The demonstrations from Samsung’s Mobile Unpacked 2012 are
still rolling, but it’s clear that Samsung wants to emphasize S Voice, their
Siri-like “advanced natural language user interface”. It appears to have a
similarly deep integration, allowing users to send messages, play music, manage
your calendar, etc., using natural language voice commands. It doesn't talk
back to you with the same degree of personality as Siri, but one interesting
new feature is you can also wake the Galaxy S III from sleep mode by telling it
to wake up.
To wake your phone you can either use the preprogrammed
phrase (“Wake up Galaxy”) or program up to four of your own phrases. We imagine
it’s only a matter of time before this becomes something of an internet meme,
with entertainers and enterprising YouTubers coming up with humorous phrases to
wake their phones with. Or conversely, accidental awakenings when your custom
phrase comes up randomly in conversation.
We expect Samsung’s new voice language commands to once
again raise questions about whether or not they are simply copying Apple, but
Android in general and the Galaxy S II in particular have had voice commands
since long before Siri - the real competition here is integrating natural voice
interaction to make these complex devices accessible to people who are less
technologically inclined (and to everyone while they are driving…).
We fully expect to see many more such systems in the near
future, but at first blush Samsung seems to have produced a robust and
successful voice control system in S Voice.
source: Samsung
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