Google creates voice recognition for iPhone!

[paranoidandroid]

http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/11/...ce-recognition

"Both Yahoo, Microsoft and even Google -- with its 1-800-GOOG411 -- already offer voice recognition for mobile search queries, but the New York Times is fascinated with a new voice recognition feature for Google's iPhone app, which will be made available today. Just listen to Times writer John Markoff gush:

Pushing ahead in the decades-long effort to get computers to understand human speech, Google researchers have added sophisticated voice recognition technology to the company’s search software for the Apple iPhone. The ability to recognize just about any phrase from any person has long been the supreme goal of artificial intelligence researchers looking for ways to make man-machine interactions more natural. Systems that can do this have recently started making their way into commercial products.

So anyway, now you don't have to use your thumbs when you're looking for late night pizza tonight."

Why is google doing this?

[HeezDedJim]

you have to realize that Google isn't going to stop helping/assisting with other companies with their products and research. Before the G1...the iPhone had google maps as a basic app package.

Apple lets Winblows users use Cracktime and iTunes on their competition. Same with you can use MS office on an iMac-aroni. It would be bad marketing skills to completely cut off your competition.

But look at it this way....we'll probably get the same app here sooner than later on the G1 phone since they worked on it for the iPhoney. I just hope it doesn't support ebonics (tha-ree, fi, fo...dat's mah numba, fam!).

[bizarro_stormy]

hahah. winblows, imac-aroni...LOL

[Fare]

you have to realize that Google isn't going to stop helping/assisting with other companies with their products and research. Before the G1...the iPhone had google maps as a basic app package.

Apple lets Winblows users use Cracktime and iTunes on their competition. Same with you can use MS office on an iMac-aroni. It would be bad marketing skills to completely cut off your competition.

But look at it this way....we'll probably get the same app here sooner than later on the G1 phone since they worked on it for the iPhoney. I just hope it doesn't support ebonics (tha-ree, fi, fo...dat's mah numba, fam!).

Amazing...both insightfull and amusing

[Stanovoy]

Simple:

1. iPhone is more important from a business standpoint. Android is negligible for now.
2. Releasing for all other platforms first would help in circumventing antitrust issues.
3. "Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer."
4. Google has a much bigger iPhone team and budget.

[MobileMan]

I wonder if they'll make a voice recognition software for texting. Then it would be safe to text while driving.

[dherna]

Probably started working on the iPhone app a long time ago...

[DesignDawg]

You guys have to know by now I'm a BIG supporter of this phone. But this crap is making me kinda sad...

If the iphone IS bigger and more important to GOOGLE than Android... buying this phone will have been a mistake. This is the first time I've conceded this possibility. But I feel it 100%. Google can't just keep pushing out innovations for the iphone and leave us with nothing but a couple of mysterious builds that just fix bugs. I know the phone just came out, but they've been working on Android for a LONG time.

[Skatturbrain]

You guys have to know by now I'm a BIG supporter of this phone. But this crap is making me kinda sad...

If the iphone IS bigger and more important to GOOGLE than Android... buying this phone will have been a mistake. This is the first time I've conceded this possibility. But I feel it 100%. Google can't just keep pushing out innovations for the iphone and leave us with nothing but a couple of mysterious builds that just fix bugs. I know the phone just came out, but they've been working on Android for a LONG time.

I agree totally. If we do not get an important update or a good free Google app in the next 6 months I will lose faith in the Android platform.

[coyote711]

you have to realize that Google isn't going to stop helping/assisting with other companies with their products and research. Before the G1...the iPhone had google maps as a basic app package.

Apple lets Winblows users use Cracktime and iTunes on their competition. Same with you can use MS office on an iMac-aroni. It would be bad marketing skills to completely cut off your competition.

But look at it this way....we'll probably get the same app here sooner than later on the G1 phone since they worked on it for the iPhoney. I just hope it doesn't support ebonics (tha-ree, fi, fo...dat's mah numba, fam!).

Haha! Nice nicknames... *clears throat* Ok now into more serious matters. You have a point on the company's apps being ported to other platforms BUT what do they all share in common? They all get released to their own platform first if not at the same time as other platforms. So what I am trying to say is that Google should be backing up their own OS. This is like Microsoft releasing Microsoft Office to Mac users and Windows users have to wait for their own OS's owner to release it for them... This isn't the first time either... Google earth ring a bell?