Google Launches App Store for Docs and Sheets

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Google is rolling out an online marketplace for third-party apps on Google Drive, the company announced Thursday.

The apps, which Google is calling add-ons, are available to Google Drive users in Docs and Sheets, the free online word-processing and spreadsheet services.

The add-ons are created by third-party developers and allow users to do things like sign documents, create customized email templates or make name tags from within documents and spreadsheets.

With the EasyBib bibliography add-on, for example, users can create bibliographies by searching the web for sources, choosing a style and inserting a formatted bibliography without ever leaving the document.

Users need to select the new "Add-ons" tab from within a doc or spreadsheet, then hit "get add-ons." From there, users can choose from the few dozen apps currently available in both app stores. Once an add-on is installed, it can be used from within any document in Google Drive.

Add-ons are only available within the latest version of Sheets, which Google launched in December — you'll need to upgrade before using them.

The feature is currently in developer preview phase, which means though anyone can create an add-on, developers must be approved by Google in order to publish them to the marketplace. Once the preview phase is over, any developer will be able to publish an app to the add-on stores for Docs and Spreadsheets.

Report by : Karissa Bell

New app allows Glass users to upload videos to YouTube

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With Google Glass finally reaching developers, we are going to see more and more applications that make the wearable more practical to use. While the first set of major apps are yet to hit the device, we are seeing some cool apps that make the most of Glass.

A new app, Fullscreen BEAM, allows those using Glass to upload a video to YouTube. Uploading a video to YouTube is a simple four step process, which starts with users registering the Fullscreen BEAM app. All that’s left now is shooting the video and then sharing it with the Fullscreen BEAM app. Users get a confirmation as soon as the upload is complete.

Glass has an impressive screen, and its app uses the card UI

The video ends up on Fullscreen BEAM's YouTube channel. Users have the option of keeping the video private or making it available for public viewing. Users can further share the video to their Twitter followers. Here's a video shot on Glass and currently seen on the Fullscreen channel.



We have already seen some interesting apps pop up for Glass, with Winky enabling users to take pictures with just a wink. As more devices are collected by developers, we could see a proliferation of apps that utilise the unique characteristics of Glass.

Last week, developers of two of the most popular Android apps, Evernote and Path, revealed that they would each be creating a version of their app for Google Glass. The New York Times also has a Glass app out and there’s word of a Twitter client coming to the device as well. All in all, these are interesting times if you are a Glass well-wisher.

Report by : Nikhil Subramaniam