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'''Google X Lab''', sometimes referred to simply as '''Google X''',<ref name=technewsworld>{{cite news |title=Google Dabbles in Dream Tech in Hush-Hush X Lab |first=Richard |last=Adhikari |url=http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Google-Dabbles-in-Dream-Tech-in-Hush-Hush-X-Lab-73755.html |newspaper=TechNewsWorld |date=14 November 2011 |accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref> is a secret facility run by [[Google]] thought to be located somewhere in the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]] of Northern [[California]].<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |title=Google’s Lab of Wildest Dreams |first1=Claire |last1=Cain Miller |first2=Nick |last2=Bilton |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/technology/at-google-x-a-top-secret-lab-dreaming-up-the-future.html?_r=2 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 13, 2011 |accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref> . |
'''Google X Lab''', sometimes referred to simply as '''Google X''',<ref name=technewsworld>{{cite news |title=Google Dabbles in Dream Tech in Hush-Hush X Lab |first=Richard |last=Adhikari |url=http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Google-Dabbles-in-Dream-Tech-in-Hush-Hush-X-Lab-73755.html |newspaper=TechNewsWorld |date=14 November 2011 |accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref> is a secret facility run by [[Google]] thought to be located somewhere in the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]] of Northern [[California]].<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |title=Google’s Lab of Wildest Dreams |first1=Claire |last1=Cain Miller |first2=Nick |last2=Bilton |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/14/technology/at-google-x-a-top-secret-lab-dreaming-up-the-future.html?_r=2 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 13, 2011 |accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref> . |
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Reportedly worked on at the lab is a list of 100 projects pertaining to future technologies such as a [[space elevator]], [[self-driving car]], [[Project Glass|augmented reality glasses]], and the [[Web of Things]].<ref name=nytimes /> |
Reportedly worked on at the lab is a list of 100 projects pertaining to future technologies such as a [[space elevator]], [[self-driving car]], [[Project Glass|augmented reality glasses]], and the [[Web of Things]]. Unfortunately, no plans have been announced for Hoverboards at this time.<ref name=nytimes /> |
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A number of articles have speculated as to the types of projects that are encompassed by Google X Lab<ref name=technewsworld /><ref>{{cite news |title=Top-secret Google X lab rethinks the future |first=Sharon |last=Gaudin |url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9221796/Top_secret_Google_X_lab_rethinks_the_future |newspaper=Computerworld |date=November 14, 2011 |accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Secret "Google X" lab reimagines our future |first=Rick |last=Burgess |url=http://www.techspot.com/news/46249-secret-google-x-lab-reimagines-our-future.html |newspaper=TechSpot |date=November 14, 2011 |accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref> as well as the motivations for such projects.<ref>{{cite news |title=Google X Labs: With Steve Jobs Gone, Could Google Take the Torch in Inventing the Future? |first=Alex |last=Moore |url=http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/160133/google-x-labs-with-steve-jobs-gone-could-google-take-the-torch-in-inventing-the-future/ |newspaper= |date= |accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref> |
A number of articles have speculated as to the types of projects that are encompassed by Google X Lab<ref name=technewsworld /><ref>{{cite news |title=Top-secret Google X lab rethinks the future |first=Sharon |last=Gaudin |url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9221796/Top_secret_Google_X_lab_rethinks_the_future |newspaper=Computerworld |date=November 14, 2011 |accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Secret "Google X" lab reimagines our future |first=Rick |last=Burgess |url=http://www.techspot.com/news/46249-secret-google-x-lab-reimagines-our-future.html |newspaper=TechSpot |date=November 14, 2011 |accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref> as well as the motivations for such projects.<ref>{{cite news |title=Google X Labs: With Steve Jobs Gone, Could Google Take the Torch in Inventing the Future? |first=Alex |last=Moore |url=http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/160133/google-x-labs-with-steve-jobs-gone-could-google-take-the-torch-in-inventing-the-future/ |newspaper= |date= |accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:12, 5 April 2012
Google X Lab, sometimes referred to simply as Google X,[1] is a secret facility run by Google thought to be located somewhere in the Bay Area of Northern California.[2] .
Reportedly worked on at the lab is a list of 100 projects pertaining to future technologies such as a space elevator, self-driving car, augmented reality glasses, and the Web of Things. Unfortunately, no plans have been announced for Hoverboards at this time.[2]
A number of articles have speculated as to the types of projects that are encompassed by Google X Lab[1][3][4] as well as the motivations for such projects.[5]
References
- ^ a b Adhikari, Richard (14 November 2011). "Google Dabbles in Dream Tech in Hush-Hush X Lab". TechNewsWorld. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ a b Cain Miller, Claire; Bilton, Nick (November 13, 2011). "Google's Lab of Wildest Dreams". The New York Times. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ Gaudin, Sharon (November 14, 2011). "Top-secret Google X lab rethinks the future". Computerworld. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ Burgess, Rick (November 14, 2011). "Secret "Google X" lab reimagines our future". TechSpot. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ Moore, Alex. "Google X Labs: With Steve Jobs Gone, Could Google Take the Torch in Inventing the Future?". Retrieved February 23, 2012.
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