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Boards.ie has voice search?!?

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  • 21-12-2011 1:07pm
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    Sniipe
    Registered Users Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭


    So I tried it out with this:

    "This is Sniipe from Boards.ie testing out the chrome search"
    resulted in: this point for sorry testing out the chrome search


    "why hasn't the expansion to the Bands & Musicians forum not happened yet?" resulted in: why has the option to buy stuff for jackson


    "hello this is a test 123"
    resulted in: hello this is a test 123
    Tagged:


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    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Yup, read this: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056489502

    The voice search is only as good as Google's algorithms, which I'm sure will improve in time. Plus, I imagine it needs a bit more time with the Irish accent :)


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    Boards.ie: Neil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 503 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Neil


    Yup as Gordon said this is something that will only ever be as good as Google's Voice algorithm is.

    With the likes of Siri being actually good when it comes to voice recognition. Google will (are most likely are right now) stepping up their algorithms so this change to boards should pick up their changes :) (don't hold me to this if they break it).

    A funny anecdote: when I first bought an android phone I noticed it had voice search for maps on it. I decided to test out how accurate it was by giving it a fairly difficult (or what I'd deem to be difficult) address.

    Me: "18 Aungier Street, Dublin 8"
    Google: "did you mean 18 Aungier Street, Full Blown Aids?

    Hilarity insued...


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