[HN Gopher] Circle (Or Highlight or Scribble) to Search
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       Circle (Or Highlight or Scribble) to Search
        
       Author : meetpateltech
       Score  : 9 points
       Date   : 2024-01-17 18:10 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (blog.google)
 (TXT) w3m dump (blog.google)
        
       | sidcool wrote:
       | Does this mean Google knows what we are looking at?
        
       | ChrisArchitect wrote:
       | Hm, basically just a slight modification of the gesture/process
       | of selecting something for Lens/Image search, since the screen is
       | basically an image of whatever. Not much to get excited about
       | here.
       | 
       | Most of my searches aren't for something I'm looking at but
       | something I think of.
        
       | garciansmith wrote:
       | "Circle to Search can help you quickly identify items in a photo
       | or video. Relevant ads will continue to appear in dedicated slots
       | throughout the page."
       | 
       | Whew, got scared if I searched this way I wouldn't see ads.
        
       | davidklemke wrote:
       | "Circle to Search is launching January 31 on select premium
       | Android smartphones -- the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and the new
       | Samsung Galaxy S24 series"
       | 
       | Well that's a little disappointing, I was expecting at least 2
       | generations of Pixel devices would get it. Wonder how long it'll
       | be before it makes its way to other handsets.
        
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