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google now

[WHAT]

  1. ] "google now" is an app (android 4.x, ios, web) that enables users to use voice activated commands to 

[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 the phones 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. ] http://www.google.com/landing/now/integrations.html

[WHY NOT] a look at some of the competitive products and be aware ...

  1. ] apple ios siri
    1. ] apples in famous voice activited assistant,
  2. ] samsung touchwiz
    1. ] galaxy voice control - app as part of their "touchwiz feature set" that it adds to it's version of android.
  3. ] windows phone 8..x
    1. ] tellme?  
    2. ] cortana
  4. ] blackberry 10.x
    1. ] voice control
  5. ] google now and your privacy
    1. ] when you use ths app, your 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. ] to use [what]

[WHEN]

  1. ] voice activated search and ... 

[EXAMPLE]

[HOW-TO]

  1. ] getting started with [google-now] step-by-step
    1. ] step-001 - complete listing of google now commands
  2. ] check out our android native voice control article linked below. this article lists 150+ voice actions from search queries from the categories defined above that you can perform using the google now/google voice search app

[ANALYSIS]

  1. ] google now VS siri

[REFERENCE]

  1. ] http://www.google.com/landing/now/ 
  2. ] http://www.google.com/landing/now/#cards
  3. ] http://www.google.com/landing/now/integrations.html
  4. ] wikipedia - google-now
  5. ] http://lifehacker.com/top-10-awesome-features-of-google-now-1577427243
  6. ] http://lifehacker.com/everything-you-didnt-know-you-could-do-with-google-voi-512727229
  7. ] PREV google - voice action commands
  8. ] PREV android native - voice control
  9. ] http://www.citeworld.com/article/2114392/mobile-byod/google-now-tips-using-cards.html

 

 

  1. ] removed functionality to "take photo" and search web for "info" 
    1. ]

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x] Activity Summary (Walking and Biking)

Birthday

Concertski

x] Events

Flights

Gmail: Boarding Pass

Gmail: Events

Gmail: Flights

Gmail: Hotels

Gmail: Packages

Gmail: Restaurants

x] Live TV

Movies

New Albums/Books/Video Games/TV Episodes

News

Next Appointment

Places

Public Alerts

Public Transit

Reminders: Time

Reminders: Location

Reminders: Event

Research Topics

Saved Offers

x] Sports

x] Stocks

Traffic

Travel: Nearby Attractions

Travel: Nearby Events

Travel: Nearby Photo Spots

Travel: Time Back Home

Translation , 

Weather

 

 

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NAME: google-now

DESCRIPTION: a siri like voice controlled assistant for the android os, enables voice activated application launching, searching, application functionality and more ...

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