Google Implements a Calculator in Searches
Google's implemented a calculator as a part of a search function...
Google's implemented a 34-button calculator as a part of its search engine functions. Now, if you're sans calculator or just feeling lazy, Googling simple arithmetic problems won't just yield you the answer, but the answer punched into a fully-functioning calculator.
While the calculator isn't fancy enough to replace Wolfram Alpha when doing higher-level mathematics, it's definitely a nifty tool to use. The calculator's also been implemented on Google's mobile search engine, where the calculator is as smooth and easy to use as an installed calculator app on a smartphone.
The calculator seems to be a part of Google's Knowledge Graph initiative, which the company just launched last month to make web searches for users much more in-depth and intuitive.
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joebob2000 Finally, Start > Run > Calc is obsolete! From now on it's Start > Firefox > Google.com!Reply -
ddpruitt Way to do research there.Reply
Google has had a calculator for years. I know cause I used it many a time. Only difference now is that it has a keypad. -
jn77 I wonder, with the power of Googles data centers behind the search, how far you could calculate Pie out to?Reply -
cee2cee ddpruittWay to do research there.Google has had a calculator for years. I know cause I used it many a time. Only difference now is that it has a keypad.Reply
You don't get it, the keypad is exactly why it's news. -
freggo Actually you could just type an equation or conversion in to the search bar and get a result. That worked for years.Reply