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<h1 style="text-align: center;">APP - blackberry - voice assistant (10.3+)</h1>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">[WHAT]</h2>
<ol>
<li>] Blackberry Voice control app will have a new version, coming in bb 10.3.x OS release(eta 2014-QTR-4).</li>
<li>] In the new version, currently named Blackberry Voice Assistant, they replaced the existing natural language query engine</li>
<li>] the new engine is powered by Maluuba Technology</li>
<li>] below is a sample of some the supported voice actions, for a more complete categorized listing of the Voice Actions the Assistant will support, follow the link in the HOW-TO section</li>
</ol>
<h2>[WHY - some examples]</h2>
<ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - open/launch apps</li>
<ol>
<li>] "open Calendar", "launch Blackberry Hub", "play Angry Birds", ...</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - calls</li>
<ol>
<li>] "call 123-456-7890", "call John Doe",</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - text/sms</li>
<ol>
<li>]"Text Joseph, Karla, and Greg and let them know I'm running late."</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - email</li>
<ol>
<li>] "Email Joseph, Karla, and Greg and let them know I'm running late."</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - BBM</li>
<ol>
<li>] "BBM Jake and let him know I'm running late"</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - Calendar, Reminders</li>
<ol>
<li>] "Set up a meeting for March 1st at 2:30 PM with Jake and Tanya"</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - Tasks</li>
<ol>
<li>]&nbsp; "New task to buy mom's birthday gift by January 19th"</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - Alarms</li>
<ol>
<li>] "Wake me up in 90 minutes"</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - Notes</li>
<ol>
<li>] "Note to self pick up milk"</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - maps and navigation</li>
<ol>
<li>] "navigate to {123 main street}"</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - Music/Audio </li>
<ol>
<li>] play album name, playlist, track name</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - Social networks </li>
<ol>
<li>] post a 'fb status update'</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - change phone settings&nbsp;</li>
<ol>
<li>] turn wifi on/off</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - search queries - online </li>
<ol>
<li>] see list of data cards below -</li>
<li>] the difference between a now search and a traditional g search for information is that instead of getting back a list of links to&nbsp;sites as your search result, you get back a card of information that displays the information you are requesting.</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - search queries - on device&nbsp; ?? universal ?? ( federated across device and online) </li>
<ol>
<li>] find files named "myDocumentName"</li>
<li>] find person&nbsp;</li>
<li>] find music</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice action - knowledge queries - online (wolfram alpha)</li>
<ol>
<li>] "How many people live in Canada?"</li>
</ol>
<li>] automatically performs "predictive search based queries" based upon your Personal Information</li>
<ol>
<li>] your location,</li>
<li>] your search history</li>
<li>] your email(for gmail users) content ,</li>
<li>] your calendar content(for google calendar users)&nbsp;</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice actions - type using voice dictation</li>
<ol>
<li>] open word, ] create document titled 'my memoirs', ] type 'today was a good day, I spent it learning about this neat app called ...' ] ] save &amp; exit</li>
</ol>
