http://singularityhub.com/2010/02/07/siri-a-free-personal-assistant-in-your-iphone-video/ The Future Is Here Today...Robotics, Genetics, AI, Longevity, The Brain... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:21:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://singularityhub.com/2010/02/07/siri-a-free-personal-assistant-in-your-iphone-video/#comment-44078 Robovie-MR2: The Robot With an iPod Touch Inside (video) | Singularity Hub Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:09:24 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=11954#comment-44078 [...] when robots use advanced software applications to act as universal translators at airports, work as office assistants, or even to give preliminary examinations to patients at doctors offices. There’s a lot more [...] [...] when robots use advanced software applications to act as universal translators at airports, work as office assistants, or even to give preliminary examinations to patients at doctors offices. There’s a lot more [...]

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2010/02/07/siri-a-free-personal-assistant-in-your-iphone-video/#comment-29799 An Exciting Feature of GMAIL. | The Lee Tech Blog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:19:38 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=11954#comment-29799 [...] to other programs. Google’s new Voice Actions for Android Phones, and Apple’s newly aquired Siri for iPhones, let you speak commands and rely on the assistant to manage other applications to get the job done. [...] [...] to other programs. Google’s new Voice Actions for Android Phones, and Apple’s newly aquired Siri for iPhones, let you speak commands and rely on the assistant to manage other applications to get the job done. [...]

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2010/02/07/siri-a-free-personal-assistant-in-your-iphone-video/#comment-27119 Voice-Actions on Android Look Great – Star Trek Quality Voice Commands! (video) | Singularity Hub Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:29:36 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=11954#comment-27119 [...] I have an iPhone and I’m pretty fond of Siri, the personal assistant application that uses voice commands. Apple made a smart move purchasing Siri (for $200 Million?) and the sooner they port the Siri capabilities into the iPhone OS the better. With the updated Voice Search, Google is showing that it won’t be outdone. While I’m not able to test drive the voice-actions, I do use Google’s Mobile App which enables voice based searches. The speech recognition quality there is at least as good as Siri (better for names, perhaps, but that may be due to my accent). Even though it just launched, it’s pretty clear that Google’s new voice commands are going to be a hit: [...] [...] I have an iPhone and I’m pretty fond of Siri, the personal assistant application that uses voice commands. Apple made a smart move purchasing Siri (for $200 Million?) and the sooner they port the Siri capabilities into the iPhone OS the better. With the updated Voice Search, Google is showing that it won’t be outdone. While I’m not able to test drive the voice-actions, I do use Google’s Mobile App which enables voice based searches. The speech recognition quality there is at least as good as Siri (better for names, perhaps, but that may be due to my accent). Even though it just launched, it’s pretty clear that Google’s new voice commands are going to be a hit: [...]

]]> http://singularityhub.com/2010/02/07/siri-a-free-personal-assistant-in-your-iphone-video/#comment-21095 IBM’s ‘Watson’ Takes on Jeopardy! You Can Challenge the Computer to a Trivia Duel (video) | Singularity Hub Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:35:53 +0000 http://singularityhub.com/?p=11954#comment-21095 [...] in the future, as we try to build virtual assistants (imagine super-smart versions of the Siri iPhone App). As we mentioned before, automation is going to leak into many fields you wouldn’t expect. A [...] [...] in the future, as we try to build virtual assistants (imagine super-smart versions of the Siri iPhone App). As we mentioned before, automation is going to leak into many fields you wouldn’t expect. A [...]

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