I waited quite awhile for the latest rendition of the Android operating system, skimming through tech articles selling me on the "coolness" of being able to simply talk to my tablet or phone and have it do a myriad of things. Play music for me, kickstart an app, send a text message, etc. I was like Ralphie in A Christmas Story, daydreaming on a daily basis about the Android-lover's version of an Official Red Ryder, Carbine Action, Two-hundred Shot Range Model Air Rifle.
When the day arrived for my Nexus 10, I greedily downloaded the OS and hovered over my little slab of finger candy while it rebooted to new, improved life. And when it did, I slid to the home screen and said those magic works.
"OK Google."
And nothing happened. Perhaps it was a fluke. Maybe I wasn't articulating, or perhaps someone was typing too loudly on the keyboard next to me. I hunched over my tablet to ensure it could hear my strained voice.
"OK Google," I repeated, at least three more times for good measure. This was getting annoying. I'm pretty sure I heard the typing stop as my cubicle-mates began to wonder if I had lost my mind.
I felt like I had just gotten my Red Ryder rifle, and had managed to shoot my eye out just as I had opened the box.
After all of the hype and promises, it appears that, at least for now, only the Nexus 5 is officially getting what is known as the "Google Experience Launcher" — the KitKat software piece that provides for a transparent bar under the control bar and the Google Glass-like voice-actuated Google Search tool that was meant to complete my life.
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