Google Film To Highlight Nova Scotia Seniors
A team from Google has been in Nova Scotia this week filming a pilot project that uses Google Home to improve the lives of seniors.
For the past three months, a team led by entrepreneur John Hamblin has been working with the voice-activated product to help seniors maintain better contact with family members and carers. Google, the Silicon Valley tech giant, has been monitoring the project and was so impressed that it wants a documentary on the work being done in Nova Scotia.
A Google film producer and film team have flown in from New York and are spending time in both Halifax and Sydney. The Cape Breton component has been key as many of the more interesting test cases are in the Cape Breton city.
“Since mid-April, we had the first group on board,” said Hamblin in an interview. “The feedback has been great. … Some of the impact would be huge — I guess that would be the simplest word for it.”
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