Casey Bralla on 27 Nov 2009 05:25:17 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] Voice recognition


On Friday November 27, 2009 8:17:39 am Matt Mossholder wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 11:40 PM, jeff <jeffv@op.net> wrote:
> > I turned on the function on my Droid and said "Look up Hendrix".  It
> > thought about it for a second, then brought up Google and looked up
> > Hendrix.
> >
> > You coulda knocked me over with a feather.
> > I remember a few versions of Windows speech recognition and they still
> > give me headaches.
> >
> > Is it this good under the One True OS?
> > Which app is decent, if any?
> >
> >
> > Thanks and a very happy t-day to everyone.
> >
> >
> > P.S. Really enjoying the Droid.  I like the screen, my wife likes the
> > SHOES app :)
> 
> Agreed, my experience with Android voice recognition has been wonderful.
> Just last night, after watching the Muppet Movie with the kids, I asked
> "What was Gonzo". While I got several different possible paths of inquiry (
> Gonzo Journalism, Gonzo Porn (whuzzat?), etc.), The point is that it got
>  the question right, and just needed more information to get me where I
>  wanted, which ended up being wikipedia, on Gonzo the Great's page :)
> 


So is this type of application available for us desk-bound jockeys?

 

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