He said voice interfaces won't replace phones altogether, but admitted that this field of AI is only getting bigger — and noted one of Amazon's edges over the competition.
Not exact matches
«If you think about it, the automotive human - machine
interface is kind of predestined for
voice,»
says Gartner research director Werner Goertz.
«If that sort of vocal user
interfaces or
voice - enabled commerce is meaningful to your audience, I think that absolutely that's a place where Shopify will be,» senior vice-president of data and analytics David Lennie
said Thursday on a conference call.
The system could easily be activated via a screen menu,
says Bredin, and perhaps in the not - too - distant future you might simply
say the name of your favourite character to a Siri - like
voice interface (see «Coming soon... talking to your TV «-RRB-.
The new system will allow for more diverse and more natural
voice commands, including the ability to
say «I'm hungry» and get restaurant recommendations, and a new navigation
interface that includes Michelin Guide reviews.
Basically, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean delivered a faster and more fluid user
interface, a
voice search experience that many would
say pummels Apple's Siri (to each his or her own), as well as improved search capability.
This integration of our AI Chatbot «DIA» with Alexa has been programmed to provide customers with a seamless experience to reach out to HDFC ERGO for insurance related services, simply by using the
voice interface,»
said Ritesh Kumar, MD and CEO, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company.
In addition to allowing any Android handset to run the Auto
interface, Google is also going to allow users to activate
voice commands by
saying «Ok Google,» rather than requiring them to press a button first.
If you can see the search bar, you can
say «OK Google» to launch the
voice interface.
«Once you start looking at
voice - driven operating systems and user
interfaces, the world opens up in a lot of different ways, especially if you start thinking about the convergence of traditional radio and music - streaming services,» he
said, comparing it to the «spreadsheet» - like
interface of first - generation streaming
interfaces.
«I think the
voice interface is more convenient,»
said Kevin Krewell, a principal analyst at Tirias Research and an Echo owner.
Google
says that in the future Actions on Google will work in three different «
interfaces»: pure
voice interactions, text - based conversations, and hybrids of the two.
It has «a 10 - foot user
interface,
voice search, Google Cast, and apps that are remote - and game controller - compatible,» Marinez
said.
Cases not yet supported: Users can
say anything in a
voice interface, and it is important to gracefully handle errors and guide users back to the skill.
«I'd
say there's definitely a future vision of
voice being able to drive a lot of the
interface or interactions that clinicians have with the medical record and other reference data sets around patient information, just because it's such a deep amount of information you have to process about a patient,» Murphy
said.
Samsung
says Bixby «will simplify user education with new
voice interfaces and will make using your phone even more seamless and intuitive.»
«Ford and Amazon are aligned around a vision that your
voice should be the primary way to
interface with your favorite devices and services,»
said Don Butler, executive director, Ford Connected Vehicle and Services.
«Look for new, merchant - agnostic
voice interfaces as well,»
said Mike Comstock, a senior adviser at GrandCanals.
You can integrate most (if not all) of your smarthome devices with your
voice assistant, and then control them with your
voice instead of a touch screen
interface, by
saying things like «turn the bedroom lights on», «set the thermostat to 75», and «lock all the doors.»
If I were being generous, I'd
say Samsung finally landed on a simple, wrist - friendly
interface that does away with messy nested menus and convoluted features like
voice calling.
At the S8 launch, Samsung
said that their goal was to build a
voice interface that would let you control everything, as easily as swiping your finger across the screen would.
Now, skeptics would
say that if your
interface is so hard to use with touch that you need a
voice assistant to replicate those movements for you... well, maybe your
interface should be simpler.
«The best graphic user
interface (GUI) for wearable headsets has yet to be determined — device makers have so far experimented with
voice navigation, companion devices and even projection, but in order for consumers to adopt new technology on a massive level it needs to be convenient and, above all, accessible in countless scenarios,» Metaio
said.
I'd
say that
voice is going to be the next great
interface.