Google has unveiled a new smart technology capable of revealing details of an object you are pointing your camera at.
Google Lens was demonstrated by CEO Sundar Pichai at its annual I/O developer conference.
He showed how the artificial intelligence-led tech could recognise a specific flower and provide information about it before Google Assistant kicked in with follow-up actions such as suggesting a nearby florist.
Among other examples of how the camera tech may be used, it can connect a device automatically to a Wi-Fi router or reveal the opening hours and menu of a restaurant.
“We are clearly at an inflection point with vision, so we’re announcing a new initiative called Google Lens,” Pichai said.
“In an AI-first world we are rethinking all our products.
“The fact that computers understand videos and images has profound implications for our core mission.”
The image-recognition tech is coming soon to Android devices and effectively allows you to use your camera to perform a Google search.
With Google Lens, your smartphone camera won’t just see what you see, but will also understand what you see to help you take action. #io17 pic.twitter.com/viOmWFjqk1
— Google (@Google) May 17, 2017