<li>] perform - voice action - weather</li>
<ol>
<li>] "What's the forecast for this weekend?"</li>
</ol></ol>
<h2>[WHY NOT]&nbsp;compare some of the competitive 'voice assistant' products</h2>
<ol>
<li>] apple ios siri</li>
<ol>
<li>] siri - apples in famous voice activited assistant, available: ios 5+ ?, on iphone 4s+</li>
</ol>
<li>] google now</li>
<ol>
<li>] <a href="/view/article?id=1901" target="_blank">now</a> - googles voice control search and assist application available: android 4.x+, ios - a leading example of how voice activated&nbsp;functionality, debuted on android jellybean (4.1+) replacing the previous <a href="/view/article?id=1899" target="_blank">google voice search</a>&nbsp;application&nbsp;available on earlier android versions</li>
</ol>
<li>] samsung touchwiz</li>
<ol>
<li>] galaxy voice control - voice control app installed as part of Samsung's "touchwiz feature set" that it adds to it's version of android, available: android 2.3+,</li>
</ol>
<li>] windows phone 8..x </li>
<ol>
<li>] tellme? - predecessor to Cortana found on windows phone prior to version 8.1&nbsp;</li>
<li>] <a href="/view/article?id=2276" target="_blank">cortana</a> ( debuts in windows phone 8.1 )- cortana replaces the existing "tellme" voice control?</li>
</ol>
<li>] third party solutions</li>
<ol>
<li>] SayIt -</li>
</ol>
<li>] google now and your privacy</li>
<ol>
<li>] when you use this app, you are sending your data to google, did you ever ask yourself <a href="/view/article?id=1984" target="_blank">what does google know about you?</a> more importantly - do you know what google does with your data?, do you still want google now?</li>
</ol></ol>
<h2>[WHERE]</h2>
<ol>
<li>
<div style="text-align: left;">] blackberry smartphones - current</div>
</li>
<ol>
<li>
<div style="text-align: left;">] <a href="/view/article?id=1069" target="_blank">z10</a> - 4.3" touch screen, value</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="text-align: left;">] <a href="/view/article?id=1782" target="_blank">z30</a> - 5.0" touch screen, flagship</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="text-align: left;">] <a href="/view/article?id=2118" target="_blank">q10</a> - 3.1" touch screen + QWERTY keyboard, flagship</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="text-align: left;">+] q5 - 3.1" touch screen + QWERTY keyboard, value</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="text-align: left;">+] z3 -&nbsp; 5.0" touch screen, value,</div>
</li>
</ol>
<li>
<div style="text-align: left;">] blackberry smartphones - future models</div>
</li>
<ol>
<li>
<div style="text-align: left;">] Q20 (*classic )&nbsp;- q10 with toolbelt buttons (trackpad home back )</div>
</li>
<li>] <a href="/view/article?id=3782" target="_blank">passport</a> (windemere) - large screen + keyboard-</li>
<li>] z30next (z50 *manitoba) - large screen touch device, flagship</li>
<li>] <a href="/view/article?id=3821" target="_blank">z10next</a> -</li>
</ol></ol>
<h2>[WHEN]</h2>
<ol>
<li>] Blackberry OS version 10.3+</li>
<ol>
<li>] SDK ( June - 2014)</li>
<li>] carriers (Fall - 2014)</li>
</ol></ol>
<h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2>
<ol>
<li>+] VIDEO - demo</li>
</ol>
<h2>[HOW-TO]</h2>
<ol>
<li>] blackberry 10.3+ - voice assistant </li>
<ol>
<li>] <a href="/view/step?id=204" target="_blank">LIST - a complete listing of voice commands for Blackberry Voice Assistant 10.3</a></li>
<li>] how to invoke the voice assistant</li>
</ol></ol>
<h2>[REFERENCE]</h2>
<ol>
<li>] <a href="http://crackberry.com/blackberry-assistant-officially-unveiled-os-103" target="_blank">http://crackberry.com/blackberry-assistant-officially-unveiled-os-103</a> -</li>
