Google Now wins grand prize for ‘best everyday utility’ at 2013 UX awards

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'Huge honor' for the Google Now team, says Matias Duarte

Google NowGoogle's card-based predictive search tool — has been awarded the grand prize for "best everyday utility" at the 2013 User Experience Awards. To claim the prize, Google Now saw off competition from a wide variety of different projects, including Belkin's WeMo home automation system and healthcare startup ZocDoc.

Announcing the win on Google+, Android design lead Matias Duarte called the award a "huge honor" for the entire Google Now team. Google Now is one of the most important smartphone features of the past year, and it's a well-deserved win for Duarte and his team.

The UX award will sit alongside Popular Science's 2012 "Innovation of the Year" award in the Google Now trophy room.

Source: User Experience Awards; via: Matias Duarte

    


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The Web Designer’s Idea Book, Vol. 2: More of the Best Themes, Trends and Styles in Website Design

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Open source community best fit for new wave of industrial development

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Best Headphones for Running.

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With TwistLock technology, Yurbuds are perfect for those who often find themselves adjusting the ear buds several times during the workout.  Yurbuds have a very unique shape which makes them pretty comfortable but the sound quality is just average. They are sweat and water resistant and above all the mic is fully integrated with Siri for making calls hands-free.

 

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Apple Earpods leak some sound which may be disturbing but at just $ 29 they are of great value.

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Pocket Casts gets the best damned looking widget we’ve ever seen

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