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What will Google think of next? The newly released Google app for your iPhone or Android has  a function that recognizes a product simply by hovering over it, regardless of whether you're holding your phone over a bar code, packaging, or even a print ad.  Although this technology may not work as well as typing search terms into a web browser, it certainly makes it easier for brands to be recognized at the point of sale.  

Working at our Charlotte ad agency, my mind can't help but explore the possibilities this object recognition app could bring to the fabulous world of branding? Featuring products could become an art form. No more bad ads with page cluttered by huge logos and tacky starbursts.    

For now at least, Google has done it again and Googles 1.3 provides consumers with another source for obtaining information about a product with a simple click of a button.