<li>] <a href="/view/article?id=1052" target="_blank">APP-blackberry-voice-assistant</a> -&nbsp; the previous version of Voice Assistant found on 10.0.x - 10.2.x</li>
<li>] LIST - apis - see below, SRC= http://crackberry.com/users/ofutur</li>
<li>] LIST - commands - see below, SRC= <a href="http://crackberry.com/users/ofutur" target="_blank">http://crackberry.com/users/ofutur</a></li>
<li>] <a href="http://www.itpro.co.uk/mobile/22717/blackberry-103-release-to-feature-siri-like-voice-assistant" target="_blank">http://www.itpro.co.uk/mobile/22717/blackberry-103-release-to-feature-siri-like-voice-assistant</a></li>
<li>+] voice action - apps</li>
<ol>
<li>] + check updates,</li>
<li>] + update appName,</li>
<li>] + uninstall&nbsp; appName</li>
</ol></ol>
<h2>[QUESTIONS/POINTS/COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS]</h2>
<ol>
<li>] The more I use it, the more it learns and adapts to me.</li>
<ol>
<li>The more I speak with it, the more tuned-in to my queries it gets.</li>
</ol>
<li>] Missing &mdash; at least from the initial description we have &mdash; is any contextual aspect that Google Now provides:</li>
<ol>
<li>Popping up a message to leave early for your next appointment because it knows there&rsquo;s traffic, for example. - gigaom Kevin Tofel</li>
</ol>
<li>] The name 'BlackBerry Assistant' is so generic and boring though.</li>
<ol>
<li>I hope they come up with a cool branding for it before it launches.</li>
<li>&gt; Barry</li>
</ol>
<li>] They need to implement the ability to activate via voice like on the Moto X.</li>
<ol>
<li>] On all other Android phones you have to wake the phone, unlock the lock screen, then press a button to activate voice command, but on the moto you can just say the words "ok Google now" without having to touch, wake, or unlock the phone. And it only responds to your voice and no one else's.</li>
<li>] With the newly updated Google Now app, they have brought this "no hands" voice activation to all phones. Have it on my HTC One and couldn't live without it! You can even set it to work from the lock screen while the screen is off.</li>
</ol></ol>
&nbsp;
<hr />
LIST - APIS
<ol>
<li>] ALARM_BY_TIME</li>
<li>] ALARM_MOVE</li>
<li>] ALARM_CANCEL</li>
<li>] ALARM_CANCEL_ALL_ALARMS</li>
<li>] APPLICATION_LAUNCH</li>
<li>] APPLICATION_BROWSER</li>
<li>] APPLICATION_PHONE_SETTINGS</li>
<li>] CALENDAR_CREATE_EVENT</li>
<li>] CALENDAR_MODIFY_EVENT</li>
<li>] CALENDAR_REMOVE_EVENT</li>
<li>] CALENDAR_SEARCH</li>
<li>] CALL</li>
<li>] CALL_CALLING</li>
<li>] CALL_CHECK_MISSED</li>
<li>] CALL_RESPOND_MISSED</li>
<li>] CALL_ACCEPT_INCOMING</li>
<li>] CALL_REJECT_INCOMING</li>
<li>] CALL_VOICEMAIL</li>
<li>] CALL_REDIAL</li>
<li>] CONTACT_ADD</li>
<li>] CONTACT_FIND_FIELD</li>
<li>] CONTACT_LABEL</li>
<li>] ENTERTAINMENT_MOVIE</li>
<li>] ENTERTAINMENT_EVENT</li>
<li>] ENTERTAINMENT_AMBIGUOUS</li>
<li>] HELP_HELP</li>
<li>] KNOWLEDGE_QUERY wolfram_alpha</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_SEND_EMAIL EmailPage</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_SEND_BBM</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_SEND_TEXT</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_SEND_FACEBOOK</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_SEND_DEFAULT</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_QUERY_SENDER</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_READ</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_SEARCH</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_REPLY</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_REPLYALL</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_FORWARD</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_RESUME</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_MARK_UNREAD</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_FLAG_FOLLOWUP</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_FILE</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_DELETE</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_LIST_RECIPIENTS</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_CALL_BACK</li>
