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20 Nov, 2008

Really good voice recognition isn’t here yet

Posted by: Esme Vos In: Technology

I can’t believe we don’t have good voice recognition software yet. Those accents trip up the software, perhaps one should train the device first. I have been waiting for the day when you can just issue commands to your computer or other device (oven, car, TV, phone). Some of that exists already, I know, but it’s very rudimentary.

iPhone sex: Google application baffled by British accents from PhysOrg.com

A new voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents, leading to some bizarre answers to spoken queries, a newspaper report and users said Wednesday.

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This is the tech blog of Esme Vos, founder of Muniwireless, the resource for WiMAX and muni wireless networks, Mapplr, the travel site for finding the best boutique hotels, restaurants and cafes worldwide and Shopplr, the coolest shopping site on earth.


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