S VOICE for ICS on All smartphones!!!!!!!! (like siri on iPhone} andro

Android ics app S Voice

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Its a talking app and do whatever you command to it....thats a great fun to run the app

When Apple unboxed the iPhone 4S it also uncorked Siri --- the sometimes smart-arsed robotic genie/butler that can fetch stuff from your calendar, tell you what the weather's like or do a web search for Kevin Costner's age. Now it has a challenger -- the Galaxy S3's S Voice.


Siri was not the first voice-control app on a phone -- limited use of voice recognition has been kicking around for ages, such as BlackBerry's 'say a command' feature. Apple made some big claims for Siri, though -- this was apparently not a dumb interface which only understood a very simple set of barked commands. Instead you were encouraged to natter away to Siri like it was a real flesh and blood buddy.

The big problem for UK iPhone owners is that Apple still hasn't got a deal in place with a local information provider -- so if you ask Siri to find a restaurant, direct you home, tell you how bad the traffic is or ask it what's on at your local cinema, you'll get the same, apologetic response: "Sorry, I can only look for businesses in the United States... " Lame.

Now, with the launch of the Galaxy S3, Samsung is lining up its own voice assistant app as a Siri rival. S Voice builds on the Vlingo Voice Talk app it baked into the Galaxy S2. So how does S Voice measure up against Siri? I took both phones off to a nice quiet interrogation room and got barking.

NB: Neither phone had become accustomed to my voice prior to this comparison.

Round one: Call Zack
This is a really basic question. It's akin to a voice command of old -- especially as the contact I've chosen has a short, distinct-sounding name. It should be easy peasy lemon squeezy for our intrepid robotic butlers with their mad natural language processing skills.

S Voice: And Samsung's showpony stumbles at the first hurdle -- braying out, "I didn't catch that. Please try again." But on my second attempt, S Voice picks up the baton and gets Zack on the phone.

Siri: Apple's posh-toned one has no trouble understanding my intentions and calls Zack without delay.