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APP - Blackberry - voice control

[WHAT]

  1. ] Blackberry voice control app n bb 10.x, the example video demos some very early pre production functionality in the dev alpha model, the more recent photo shows a screenshot with functionality

[WHY]

  1. ] perform voice activated "actions"
    1. ] open "apps", open "websites", make a voice call to one of your "contacts", send an SMS message OR email to one of your "contacts" ] create  "appointments" in your calendar ] create "reminders" ] post to social media networks like - fb, twitter ] create notes & memos
  2. ] control your smartphones settings 
    1. ] turn on/off wifi, bluetooth, gps,  turn volume up/down, ...
  3. ] perform voice activated search queries - online
    1. ] the difference between a google now search and a traditional search for information is that instead of getting back a list of links to sites on a page as your search result, you get back a card of information that displays the information you are requesting.
  4. ] perform voice activated search queries - on device
    1. ] search your device for files, people, music, 
  5. ] automatically performs predictive search based queries based upon your Personal Information
    1. ] based on your location, your search history, your email, your calendar 
  6. ] type using voice dictation
    1. ] open word, ] create document 'my memoirs' ] 'today was a good day, I spent it learning about this neat app called ...' ] save & exit
  7. ] data cards - native
    1. ] activities, ] accomodation, ] calculations, ....
  8. ] data cards - third party services
    1. ]

[WHY NOT] take a look at some of the competitive 'voice assistant' products

  1. ] apple ios siri
    1. ] siri - apples in famous voice activited assistant, available: ios 5+ ?, on iphone 4s+
  2. ] google now
    1. ] now - googles voice control search and assist application available: android 4.x+, ios - a leading example of how voice activated functionality, debuted on android jellybean (4.1+) replacing the previous google voice search application available on earlier android versions
  3. ] samsung touchwiz
    1. ] 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+,
  4. ] windows phone 8..x
    1. ] tellme? - predecessor to Cortana found on windows phone prior to version 8.1 
    2. ] cortana ( debuts in windows phone 8.1 )- cortana replaces the existing "tellme" voice control?
  5. ] third party solutions
    1. ] SayIt -
  6. ] google now and your privacy
    1. ] when you use this app, you are sending your data to google, did you ever ask yourself what does google know about you? more importantly - do you know what google does with your data?, do you still want google now?

[WHERE]

  1. ] blackberry 10.x O/S

[WHEN]

  1. ] to use [what]

[EXAMPLE]

  1. ] demo VIDEO[08:58] by Agent Juicey
    1. [2013-05-03] demos usage of voice control features on Blackberry Q10
  2. ] demo 1, VIDEO [04:42] by Bla1ze @ crackberry
    1. ] early beta of voice control features
  3. ] demo 2, VIDEO [07:00] src=telekom press
    1. shows ] sending sms, ] making phone calls, ] searching,
    2. note * presenter is not in english, but VIDEO has english subtitles

 

[HOW-TO]

  1. ] getting started with [blackberry-voice-assistant] step-by-step
    1. ] step-001 - complete listing of blackberry voice commands 10.x
    2. ] step-001 - complete listing of blackberry voice commands 10.3 - NEW VERSION
    3. ] step-001 - initiate voice actions app

[REFERENCE]

  1. ] blackberry.com docs
    1. ] http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/deliverables/47561/amc1343172890879.jsp
    2. ] http://helpblog.blackberry.com/2013/10/blackberry-10-voice-control/ ( breif video demo )
  2. ] bb10-os-overview, 
    1. [what]new mobile operating system (OS) from Research In Motion(RIMM)for a new series of phones [why] new user interface (UI)[where]NEW bb 10 smart phones & bb playbook tablet devices [when] 2013-01-31(phones),
  1. ] http://crackberry.com/rim-quietly-adds-siri-functionality-latest-blackberry-10-dev-alpha-update 
    1. article indicating voice assistant features in the pre production dev alpha b device
  2. ] VIDEO REVIEW -telekom press 
  3. - pulldown "quick settings" (settings, bt, alarm,?music, wifi , notifications)
  4. VOICE
  5. - send sms (confirms each step, reads message back, confirms delivery and exits )
  6. - calls - 
  7. - music - looked a little kludgy
  8. - up to 3 languages can be used in paralell, suggests word based on current language 
  9. - previews native ( facebook and twitter ) apps
  10. - preview blackberry world ( note categories - trending, top grossing )
  11. - POS.bottom (phone, search, camera) - POS.top (contacts, calendar, browser)
  12. comments -
  13. Siri is a voice Assisant and does all that very very well. I send ] texts/iMessages, ] make calls, ] set reminders, ] set alarm clocks, ] book appointments in my calender, ] launch apps, ] search for restaurants and so forth,
  14. - overall performance ~ extremely satisfying telekom press

 

 

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