<li>] MESSAGING_READ_GO_TO_NEXT</li>
<li>] MUSIC_PLAY</li>
<li>] MUSIC_RESUME</li>
<li>] MUSIC_PAUSE</li>
<li>] MUSIC_NEXT_TRACK</li>
<li>] MUSIC_PREVIOUS_TRACK</li>
<li>] MUSIC_INFO</li>
<li>] MUSIC_SHUFFLE</li>
<li>] NOTE_SET</li>
<li>] NOTE_QUERY</li>
<li>] REMINDER_SET</li>
<li>] REMINDER_QUERY</li>
<li>] web_search </li>
<li>] SEARCH_AMAZON</li>
<li>] SEARCH_BING</li>
<li>] SEARCH_DEFAULT</li>
<li>] SEARCH_EBAY</li>
<li>] SEARCH_GOOGLE</li>
<li>] SEARCH_RECIPES</li>
<li>] SEARCH_WIKIPEDIA</li>
<li>] SEARCH_YOUTUBE</li>
<li>] SEARCH_IMAGE</li>
<li>] SEARCH_FILE</li>
<li>] SOCIAL_FACEBOOK_SHOW_PHOTOS</li>
<li>] SOCIAL_FACEBOOK_WRITE_ON_WALL</li>
<li>] SOCIAL_FACEBOOK_SHOW_WALL</li>
<li>] SOCIAL_FACEBOOK_SHOW_NEWSFEED</li>
<li>] SOCIAL_TWITTER_MESSAGE</li>
<li>] SOCIAL_TWITTER_TWEET</li>
<li>] SOCIAL_TWITTER_SHOW_TRENDING</li>
<li>] SOCIAL_TWITTER_SHOW_FOLLOWER</li>
<li>] SocialPage </li>
<li>] SOCIAL_FOURSQUARE_CHECK_IN</li>
<li>] SOCIAL_FOURSQUARE_SHOW_CHECKINS</li>
<li>] SOCIAL_LINKEDIN_MESSAGE</li>
<li>] SOCIAL_LINKEDIN_UPDATE</li>
<li>] SPORTS_STANDING</li>
<li>] SPORTS_SCORE</li>
<li>] SPORTS_SCHEDULE</li>
<li>] SPORTS_TEAM_INFO</li>
<li>] SPORTS_PLAYER_INFO</li>
<li>Navigation </li>
<li>] NAVIGATION_MAP</li>
<li>] NAVIGATION_ON_MAP</li>
<li>] NAVIGATION_ROUTE</li>
<li>] NAVIGATION_ROUTE_FROM_X_TO_Y</li>
<li>] SHOPPING_DEFAULT</li>
<li>] SHOPPING_ONLINE_SHOPPING</li>
<li>] SHOPPING_LOCAL_SHOPPING</li>
<li>] SHOPPING_RESTAURANTS</li>
<li>] SHOPPING_RESERVATION</li>
<li>] PLACES_SEARCH_RESTAURANTS</li>
<li>] PLACES_SEARCH</li>
<li>] PLACES_SEARCH_RESERVATION</li>
<li>] WEATHER_STATUS</li>
<li>] WEATHER_DETAILS</li>
<li>] WEATHER_SUNRISE</li>
<li>] WEATHER_SUNSET</li>
</ol>
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
<hr />
LIST - COMMANDS
<ol>
<li>[weather]</li>
<li>]"How's the weather?"</li>
<li>] "What's the forecast for this weekend?"</li>
<li>] "How's the weather in Sao Paulo going to be on Saturday?"</li>
<li>] "When is sunrise tomorrow?"</li>
<li>] "Do I need a sweater today?"</li>
<li>] "What's the wind chill factor in Chicago right now?"</li>
<li>[email]</li>
<li>] "Read my last email from Annie"</li>
<li>] "Do I have any new emails about the quarterly budget?"</li>
<li>] "Forward this email"</li>
<li>] "Email Joseph, Karla, and Greg and let them know I'm running late."</li>
<li>] "Send Megan a short email and blind carbon copy Joseph. Subject: Dinner tonight."</li>
<li>] "What emails did I get today?"</li>
<li>[BBM]</li>
<li>] "Send a BBM message"</li>
<li>] "Read my last BBM from Tanya"</li>
<li>] "Do I have any new BBM messages about tonight's plans?"</li>
<li>] "Reply to that BBM message"</li>
<li>] "BBM Jake and let him know I'm running late"</li>
<li>] "Shoot Meredith a BBM, I'm on my way."</li>
<li>[text]</li>
<li>] "Send a text"</li>
<li>] "Read my last text from Melissa."</li>
<li>] "Do I have any new text messages about shopping?"</li>
<li>] "Reply to that SMS message"</li>
<li>] "Text Joseph, Karla, and Greg and let them know I'm running late."</li>
<li>] "Shoot Trudy an SMS message, where are we meeting tonight?"</li>
<li>[music]</li>
<li>] "Play Violet Hill by Coldplay"</li>
<li>] "Play some Adele"</li>
<li>] "Play U2's greatest hits album?"</li>
<li>] "Next track"</li>
<li>] "Who sings this?"</li>
<li>] "Shuffle my Jay-Z tracks"</li>
<li>[call] </li>
<li>] "Dial 519-555-0199"</li>
<li>] "Call Justin from BlackBerry"</li>
<li>] "Call Neman at home"</li>
<li>] "Redial"</li>
