Google I/O: Cheaper Pixels, Android Q, smartphone addiction tools, Nest Hub Max

Even after all these years, the first thing that likely comes to mind when you think Google is search. Google has long been about way more than that, of course, and the annual Google I/O developer conference, now underway in Mountain View, California, is where the Alphabet-subsidiary previews new hardware, software and other products. Google didn't ignore search during I/O and showcased 3D and augmented reality effects to make search that much more meaningful; it brought a virtual shark onto the I/O stage during one demo. What's more, using the Google Lens tool, the company showed how you could point a camera at a sign in a foreign language to not only translate that sign but to read aloud its contents. And it announced the next generation of the Google Assistant (coming later in the year) that Google says is 10 times faster than today's Assistant.