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Google to make its iPhone app voice enabled
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
When it comes to mobile, Google is on the rage. Just yesterday we covered the search giant’s new iPhone-optimized search portal, and now we’re hearing they prepare to make their iPhone app voice enabled. This in turn would allow users to simply speak their query to the iPhone’s mouthpiece and get results within seconds.
Apparently, Google’s voice algorithm is still in its infancy, hence The New York Times notes that the app can “return queries that appear as gibberish.” That’s NYT folks and they know something we don’t. As a matter of fact, they say Google will release the new iPhone app “as soon as Friday” through ...
Linkpost | 11.14.2008
TechBlog —
How easily do you surrender your password? | Main November 14, 2008 Linkpost | 11.14.2008 • Google Adds Searching by Voice to iPhone Software - A feature that Windows Live Search for Mobile and Yahoo oneSearch have had for some time. • Google Collapses, Analysts Get Bearish - Still most analysts have Google rated as a "buy". • Where in the World Is Yahoo's Board? - As Yahoo's stock hits $10, the board is MIA. • New Mac OS X 10.5.6 test build has over 90 fixes • Dust in Your iPhone? It's Time for a New One - Apple would rather replace than fix it. • Barack Obama Uses a Mac - As suspected. • Introducing the ...
Google to release speech-to-search iPhone app
CrunchGear —
Voice recognition has always seemed like the holy grail of technology and now Google is throwing their skills into the technology. Starting sometime today, iPhone users can download a free app that allows them to speak a destination or question and within seconds, receive an answer. The app works by recording your voice, uploading it to a Google Server via the data connection, crunching the data, and then returning the results. It doesn’t deliever perfect results just yet, but as the app matures and learns everyones searching techniques, eventually it will creep closer to perfection.
Kind of scary if you think about it. Google now reads ...
Google Search now does speech recognition on iPhone
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
Google is really stepping up to the plate with their iPhone apps. The New York Times is reporting that Google's updated search app will allow voice search based on location. So things like "where is the nearest Starbucks" can be asked and answeres will be given via the Maps application. Amazingly cool if it works as promised. It is hard not to be impressed by Google sometimes.
From the Times:
The service can be used to get restaurant recommendations and driving directions, look up contacts in the iPhone’s address book or just settle arguments in bars. The query “What is the best pizza restaurant ...
Google agrega reconocimiento de voz para búsquedas en iPhone
Celularis —
Según apareció hoy en The New York Times, estaría por aparecer una nueva versión de la aplicación móvil de Google para iPhone que incluiría una tecnología de reconocimiento de voz para las búsquedas.
Esta semana ya habían mostrado un rediseño en las páginas de búsquedas y con esta noticia parece que por más de apostar a Android, van a seguir dándole atención al iPhone.
Según el diario, la aplicación gratuita podría responder preguntas como ¿Donde está el restaurant más cercano? o ¿Cuan alto es el Monte Everest?, por lo que tendría propiedades semánticas se podría decir. La verdad, ...
Google releasing speak-to-search iPhone app
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... search results just by speaking into the mike. It simply sucks up your voic e, uploads it to a Google server and returns the results, with promises that the results will get better over time as Google gets exposed to a larger variety of stutters, mumbles and lisps.
Sounds great: I'd definitely rather speak into my iPhone than use the onscreen keyboard. But why is Google premiering stuff like this on the iPhone? It just makes them seem sloppily uncommitted to Android.
New York Times article
Google Introduces Voice-Enabled Search to iPhone
Wired: Gadget Lab —
While Google waits for it Android mobile operating system to mature, the search giant is launching a sophisticated voice recognition tool for iPhone.
The software, set to release some time Friday, will be part of Google's free, long neglected mobile app [iTunes Link] on iPhone, and it will allow users to perform a Google search by simply dictating a query, according to a story in the New York Times. Examples: "When was Michael Crichton's birthday?" or "Japanese restaurants in San Francisco," or "400 kilometers into miles."
Google's app might sound groundbreaking, but similar speech recognition services are already available on ...
Google makes search on the iPhone prettier - and more useful?
BloggingStocks —
Filed under: Products and services, Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL)Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) continues to bet that beating the competition in the wireless arena is not a strategy, but a matter of growth survival. If it wants to rule the wireless search and web application universe like it has the world wide web, it has to be everywhere on every device. To that tune, Google has upgraded its search results for the Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in an effort to fit better with the device's specific display limitations - and capabilities. Yes, Google voice search was just added to the iPhone's capabilities, but Google can't stop ...
Voice Recognition Web Searching For The iPhone
GEARFUSE —
[image] Typing, “hot horny girls go wild in a jacuzzi,” can be difficult on an iPhone; even with that QWERTY keyboard . By Friday, Apple hopes to remedy this problem by releasing Google’s new voice recognition application in the iTunes store . Once you have the app, you can forget about typing. Just say out loud, “Where can I find the Chicks With Dicks Vol. 2 DVD in New York City?” and the sound will be converted to a digital file to be sent through Google’s servers. This is when the magic happens. When the software tries to determine the words spoken and pass them along to the Google search engine. It won’t be long until you have every smutty video store’s location in New York. ...
