Is it possible that this has something to do with Monday's announcement ?
I found this on MacNN. I was thinking speech recognition may be a BIG DEAL but for some reason I just dismissed it.
I also posted this a bit ago as a joke, maybe it isnt?
Near the end of the keynote Jobs has given us very fast 2 Ghz G5 computers and updated the entire product line. People are pretty happy and think it may have lived up to the hype...but then Jobs raises his hands and says QUIET! Jobs says excitedly, "Oh, and there is one more thing I want to show you."
Now keep in mind that Jobs has demoed OS X and everything already and there is seemingly nothing left to show us.
Jobs sits down at his G5 and does not touch the mouse and just starts speaking to it. Jobs just starts having a conversation with his computer. Totaly unscripted, Jobs says to the Powermac, "How's Mac World been so far for you?"
::::Crowd ROARS:::
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Just as the crowd roars the PowerMac G5 blows up from all the noise in the auditorium.
But heck I could go for my own Hal. Can it be done? Todays technology?
Near the end of the keynote Jobs has given us very fast 2 Ghz G5 computers and updated the entire product line. People are pretty happy and think it may have lived up to the hype...but then Jobs raises his hands and says QUIET! Jobs says excitedly, "Oh, and there is one more thing I want to show you."
Now keep in mind that Jobs has demoed OS X and everything already and there is seemingly nothing left to show us.
Jobs sits down at his G5 and does not touch the mouse and just starts speaking to it. Jobs just starts having a conversation with his computer. Totaly unscripted, Jobs says to the Powermac, "How's Mac World been so far for you?"
::::Crowd ROARS:::
Jobs then asks random people in the crowd to come up and TALK to his computer that Jobs lovingly named HAL.
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:eek: I know what I will be dreaming about tonight! It would be even cooler if it talked back!
I wonder what would happen if I said:
"Computer. This is james T. Kirk, requesting Security access. Computer. Destruct sequence code one one A. Code zero, zero, zero, destruct, zero." :cool:
The only bad thing is music and background noise. I used speech on my pre-no-mic-G4 but when listening the radio Photoshop would launch. Or my wife would laugh while on the phone and all the windows would close.
Not to mention the mono-cryptic-speech-tone needed for recognition.
Hey... I actually found a thread I wanted to respond to!
This should whet your appetite...
I recently installed ViaVoice for OS X; a product that IBM and Apple worked quite closely on. It is incredible. It truly sets a new standard for voice recognition. I don't know what Apple did in creating the guts of OS X, but it allows for real-time, error-free dictation and command & control with a computer that has not yet been seen outside of labs. What about IBM? Well, I've read several reports that indicated that IBM left it up to Apple to make sure that ViaVoice would work nicely!
The speculation that Apple might be closer than anyone thought to having a real voice-activated computer may not be far off. It would not surprise me if we see it on Monday!
Unfortunately, the speculation that anybody could walk up to any Mac and be instantly understood is still a pipe-dream (a well-filled pipe, at that!). With ViaVoice for OS X, you still need to train it to know your voice, and an Apple voice recognition program would also require such training.
The people who dismiss voice recognition as being a little bit o' nothin' haven't experienced a product built for OS X!
dws
ps
ViaVoice for OS X is so good that I'm even able to play soft music on my computer (which has a nice set of external speakers and subwoofer) and still get nearly 100% accuracy! I also don't like wearing a microphone on my head, so I drape it around my neck and position the mic sort of close!! Like I said before, this is a different world than anything we've seen before!!!
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Is it possible that this has something to do with Monday's announcement ?
I found this on MacNN. I was thinking speech recognition may be a BIG DEAL but for some reason I just dismissed it.
I also posted this a bit ago as a joke, maybe it isnt?
Near the end of the keynote Jobs has given us very fast 2 Ghz G5 computers and updated the entire product line. People are pretty happy and think it may have lived up to the hype...but then Jobs raises his hands and says QUIET! Jobs says excitedly, "Oh, and there is one more thing I want to show you."
Now keep in mind that Jobs has demoed OS X and everything already and there is seemingly nothing left to show us.
Jobs sits down at his G5 and does not touch the mouse and just starts speaking to it. Jobs just starts having a conversation with his computer. Totaly unscripted, Jobs says to the Powermac, "How's Mac World been so far for you?"
::::Crowd ROARS:::
</strong><hr></blockquote>
Just as the crowd roars the PowerMac G5 blows up from all the noise in the auditorium.
But heck I could go for my own Hal. Can it be done? Todays technology?
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Near the end of the keynote Jobs has given us very fast 2 Ghz G5 computers and updated the entire product line. People are pretty happy and think it may have lived up to the hype...but then Jobs raises his hands and says QUIET! Jobs says excitedly, "Oh, and there is one more thing I want to show you."
Now keep in mind that Jobs has demoed OS X and everything already and there is seemingly nothing left to show us.
Jobs sits down at his G5 and does not touch the mouse and just starts speaking to it. Jobs just starts having a conversation with his computer. Totaly unscripted, Jobs says to the Powermac, "How's Mac World been so far for you?"
::::Crowd ROARS:::
Jobs then asks random people in the crowd to come up and TALK to his computer that Jobs lovingly named HAL.
</strong><hr></blockquote>
:eek: I know what I will be dreaming about tonight!
I wonder what would happen if I said:
"Computer. This is james T. Kirk, requesting Security access. Computer. Destruct sequence code one one A. Code zero, zero, zero, destruct, zero." :cool:
Yes, I am a Trekkie!
Not to mention the mono-cryptic-speech-tone needed for recognition.
<strong>It would be even cooler if it talked back!</strong><hr></blockquote>
The original Mac talked at its introduction. My 7300 can tell me jokes. Its not intelligent speech, but I think Apple could pull it off.
This should whet your appetite...
I recently installed ViaVoice for OS X; a product that IBM and Apple worked quite closely on. It is incredible. It truly sets a new standard for voice recognition. I don't know what Apple did in creating the guts of OS X, but it allows for real-time, error-free dictation and command & control with a computer that has not yet been seen outside of labs. What about IBM? Well, I've read several reports that indicated that IBM left it up to Apple to make sure that ViaVoice would work nicely!
The speculation that Apple might be closer than anyone thought to having a real voice-activated computer may not be far off. It would not surprise me if we see it on Monday!
Unfortunately, the speculation that anybody could walk up to any Mac and be instantly understood is still a pipe-dream (a well-filled pipe, at that!). With ViaVoice for OS X, you still need to train it to know your voice, and an Apple voice recognition program would also require such training.
The people who dismiss voice recognition as being a little bit o' nothin' haven't experienced a product built for OS X!
dws
ps
ViaVoice for OS X is so good that I'm even able to play soft music on my computer (which has a nice set of external speakers and subwoofer) and still get nearly 100% accuracy! I also don't like wearing a microphone on my head, so I drape it around my neck and position the mic sort of close!! Like I said before, this is a different world than anything we've seen before!!!