixel devices

Google Lens, the company’s visual search feature, has been slated to come to Assistant but a definite date wasn’t said when the news was announced. Now, it looks like it’s starting to roll out for both Pixel and Pixel 2 devices. Owners of the original Pixel and XL as well as the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL should be able to launch Lens right from Google’s artificial intelligence helper, taking away the extra step of needing to use Google Photos to have Lens work its magic. Now, the camera button within Assistant will help perform search when you take a photo.

It can do everything from identifying what you’re looking at, look thing sup online, and launch other apps. You can rate the results it finds, which should hopefully help refine its results for the future. The feature isn’t widely available yet so keep your eye out for that. We also don’t know yet if other Android devices will be getting the feature.

Source: Engadget + 9 to 5 Google

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Apple Park opens doors to its Visitor’s Center

If you find yourself in Cupertino and want to visit Apple Visitor’s Center, you can now. The tech giant just opened the doors to the center, letting you come drop by and visit the campus as well as buy souvenirs and snacks. The Visitor Center itself is designed with a look that matches the rest of the campus from its staircases, stone walls, terrazzo floors, down to a cantilevered carbon fiber roof. You’ll get to see a 3D model of the Park itself that also offers an augmented reality experience accessible through iPads placed there. As expected, there is a store inside the Visitor’s Center where you can buy everything from Apple products to souvenirs that range from T-shirts, to onesies, to playing cards. There is also a café there in case you get hungry from all the exploring and shopping.

While this part of the campus is accessible to the public, the rest of it isn’t. So if you want to see the rest of the Apple Park, you can head up to the roof terrace to see the main building and the landscaping surrounding it. It is open from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. from Monday through Friday. On Saturdays, it opens at 10:00 a.m. and closes at 6:00 p.m., while on Sundays, it is open from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Source: MacRumors

Instagram will soon let you post stories and save photos from your mobile web browser

Instagram looks to be adding more capabilities to its mobile web browser experience. The Instagram.com site will soon let you share stories right from it. But the experience will be a bit more limited than when you use the app. You can only add a photo and add text to said photos. All the other stickers and doodles will only be accessible to via the Instagram app. Similar to the app, you can access this feature on the top left corner.

On top of this, Instagram will also let you save posts you’d like to revisit at a later time. You just need to tap on the bookmark icon on the top right corner of the page. Instagram is bringing these features to all users in the coming weeks.