The program has funded more than 200 different ideas from Google employees. Notable product experiments which have emerged from Area 120 include: •
Aloud - an AI-powered dubbing solution for video creators. Graduated to YouTube in 2023 where it evolved into YouTube auto dubbing. •
Tables – a collaborative database program comparable to
Airtable. Graduated to Google Cloud. •
Reply – an
Android app which allowed users to insert pre-defined replies (called "Smart Replies") into conversations on messaging apps on their phone. •
Stack – an
Android app that digitizes personal documents and extracts key information. •
Gamesnacks – an
HTML5 games platform for mobile websites. •
Keen – a competitor to
Pinterest. •
Byteboard – a product that interviews software engineering candidates. Spun out into a separate company in Oct 2021. •
ThreadIt – a
short-form video communication service. •
Orion Wifi – a product letting businesses sell
Wi-Fi capacity to
wireless carriers. •
Shoploop – a video shopping platform. •
Touring Bird – a search tool for experiences in major cities. Graduated into
Google Travel. •
Tangi – a
short-form video site. •
AdVR – a product providing
advertisements in VR. •
Chatbase – a conversational AI platform for building and analyzing customer service chatbots. Graduated into
Google Cloud. •
AdLingo – a marketing platform for bringing conversational assistants into display advertising. Graduated into
Google Workspace. == Byteboard spinout ==