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=== Consumer services === ==== Web-based services ==== Google offers [[Gmail]] for [[email]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gayomali |first=Chris |date=April 1, 2014 |title=When Gmail Launched On April 1, 2004, People Thought It Was A Joke |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3028513/when-gmail-launched-on-april-1-2004-people-thought-it-was-a-joke |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018201644/https://www.fastcompany.com/3028513/when-gmail-launched-on-april-1-2004-people-thought-it-was-a-joke |archive-date=October 18, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]] |publisher=Mansueto Ventures}}</ref> [[Google Calendar]] for time-management and scheduling,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vincent |first=James |date=January 5, 2017 |title=Google Calendar update makes it easier to track your New Year's fitness goals |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/5/14175830/google-calendar-track-fitness-goals-health-data |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113025213/http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/5/14175830/google-calendar-track-fitness-goals-health-data |archive-date=January 13, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> [[Google Maps]] and Google Earth for mapping, navigation and [[satellite imagery]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Broussard |first=Mitchel |date=March 22, 2017 |title=Google Maps Introduces New Location Sharing Feature With Real-Time Friend Tracking |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/22/google-maps-location-sharing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327173708/https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/22/google-maps-location-sharing/ |archive-date=March 27, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[MacRumors]]}}</ref> Google Drive for [[File hosting service|cloud storage]] of files,<ref name="verge-drive-announced">{{Cite web |last=Sottek |first=T.C. |date=April 24, 2012 |title=Google Drive officially launches with 5 GB free storage, Google Docs integration |url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/2971025/google-drive-official-launch-features |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226161807/http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/2971025/google-drive-official-launch-features |archive-date=December 26, 2016 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> [[Google Docs]], [[Google Sheets|Sheets]] and [[Google Slides|Slides]] for productivity,<ref name="verge-drive-announced" /> [[Google Photos]] for photo storage and sharing,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Sarah |date=May 28, 2015 |title=Google Photos Breaks Free Of Google+, Now Offers Free, Unlimited Storage |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/28/google-photos-breaks-free-of-google-now-offers-free-unlimited-storage/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706135643/https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/28/google-photos-breaks-free-of-google-now-offers-free-unlimited-storage/ |archive-date=July 6, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]]}}</ref> [[Google Keep]] for [[note-taking]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graziano |first=Dan |date=March 20, 2013 |title=Google launches Google Keep note-taking service [video] |url=http://bgr.com/2013/03/20/google-keep-annnounced-388095/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008154306/http://bgr.com/2013/03/20/google-keep-annnounced-388095/ |archive-date=October 8, 2016 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[Boy Genius Report|BGR]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]}}</ref> [[Google Translate]] for language translation,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Eadicicco |first=Lisa |date=November 16, 2016 |title=Google's Translation App Is About To Get Much Better |url=https://time.com/4572942/google-translate-app-update-2016/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401152526/http://time.com/4572942/google-translate-app-update-2016/ |archive-date=April 1, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017}}</ref> [[YouTube]] for video viewing and sharing,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamedy |first=Saba |date=February 28, 2017 |title=People now spend 1 billion hours watching YouTube every day |url=http://mashable.com/2017/02/27/youtube-one-billion-hours-of-video-daily/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517233015/http://mashable.com/2017/02/27/youtube-one-billion-hours-of-video-daily/ |archive-date=May 17, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[Mashable]]}}</ref> [[Google My Business]] for managing public business information,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google My Business – Stand Out on Google for Free |url=https://www.google.com/business/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207151521/https://www.google.com/business/ |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |website=www.google.com}}</ref> [[Google Classroom]] for managing assignments and communication in education,<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 13, 2017 |title=How Google Took Over the Classroom (Published 2017) |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/technology/google-education-chromebooks-schools.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208020154/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/technology/google-education-chromebooks-schools.html |archive-date=December 8, 2024 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |language=en |last1=Singer |first1=Natasha |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Google Duo|Duo]] for social interaction.