Apple Siri into CES topic: speech recognition the trend of The Times

Apple cellphone will again rule CES show the hot topic, only this time, exhibition of topics from iPhone, iPad extends to the Siri speech assistant, the voice applications can capture the imagination of consumers.

Siri voice control assistant is apple iPhone 4 S get sensation effect of key factors, it let once obscure and suffered from the controversial speech recognition technology back to life. Siri omnipotent, released from the text information, date date information commands to the answer common sense issues, all of these make the user fascinating. Experts say, and most importantly, the emergence of Siri reminding people to voice recognition technology has no longer confined to listen to wrong instructions, narrow key word definition and slow speed old days.

Smartphone industry is currently competing to match or provide better than apple's speech technology, Google and Microsoft (the Po) are likely to use the domain of the huge demand for a lot more money. Google and Microsoft had already in speech recognition technology investment for many years, but its products like Siri failed to get this kind of attention.

"All mobile phone manufacturers are in investment, expand the voice in the field of speech technology investment, create more elegant design and will be integrated into the mobile phone in its development." The speech recognition technology company Nuance senior vice President Michael Thompson (Michael Thompson) said.

Thompson is not expressly disclosure Nuance plans for the future, but he is expected to voice technology will become the core of the CES show topic, equipment manufacturers are competing to attract investors, media and consumers' attention.

March speech recognition market

Although speech technology is expected to be used in consumer electronics several areas, but the technology and the relevance of mobile phones more strong, because it can simplify the Internet to input from some of the function. The Internet retailers eBay (the Po) are also came into this field, the report says LG will be launched before CES sonic TV.

Market Research firm Forrester Research (micro Po) analyst Charles GaoErWen (Charles Golvin) that most of the manufacturer to CES exhibition has not yet ready to match or exceed Siri speech technology products. But GaoErWen expected, with the continuous improvement of the speech technology, and now the trend of the next few years will promote the pronunciation product greatly upgrade.

Thompson said apple rivals plan launched this autumn with upgrade edition speech technology of cellphone, in order to catch up with the Christmas shopping season in 2012. Nuance to apple authorized technology, and have their own voice applications.

The traditional PC makers will tap into the speech recognition market, Intel (the Po) on Monday in CES announced that they will be in future dell (the Po), HP (the Po) launched UltraBook products use of Nuance "Dragon NaturallySpeaking" speech recognition technology.

Increasingly popular

Experts say, as more consumers get used to using speech recognition, this technology will further upgrade.

The market for voice recognition technology interest also gave birth to the takeover of generation, Nuance is set his sights on the Android mobile phone. Last month, Nuance announced Android mobile phone voice control acquisition Vlingo application developers.

Apple's main rivals including samsung Android (micro Po), HTC (the Po) and MOTOROLA (the Po) move. Google previously announced $12.5 billion acquisition of MOTOROLA mobile.

Some developers also help mobile phone manufacturers in narrow the gap in speech recognition field. A few weeks ago, Microsoft Windows Phone smartphone platform released a new application called Ask Ziggy, it can allow users to update Facebook, Twitter via voice, text and answer questions issued instructions.

Ask Ziggy help Windows Phone mobile phones have similar Siri speech assistant function, at present has become the application of the highest category online download a. "The application of global consumers attracted interest." Ask Ziggy developers plug · lai cloth (Shai Leib). Lai cloth says he's mailbox had a large user feedback information, some even come from Microsoft employees.

Lai cloth future plans in the application of further integration of speech technology, make mobile phone operating completely free of hands. Microsoft Xbox Kinect body feeling peripherals now can use gestures to operate the screen and executes instructions.

Lai cloth think, nothing can stop the smartphone gestures recognition cellphone technology. "The next step is to ascend phonetics, grammar, let the answer of more traditional," he said, "this potential, especially in the technology is extremely tie-in Kinect later."

"I am very much looking forward to Windows 8, look at Windows Phone can upgrade can be further in the future by gestures operation."