Software
Google develops the Android mobile operating system,[183] as well as its smartwatch,[184] television,[185] car,[186] and Internet of things-enabled smart devices variations.[187] It also develops the Google Chrome web browser,[188] and ChromeOS, an operating system based on Chrome.[189]
Hardware
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In January 2010, Google released Nexus One, the first Android phone under its own brand.[190] It spawned a number of phones and tablets under the "Nexus" branding[191] until its eventual discontinuation in 2016, replaced by a new brand called Pixel.[192]
In 2011, the Chromebook was introduced, which runs on ChromeOS.[193]
In July 2013, Google introduced the Chromecast dongle, which allows users to stream content from their smartphones to televisions.[194][195]
In June 2014, Google announced Google Cardboard, a simple cardboard viewer that lets the user place their smartphone in a special front compartment to view virtual reality (VR) media.[196]
In October 2016, Google announced Daydream View, a lightweight VR viewer which lets the user place their smartphone in the front hinge to view VR media.[197][198]
Other hardware products include:
- Nest, a series of voice assistant smart speakers that can answer voice queries, play music, find information from apps (calendar, weather etc.), and control third-party smart home appliances (users can tell it to turn on the lights, for example). The Google Nest line includes the original Google Home[199] (later succeeded by the Nest Audio), the Google Home Mini (later succeeded by the Nest Mini), the Google Home Max, the Google Home Hub (later rebranded as the Nest Hub), and the Nest Hub Max.
- Nest Wifi (originally Google Wifi), a connected set of Wi-Fi routers to simplify and extend coverage of home Wi-Fi.[200]