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Levy |first=Steven |date=June 28, 2011 |title=Inside Google+ - How the search giant plans to go social |url=https://www.wired.com/2011/06/inside-google-plus-social/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405130052/https://www.wired.com/2011/06/inside-google-plus-social/ |archive-date=April 5, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017}}</ref> A job search product has also existed since before 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zakrasek |first=Nick |year=2017 |title=Connecting more Americans with jobs |url=https://www.blog.google/products/search/connecting-more-americans-jobs/ |website=blog.google |access-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204109/https://www.blog.google/products/search/connecting-more-americans-jobs/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Job Search on Google – Get Your Job Postings on Google Today |url=https://jobs.google.com/about |website=jobs.google.com |access-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628200911/https://jobs.google.com/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Search Job Opportunities & Expand Career Skills |url=https://grow.google/job-seekers/ |website=Grow With Google |access-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-date=June 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619224906/https://grow.google/job-seekers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Google for Jobs is an enhanced search feature that aggregates listings from [[job board]]s and career sites.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Robin |year=2019 |title=How To Use Google's Job Search Feature To Land A Job |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinryan/2019/08/06/how-to-use-googles-new-job-search-feature-to-land-a-job |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806144615/https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinryan/2019/08/06/how-to-use-googles-new-job-search-feature-to-land-a-job/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |website=forbes.com}}</ref> [[Google Earth]], launched in 2005, allows users to see high-definition satellite pictures from all over the world for free through a client software downloaded to their computers.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Clarke |first1=Philippa |last2=Ailshire |first2=Jennifer |last3=Melendez |first3=Robert |last4=Bader |first4=Michael |last5=Morenoff |first5=Jeffrey |year=2010 |title=Using Google Earth to conduct a neighborhood audit: reliability of a virtual audit instrument |journal=Health & Place |volume=16 |issue=6 |pages=1224–1229 |doi=10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.08.007 |pmc=2952684 |pmid=20797897 |issn=1353-8292 }}</ref> ==== Software ==== Google develops the Android [[mobile operating system]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Erick |date=November 5, 2007 |title=Breaking: Google Announces Android and Open Handset Alliance |url=https://techcrunch.com/2007/11/05/breaking-google-announces-android-and-open-handset-alliance/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622140334/https://techcrunch.com/2007/11/05/breaking-google-announces-android-and-open-handset-alliance/ |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]]}}</ref> as well as its [[Wear OS|smartwatch]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Orazio |first=Dante |date=March 18, 2014 |title=Google reveals Android Wear, an operating system for smartwatches |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/3/18/5522226/google-reveals-android-wear-an-operating-system-designed-for |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210034323/http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/18/5522226/google-reveals-android-wear-an-operating-system-designed-for |archive-date=February 10, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> [[Android TV|television]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ong |first=Josh |date=June 25, 2014 |title=Google announces Android TV to bring 'voice input, user experience and content' to the living room |url=https://thenextweb.com/google/2014/06/25/android-tv-google-io-2014/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313130445/https://thenextweb.com/google/2014/06/25/android-tv-google-io-2014/ |archive-date=March 13, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |website=The Next Web}}</ref> [[Android Auto|car]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilhelm |first=Alex |date=June 25, 2014 |title=Google Announces Android Auto, Promises Enabled Cars By The End Of 2014 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/25/google-announces-android-auto-promises-enabled-cars-by-end-of-2014/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622135917/https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/25/google-announces-android-auto-promises-enabled-cars-by-end-of-2014/ |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]]}}</ref> and [[Internet of things]]-enabled [[Android Things|smart devices]] variations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=December 13, 2016 |title=Android Things is Google's new OS for smart devices |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/13/13924996/android-things-announced-smart-home-iot-operating-system |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217131058/http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/13/13924996/android-things-announced-smart-home-iot-operating-system |archive-date=February 17, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> It also develops the [[Google Chrome]] web browser,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pichai |first1=Sundar |last2=Upson |first2=Linus |date=September 1, 2008 |title=A fresh take on the browser |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315022315/https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html |archive-date=March 15, 2016 |access-date=November 22, 2016 |website=Official Google Blog}}</ref> and [[ChromeOS]], an operating system based on Chrome.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pichai |first1=Sundar |last2=Upson |first2=Linus |date=July 7, 2009 |title=Introducing the Google Chrome OS |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122222918/https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html |archive-date=November 22, 2016 |access-date=November 22, 2016 |website=Official Google Blog}}</ref> ==== Hardware ==== [[File:Pixel 3 と Pixel 3 XL を初触。本体をギュッと握ると Google Assistant が立ち上がるのがおもしろい。 ワシントンDC (44519013945).jpg|thumb|180px|Google Pixel smartphones on display in a store]] In January 2010, Google released [[Nexus One]], the first Android phone under its own brand.