via allthingsd.com
Google has made good on its promise of improved voice search on Apple’s iOS operating system. On Tuesday, the company released a new Google Search app that brings natural language voice search to the iPhone and iPad.
Showing posts with label Siri. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Siri. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
The Future Of Customer Experience – 3 Examples Of Virtual Assistants, Biometrics And Siri-Style Services
via techcrunch.com
The future of customer service is less about the people than it is the sound of a person or the virtual image of an individual.
Humans are just so inefficient. But they can be improved, too, through interfaces that provide them more automated capabilities.
Salefsorce.com is on the edge of this trend. It continues to acquire companies that automates an agent’s tasks to become more efficient and customers to experience a less odious way of getting their issues answered. This week it acquired GoInstant, which makes it easier for anyone in a customer experience role to share a Web page. It requires no plug-in. It’s simply a URL that connects the agent and the customer .
Monday, July 2, 2012
Smackdown: Google Voice Search vs. Apple's Siri (video)
via mashable.com
With Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Google is taking a shot at iPhone digital assistant Siri.
The next-generation Android OS, announced this week at Google I/O, offers the ability to search for and find information about anything you can imagine by simply asking.
Using the power of Google, the company has incorporated its Knowledge Graph into searches, making its answers more informative than Apple’s digital assistant in some cases.
In other cases, the Android-based voice search not so hot.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Google Search Beats the Crap Out of Siri In 1600 Question Test
via gizmodo.com
Pitting Google search against Siri using a monster 1600-question test shows how useful Siri really is: not at all. Google answered correctly 86 percent of the time. Siri achieved just 68 percent accuracy. At that point, it's not much better than a crystal ball.
We knew that Siri isn't very good. But this intense test shows just how ridiculous the gimmicky voice assistant could be.
The fact is that even Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been saying this since the day Apple introduced the iPhone 4S with Siri. It just sucks. Siri as an independent product, before Apple acquired it, the Woz told us at the Gizmodo Gallery...
Do You Actually Use Voice Commands on Your Smartphone?
via gizmodo.com
If the last month has made anything evident, it's that tech companies are not treating voice recognition as a gimmick, and in fact, are increasingly paying more attention to it. But like our friend Matt Buchanan points out, it's sort of de-humanizing. Is this something you actually use? How do you use it? Do you feel comfortable talking to your phone in public?
Saturday, June 23, 2012
HTC Making Siri Clone
Take a look at this image from HTC's Facebook page previewing a "top secret" project that seems very Siri-like.
BGR saw this photo first.
It looks nearly identical to Samsung's S-Voice voice-powered assistant, which is in turn a ripoff of Apple's Siri on the iPhone.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Siri Is About To Learn A Bunch Of New Tricks
Here's the rundown on what Siri will be able to do in iOS 6:
Sports integration. Siri will be able to answer questions about sports scores and player stats.
Restaurant integration. You'll be able to use Siri to make reservations through OpenTable.
Movie integration. Use Siri to track down movie times and watch trailers.
App launching. Siri will finally be able to launch apps by voice.
Siri on the iPad. About time!
Car integration. Siri will go hands-free for use while driving in your car.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Someday Siri Will Be This Smart and Good Looking
via gizmodo.com
The newest promo video for Prometheus is pretty phenomenal—Michael Fassbender, in chokingly creepy fashion, introduces his David android, who we of course know will turn out to be evil and awful. But hey, this is the real future.
Creepy David makes repeated mention of his commitment to understanding us—and there's nothing sci-fi about that. We can already see increased emphasis put on building software with empathy. Software that can help us even when we're inarticulate or dumb. Software that can think things through for us. Just look at Siri—if it's worth anything at all, it's because it can process natural language. Or look at what the Navy is doing to prepare robots that can work alongside humans.
Friday, March 30, 2012
How To Create Reminder Lists With Siri
As we have shown you before, Siri can do a lot of cool things and become a very useful tool for you if you fully understand all of her capabilities. For example, if you need to make a quick list of things you need to remember, such as items to pick up from the grocery store, you can use Siri to do that. Check out the demonstration below.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Apple's iPhone 4S: 5 Things Siri Still Needs
Depending on how you look at it, Siri is either really helpful or limited in its usefulness.
A new survey by Parks Associates found that 87 percent of respondents who own an iPhone 4S use at least one feature of Apple’s virtual assistant software on a monthly basis. Still, those users mainly stick to initiating phone calls or dictating text messages with Siri.
Monday, March 26, 2012
The Future Of The Virtual Personal Assistant
Since its launch in the iPhone 4S, Siri has become a phenomenon, and for good reason. Siri is a revolutionary consumer software product based on breakthroughs in speech and artificial intelligence technology.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Man sues Apple, says Siri ads are 'misleading and deceptive'
Siri — the personal assistant feature built into the iPhone 4S — is the butt of many jokes, thanks to its tendency to misunderstand some folks. But because of that very habit, it is now also the subject of a lawsuit against Apple.
5 Things We Wish Siri Could Do
You may have already heard that Apple has been hit with a lawsuit from a guy claiming that your digital personal assistant Siri doesn't do what Apple says it does.
The service, which Apple says is still in beta, does help you to place phone calls, schedule meetings, and find the type of food you're looking for, but beyond that Siri is still very much a work in progress.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Who's the Better Personal Assistant, Siri Or Alfred?
via gizmodo.com
Batman's always marched to the beat of his own drum, but as Superman points out, it might be time for him to trade in his home grown bat-gear for something a little more off-the-shelf.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Siri vs. Android: Which Is Better at Understanding Voice Commands?
via gizmodo.com
Motorola created a bit of a stir yesterday when it released a video compared Android's Voice Actions on the Atrix 2 with iOS's Siri on an iPhone 4S. Fanboys screamed foul in the comments, so we decided to test it out for ourselves. And yes, there's a very clear winner.
Monday, January 30, 2012
What Does Siri's Future Look Like?
via readwriteweb.com
It's only been three months since Apple unveiled Siri, the voice-controlled personal assistant built into the iPhone 4S. Although the product is technically in beta, it has already spawned imitations and Web video parodies. What is perhaps most exciting about Siri is not what it does now, but in its potential future uses.
What Does Siri's Future Look Like?
via readwriteweb.com
It's only been three months since Apple unveiled Siri, the voice-controlled personal assistant built into the iPhone 4S. Although the product is technically in beta, it has already spawned imitations and Web video parodies. What is perhaps most exciting about Siri is not what it does now, but in its potential future uses.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Here's How Siri Can Power an Apple HDTV
via gizmodo.com
Nuance, the amazing voice recognition technology behind Siri and other voice recognition software on phones, has announced that they'll be bringing their voice tech to TVs now with Dragon TV. Basically, Nuance wants you to talk to your TVs. And since Apple is supposedly making an HDTV that let's you talk to the TV, this is getting VERY interesting.
Friday, December 16, 2011
You Can Now Legally Load Siri onto an iPhone 4
via gizmodo.com
Siri is freaking cool, but unfortunately if you're not a hacker the chances of accessing Apple's Darpa-funded A.I. on anything but an iPhone 4S are nil. But a new IOS update makes some Siri hacking legal. Is Apple willing to free Siri?
Google Android to take on Apple iPhone's Siri
via telegraph.co.uk
Currently dubbed ‘Majel’ after the voice computer from science-fiction TV series Star Trek, Google Android’s vocal-input software is apparently in the final stages of development, with a view for a December release.
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