<li>] "Do I have any missed calls?"</li>
<li>] "Phone my voicemail"</li>
<li>[query]</li>
<li>] "How many people live in Canada?" en-US,en-GB</li>
<li>] "What's the square root of 36?"</li>
<li>] "What time is it in London England?"</li>
<li>] "Who is Albert Einstein?"</li>
<li>] "Tell me about Australia"</li>
<li>] "How many millimeters are in an inch?"</li>
<li>[calendar]</li>
<li>] "Set up a meeting for March 1st at 2:30 PM with Jake and Tanya"</li>
<li>] "What does my day look like today?"</li>
<li>] "Schedule a team lunch for next Monday"</li>
<li>] "Set up an interview with Greg Hislop in the north conference room"</li>
<li>] "Add Mark to next Friday's marketing meeting"</li>
<li>] "Move my doctor's appointment to 2:00 PM"</li>
<li>] "Remind me to take out the trash in an hour"</li>
<li>] "Remind me to call Karla tomorrow at 4 PM"</li>
<li>] "What reminders do I have today?"</li>
<li>[notes]</li>
<li>] "Note to self pick up milk"</li>
<li>[tasks]</li>
<li>] "Create a new task to go for an oil change this weekend"</li>
<li>] "New task to buy mom's birthday gift by January 19th"</li>
<li>[alarms]</li>
<li>] "Set an alarm for weekdays at 6:45 AM"</li>
<li>] "Wake me up in 90 minutes"</li>
<li>] "Set a weekend alarm for 9"</li>
<li>] "Set the alarm for Tuesday and Wednesday at 4:00 PM"</li>
<li>] "Turn off my 9 AM alarm"</li>
<li>] "Move my alarm from 5:00 PM to 5:15 PM"&nbsp;</li>
<li>[maps]</li>
<li>] "Show me a map of Ottawa"</li>
<li>] "Where is the nearest coffee shop?"</li>
<li>] "Give me directions to the airport"</li>
<li>] "Where am I?"</li>
<li>] "How do I get to the Museum Of Modern Art?"</li>
<li>] "Take me home"</li>
<li>[search]</li>
<li>] "Search for Blu-Ray DVDs on Amazon"</li>
<li>] "Bing search things to do in Paris"</li>
<li>] "Watch a cat video on YouTube"</li>
<li>] "Find the budget report in my documents"</li>
<li>] "Search for global warming on Wikipedia"</li>
<li>] "Find the best eggs benedict recipe on Epicurious"&nbsp;</li>
<li>[social]</li>
<li>] "Check Facebook"</li>
<li>] "Update Facebook status to Having a great day!"</li>
<li>] "Read my last Facebook message from Tanya"</li>
<li>] "Do I have any new Facebook messages about Jake's party this weekend?"</li>
<li>] "Reply to that Facebook message"</li>
<li>] "Send a Facebook message to Joseph, Meredith, and Greg and let them know I'm running late"</li>
<li>] "What's trending on Twitter?"</li>
<li>] "Tweet Just saw the coolest cat!"</li>
<li>] "Read my last Twitter direct message from Karla"</li>
<li>] "Do I have any new Twitter messages about Greg's party this weekend?"</li>
<li>] "Reply to that Twitter direct message"</li>
<li>] "Send a Twitter direct message to Annie and let her know I'm running late"</li>
<li>] "Check in"</li>
<li>] "Check in on Foursquare"</li>
<li>] "Check LinkedIn"</li>
<li>] "Update my LinkedIn status to Exciting things happening at the office!"</li>
<li>] "Read my last LinkedIn message from Karla"</li>
<li>] "Do I have any new LinkedIn messages about my upcoming interview?"</li>
<li>] "Reply to that LinkedIn message"</li>
<li>] "Send a LinkedIn direct message to Jake, Tanya, and Joseph and let them know I'm running late"&nbsp;</li>
<li>[device settings]</li>
<li>x] "Turn on Bluetooth"</li>
<li>x] "Open Docs To Go"</li>
<li>x] "Play Angry Birds"</li>
<li>x] "Turn on Flashlight"</li>
<li>x] "Launch BlackBerry Hub"</li>
<li>x] "Open blackberry.com"</li>
<li>x] "All alerts off please"&nbsp;</li>
<li>[search]</li>
<li>] "Find the closest gas station"</li>
<li>] "Where is Best Buy?"</li>
<li>] "I feel like having a burger"</li>
<li>] "Where can I find a good cup of coffee?"</li>
<li>] "Find italian restaurants nearby"</li>
<li>] "Show me hotels nearby"</li>
</ol>
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