Google Late To Game With Voice-Activated Search On Mobile
mocoNews —
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is planning to launch a new version of search on the iPhone that will allow users to conduct searches by using their voice, and asking questions, such as "Where's the nearest Starbucks?" or "How tall is Mount Everest?" The sound is converted to a digital file and sent to Google's servers, which will try and translate the words spoken. Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) may start offering the new feature as soon as today, reports The New York Times. With this announcement, it makes Google one of the last major search companies to offer voice recognition. Earlier this year at CTIA, a number of companies were there to tout their voice recognition software. Of course, the driving ...
Google delivers voice search free to iPhone owners
iPhone Buzz —
Google has done it again; this time adding sophisticated voice recognition technology to an iPhone application. So far this technology only works with the iPhone, expect to see it for free in the App Store sometime very soon.
With this application users will virtually be able to ask their iPhone any question like, “Where is the nearest Starbucks?” or “How old is the oldest man in the world?” The application converts the audio to a digital file that is sent to Google’s servers, which try to determine which words were spoken and send them to Google search engine. With the use of the iPhone’s built-in GPS, Google can give local results.
Both Yahoo and Microsoft have ...
Google makes search on the iPhone prettier - and more useful?
BloggingStocks —
Filed under: Products and services, Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL)Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) continues to bet that beating the competition in the wireless arena is not a strategy, but a matter of growth survival. If it wants to rule the wireless search and web application universe like it has the world wide web, it has to be everywhere on every device. To that tune, Google has upgraded its search results for the Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in an effort to fit better with the device's specific display limitations - and capabilities. Yes, Google voice search was just added to the iPhone's capabilities, but Google can't stop ...
Google voice search coming to iPhone
The Apple Core —
November 14th, 2008 Google voice search coming to iPhone Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 4:38 pm Categories: Software , iPhone , Google , 3G , App Store Tags: Apple iPhone , Google Inc. , Voice , Search , Keyboards , Telecommunications , Hardware , Peripherals , Jason D. O'Grady [image] Google is close to releasing a new iPhone application that will allow you to speak search terms into the iPhone and get search results. The application will be convenient for use while driving or for any time you don’t feel like pecking out your query on the iPhone’s keyboard. According to the The New ...
Google Improves Search with Search-by-Voice App for iPhone
Mobilewhack.com —
... certainly improve your mobile Internet experience. With Google’ s Search-by-Voice you will be closer to your much needed answer. The New York Times says that a new version of the Google Mobile app will be released and it will have voice recognition technology which will let you speak out searches to your iPhone . I wonder how will Google cope with different accents and languages. In the mean time we look forward to test this app out when it comes out. via New York Times Tags: Apple , application , Google , Google , ...
Google delivers voice search free to iPhone owners
Top iPhone News —
Google has done it again; this time adding sophisticated voice recognition technology to an iPhone application. So far this technology only works with the iPhone, expect to see it for free in the App Store sometime very soon.
With this application users will virtually be able to ask their iPhone any question like, “Where is the nearest Starbucks?” or “How old is the oldest man in the world?” The application converts the audio to a digital file that is sent to Google’s servers, which try to determine which words were spoken and send them to Google search engine. With the use of the iPhone’s built-in GPS, Google can give local results.
Both Yahoo and Microsoft have ...
iPhone: Has Google lost its voice search?
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 —
For tech bloggers, this was bigger than Barack Obama.
How else to explain the reaction Friday to John Markoff’s story in the New York Times about Google (GOOG) bringing voice activation to the iPhone, letting you search for everything from pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge to the length of a giant squid just by talking into the phone? ...
Where is Google voice-powered search?
Webware.com —
... According to The New York Times, Google planned to release the free application through the iTunes Store "as soon as Friday." The application, an update to Google Mobile App, is meant to allow you to talk into your phone, ask any question, and the results of your query will then be offered up on your iPhone. ...
Reconnaissance vocale sur iPhone par Google
w3sh magazine —
Google a développé une nouvelle application pour l’iPhone qui permet d’avoir la reconnaissance vocale sur votre mobile. L’application est capable de répondre à des questions simples de localisation (en anglais pour le moment). Par exemple “ou se trouve le Starbucks le plus près” ou “quelle est la hauteur du Mont Everest?”. Elle peut aussi donner des instructions de conduite et rechercher des informations dans votre carnet d’adresse.
Le concept est simple. La voix enregistrée est envoyée sur le serveur de Google pour analyse qui retourne une réponse en quelques secondes. L’application est gratuite et apparemment elle aurait du être disponible ...
Google makes big “Voice search for iPhone” announcement…so where is it?
Apple Gazette —
... This weekend Google made a lot of effort to announce an update to their Google Mobile App that includes voice search. So much so that they posted the video above on YouTube, and even had an announcement article in the New York Times. The App update was supposed to appear in the App Store as early as Friday. ...
Google Mobile utilizaría APIs privadas del iPhone, algo no permitido a otros desarrolladores
Celularis —
Desde hace unos días se puede descargar desde la iTunes App Store la nueva Google Mobile App para el iPhone que presta servicios de reconocimiento de voz para las búsquedas en el iPhone, una aplicación que es muy buena y que demuestra hacia donde está yendo la tecnología.
Pero ahora se develan algunas condiciones especiales que tendría Google sobre APIs privadas del iPhone que no pone muy contentos a los desarrolladores.
John Gruber de Daring Fireball (quien había criticado con fuerza y conocimiento el tema del NDA de Apple y de las aplicaciones dadas de baja de la tienda) dice que no existe un API público en ...
