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Google Now may soon be headed to PCs

Published Dec 10th, 2012 5:07PM EST

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As we’ve noted before, Google’s (GOOG) new voice-enabled personal assistant Google Now is one of the coolest new features on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and it’s received a lot of acclaim from around the tech world. And now, per Engadget, it looks like anyone with a desktop computer will soon be able to enjoy Google’s Siri killer right from within the Chrome web browser.

Some software developers have started a new Chromium project dedicated to showing “Google Now notifications in Chrome” and “creating a skeleton for Google Now for Chrome implementation.” While we have no idea how far along this project is right now, it’s certainly a very welcome development since Jelly Bean is still available on less than 10% of all Android devices and most people won’t have access to Google Now on their smartphones for the foreseeable future.

Brad Reed
Brad Reed Staff Writer

Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.