Google's opened up its Google Now digital assistant to 40 third-party apps, including Pandora, Lyft, TripAdvisor, eBay and RunKeeper.
No longer will we be forced to do the onerous labor of engaging finger muscles to poke at such apps to get our personal data packaged up and presented.
Instead, key information from such apps will pop up in Google Now at the right time without our having to remember to open them.
But wait, there's more: Google’s Aparna Chennapragada said in a blog post that additional apps are going to be integrated in the future:
Starting today, the Google app on Android can help you keep up with all the good stuff in 40 different apps at a glance. It’ll bring you Now cards to help you out with your day-to-day life, giving you information that’s helpful to you, right when you need it.Google's site shows sample cards, such as an AirBnB card showing rentals similar to searches made on the service:
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