Google Assistant gets a customized alarm, based on weather and time

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Google Assistant gets a customized alarm, based on weather and time

Alarm clocks were one of the most obvious implementations since the introduction of the smart screen. Devices like Lenovo's Smart Clock and the Amazon Echo Show 5 have demonstrated some interesting in the bedside display form factor, and Google has worked with the former the refine the experience.

Lenovo Smart Clock review

This morning, the company introduced a handful of features to refine the experience. "Impromptu" is an interesting new addition to the portfolio that constructs a customized alarm based on a series of factors, including weather and time of day.

Here's what an 50 degree, early morning wake up sounds like:

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/keyword_blog_example_alarm.mp3

Not a bad thing to wake up to. A little Gershwin-esque, perhaps.

Per a blog post that went up this morning, the alarm ringtone is based on the company's open-source project, Magenta. Google AI describes it thusly,

Magenta was started by researchers and engineers from the Google Brain team, but many others have contributed significantly to the project. We develop new deep learning and reinforcement learning algorithms for generating songs, images, drawings, and other materials. But it's also an exploration in building smart tools and interfaces that allow artists and musicians to extend their processes using these models. We use TensorFlow and release our models and tools in open source on our GitHub.

The new feature rolls out today.




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