Google takes aim at the internet of things with new Brillo operating system
by Samuel Gibbs and Sam Thielman in New York from on (#9YX5)
Search firm has designs on fully connected houses following its acquisition of smart-device company Nest and wants to be bigger than just Android
Google intends to be the center of the connected home with its new "internet of things" operating system, Brillo.
Google Brillo is designed to run on and connect multiple low-power devices, connecting anything from a washing machine to a rubbish bin and linking in with existing Google technologies.
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