The Coming Wave of Gadgets That Listen and Obey 98
dgan brings us a NYTimes piece about the development of speech recognition for common gadgets. Companies such as Vlingo and Yap are marketing their software to cellular carriers to give consumers a hands-free option for tasks like finding directions and text messaging. Quoting:
"Vlingo's service lets people talk naturally, rather than making them use a limited number of set phrases. Dave Grannan, the company's chief executive, demonstrated the Vlingo Find application by asking his phone for a song by Mississippi John Hurt (try typing that with your thumbs), for the location of a local bakery and for a Web search for a consumer product. It was all fast and efficient. Vlingo is designed to adapt to the voice of its primary user, but I was also able to use Mr. Grannan's phone to find an address. The Find application is in the beta test phase at AT&T and Sprint. Consumers who use certain cellphones from those companies can download the application from vlingo.com."
It may finally happen. (Score:4, Funny)
Is it possible that all of mankinds dreams are coming true now?!
All I can think of is... (Score:5, Funny)
"I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave."
Fun with Gadgets (Score:3, Funny)
Gadget: Sorry, I could not find a Hugh Jass
User: *snicker*
Re:All I can think of is... (Score:2, Funny)
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Re:I wonder... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Limited phrasebook (Score:3, Funny)
Same thing applies to the doors. The doors know exactly when someone is going to walk through them, because they are plot-directed. You can stand mere inches away from a door, facing it, but until the plot indicates that the time for you to go through has arrived, they won't budge.
Re:Limited phrasebook (Score:4, Funny)
Phone: Yeah, sure, it's cute enough, but I think I can do better.
Re:It may finally happen. (Score:1, Funny)