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Revision as of 10:48, 4 October 2011
- For the VOiP software, see Google Voice
| Google Voice Search's Beta logo | |
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| Type | Search by voice on your mobile phone and desktop PC |
| Website | http://mobile.google.com |
Search by voice is a branded name for a technology to "search by voice on your [digital device]", such as a mobile phone or PC, i.e. have the device search for data upon entering information on what to search into the device by speaking.
Google Voice Search on Google.com
On 14 June 2011, Google announced at their Inside Google Search event that they would start to roll out Voice Search on Google.com during the coming days[1][2].
History
Google Voice Search was a tool from Google Labs that allowed someone to use their phone to make a Google query. After the user called (650) 623-6706, the number of Google Voice's search system, they would wait for the words Say your Search Keywords and then say the keywords. Next, they would either wait to have the page updated, or click on a link to bring up the search page the user requested. At the moment, both the demo of this service and the page have been shut down. Since the introduction of the service, products from Google, such as GOOG-411, Google Maps and Google Mobile App, have been developed to use speech recognition technology in various ways.
GOOG-411
GOOG-411 is a free phone based local search service, allowing users in the US to call a toll-free number, 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411), and say what they're looking for (e.g. "pizza in palo alto california").
The GOOG-411 service was officially shut down on November 12, 2010. See http://www.google.com/goog411 for more information.
Google Maps with voice search
In the summer of 2008, Google added voice search to the BlackBerry Pearl version of Google Maps for mobile, allowing Pearl users to say their searches in addition to typing them. See http://www.google.com/mobile/blackberry/maps.html for more information.
Google Mobile App with voice search
The Google Mobile app for Blackberry and Nokia (Symbian) mobiles allows users to search Google by voice at the touch of a button by speaking their queries. See http://www.google.com/mobile/apple/app.html for more information. Google also introduced voice search to all "Google Experience" Android phones with the 1.1 platform update, which includes the functionality on board the built-in Google Search widget.
In November 2008, Google added voice search to Google Mobile App on iPhone. With a later update, Google announced Voice Search for iPod touch. It requires a third party microphone. On August 5, 2009, T-Mobile launched the MyTouch 3G with Google, which features one-touch Google Voice Search.
Google Voice Search in YouTube
Since March 2010, a beta-grade derivation of Google Voice Search is used on YouTube to provide optional automatic text caption annotations of videos in the case that annotations are not provided. This feature is geared to the hearing-impaired and, at present, is only available for use by English-speaking users[3].
References
- ^ van Vliet, Wouter (Tue 14 June 2011) on ilikealot.com about the announcement
- ^ Google (Tue 14 June 2011) announcement
- ^ Warman, Matt (March 5, 2010). "YouTube adds video captions". London: Daily Telegraph. Retrieved March 7, 2010.