Re: [Fed-Talk] Re: Fed-talk Digest, Vol 8, Issue 47
Re: [Fed-Talk] Re: Fed-talk Digest, Vol 8, Issue 47
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Re: Fed-talk Digest, Vol 8, Issue 47
- From: Joel Esler <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:41:04 -0500
Well, remember that Siri was bought Q1 of 2010. So they've been working for at least year on *something*
J
On Mar 7, 2011, at 3:14 PM, Graves, Paul (NIH/NIMH) [C] wrote:
> I wonder if Apple was simply waiting for the 'right' voice technology to
> show up?
> //Paul
>
>>
>> I have a feeling, from seeing the job postings on Apple.com's career
>> section and their purchase of Siri, that the functionality will be
>> forthcoming, and better.
>>
>> J
>>
>> On Mar 7, 2011, at 12:18 PM, Andreoli, Tony A USNUNK NAVAIR B1490, R215
>> wrote:
>>
>> I think Siri sounds pretty interesting for the functions for which it was
>> designed, but what happens when you want to use voice on some function
>> they programmed it for? The beauty of the Android way is that any app
>> that uses the keyboard is by default speech enabled. If it has the
>> ability to take virtual keyboard input, it will also take speech input.
>> This is most evidenced with text messaging. When trying out Dragon, it
>> seemed that I had to go into Dragon, click to record, let it convert,
>> then tell it I wanted to send it as a text message, then address it. On
>> Android, I could simply reply via speech, directly in the messaging app
>> (because of the keyboard integration). Far fewer steps.
>> Don't get me wrong, I feel iOS is superior, but way behind on this area.
>>
>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Wm. Cerniuk [mailto:email@hidden]
>>> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:32
>>> To: Orth, Lonny J CIV N62306
>>> Cc: Andreoli, Tony A USNUNK NAVAIR B1490, R215; email@hidden
>>> Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] iOS vs. Android Voice support (was "RE: What? No
>>> IPad2 Talk?)
>>> See "Siri". You can verbally locate flights, book cabs, impressive. So
>>> impressive that Apple bought them ;-)
>>> --
>>> R/Wm.
>>> On Mar 7, 2011, at 10:14 AM, "Orth, Lonny J CIV N62306"
>>> <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>> "Too bad SMS isn't... Voice command and speech to text is the one area
>>>> that I really think iOS lags behind Android."
>>>> If you're looking for speech to text on iOS, download Dragon Dictation.
>>>> It's probably the most impressive and most useful free app that I've
>>>> seen. You can send dictated text directly to an SMS message, mail
>>>> messages, the note pad, or even Facebook and Twitter (if you're into
>>>> those things).
>>>> Beyond that, I can't say that I've had any experience with voice
>>>> interaction on Android handsets. How extensive is their voice support?
>>>> - Lonny
>> --
>> Joel Esler
>> http://www.joelesler.net <http://www.joelesler.net/>
>>
>
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