Saturday, August 14, 2010

Android 2.2 Carries Out Phone Users' Spoken Orders

Android 2.2 Carries Out Phone Users' Spoken Orders - Yahoo! News

"If your Android phone already seems more like a personal assistant, wait until you have the ability to give it orders. Google's Android 2.2 now features Voice Search with Voice Actions, an app that enables smartphones to set reminders and alarms, take dictation for and send e-mails or texts, browse the Internet, get directions, or search for music.

The actions are carried out by tapping the microphone button or holding the search button and using commands such as 'note to self,' 'listen to' 'go to,' 'navigate to,' or 'map of.'

Android phones have had the ability to search through Google via voice commands for about two years. And while voice dialing for programmed contacts is nothing new, Voice Actions will actually look up a number for you, then dial it after you check that it's what you were looking for.

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