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siegler |first=MG |date=January 5, 2010 |title=The Droid You're Looking For: Live From The Nexus One Event |url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/01/05/nexus-one-event/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123054909/https://techcrunch.com/2010/01/05/nexus-one-event/ |archive-date=November 23, 2016 |access-date=November 22, 2016 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[AOL]]}}</ref> It spawned a number of phones and tablets under the "[[Google Nexus|Nexus]]" branding<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ion |first=Florence |date=May 15, 2013 |title=From Nexus One to Nexus 10: a brief history of Google's flagship devices |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/05/from-the-nexus-one-to-the-nexus-10-a-brief-history-of-nexus-devices/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624004245/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/05/from-the-nexus-one-to-the-nexus-10-a-brief-history-of-nexus-devices/ |archive-date=June 24, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]]}}</ref> until its eventual discontinuation in 2016, replaced by a new brand called [[Google Pixel|Pixel]].<ref name="Pixel inside story">{{Cite web |last=Bohn |first=Dieter |date=October 4, 2016 |title=The Google Phone: The inside story of Google's bold bet on hardware |url=https://www.theverge.com/a/google-pixel-phone-new-hardware-interview-2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106213353/http://www.theverge.com/a/google-pixel-phone-new-hardware-interview-2016 |archive-date=January 6, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> In 2011, the [[Chromebook]] was introduced, which runs on [[ChromeOS]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pichai |first1=Sundar |last2=Upson |first2=Linus |date=May 11, 2011 |title=A new kind of computer: Chromebook |url=https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2011/05/new-kind-of-computer-chromebook.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122222651/https://googleblog.blogspot.no/2011/05/new-kind-of-computer-chromebook.html |archive-date=November 22, 2016 |access-date=November 22, 2016 |website=Official Google Blog}}</ref> In July 2013, Google introduced the [[Chromecast]] dongle, which allows users to stream content from their smartphones to televisions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Adi |date=July 24, 2013 |title=Google reveals Chromecast: video streaming to your TV from any device for $35 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/7/24/4552204/google-reveals-chromecast-tv-streaming |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226065215/http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/24/4552204/google-reveals-chromecast-tv-streaming |archive-date=December 26, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2013 |title=Google Chromecast takes on streaming content to TV |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-23514400 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129205929/http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-23514400 |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |website=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> In June 2014, Google announced [[Google Cardboard]], a simple cardboard viewer that lets the user place their smartphone in a special front compartment to view [[virtual reality]] (VR) media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Toole |first=James |date=June 26, 2014 |title=Google's cardboard virtual-reality goggles |url=https://money.cnn.com/2014/06/25/technology/innovation/google-cardboard/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129145138/http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/25/technology/innovation/google-cardboard/ |archive-date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> In October 2016, Google announced [[Daydream View]], a lightweight VR viewer which lets the user place their smartphone in the front hinge to view VR media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=October 4, 2016 |title=Google's Daydream View VR headset goes on sale next month for $79 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13161506/google-vr-headset-photos-daydream-view-virtual-reality |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2016 |title=Daydream: Bringing high-quality VR to everyone |url=https://blog.google/products/google-ar-vr/daydream-bringing-high-quality-vr-everyone/ |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=Google |language=en-us}}</ref> Other hardware products include: * [[Google Nest (smart speakers)|Nest]], a series of voice assistant smart speakers that can answer voice queries, play music, find information from apps (calendar, weather etc.), and control third-party smart home appliances (users can tell it to turn on the lights, for example). The Google Nest line includes the original [[Google Home]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bohn |first=Dieter |date=October 4, 2016 |title=Google Home is smart, loud, and kind of cute |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13156676/google-home-assistant-speaker-photos-video-device-hands-on |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007204916/http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13156676/google-home-assistant-speaker-photos-video-device-hands-on |archive-date=October 7, 2016 |access-date=October 8, 2016 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref> (later succeeded by the [[Nest Audio]]), the [[Google Home Mini]] (later succeeded by the [[Nest Mini]]), the [[Google Home Max]], the [[Google Home Hub]] (later rebranded as the Nest Hub), and the [[Nest Hub Max]]. * [[Google Nest Wifi|Nest Wifi]] (originally Google Wifi), a connected set of [[Wi-Fi]] routers to simplify and extend coverage of home Wi-Fi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bohn |first=Dieter |date=October 4, 2016 |title=The Google Wifi routers are little white pucks you can scatter throughout your house |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13157680/google-wifi-router-photos-hands-on |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007180430/http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/4/13157680/google-wifi-router-photos-hands-on |archive-date=October 7, 2016 |access-date=October 8, 2016 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]]}}</ref>
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