Hi This is a very interesting subject. I certainly would like Siri to be able to work more world wide. Here in South Africa I can not ask Siri any info on restaurants, movies and the like. So, it rather does very basic things here, which I find to be a great pity. In that way Google can do better, in our country at least. I can ask for a kfc (chicken restaurant), and google will list the closest one to me, which is really the kind of thing one wants to do.
Regards Jan Kleinhans ----- Original Message ----- From: Jonathan Mosen To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 8:57 AM Subject: Re: Audio Demonstration: Siri versus Google Voice Search Hi kelly. This demonstrates that the vision of Siri has yet to be truly fulfilled. The idea with such services as announced in 2011 was that you could talk to your phone in natural language style, much like you would ask your personal assistant a question. Indeed, Siri has been described as a personal assistant. One shouldn't have to get a syntax just so in order to get the answer you want. Natural language queries will improve over time, and it is good to know that at least if you ask a question in just the right way, you may get the answer you're looking for. Who knows what things will be like a year from now, but at this point it seems Google can parse queries a little more intelligently, at least in some cases. Apple seem to know it has some catch-up to do. Word is they are devoting some serious new resources to improving what Siri can do. I suspect we will see big things relating to Siri in iOS 9. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 27/11/2014, at 1:59 pm, Kelly Pierce <[email protected]> wrote: Jonathan, I was able to successfully convert $19.95 in American currency to New Zealand dollars. first in converting currencies in SIRI, it is always important to say the name of the country using dollars, as multiple countries call their currency dollars. I told both SIRI and Google quote "convert 19 point 95 United States dollars into New Zealand dollars" end quote. I received the exact value from both SIRI and Google. In your instance, it was an unfair comparison, disadvantaging Apple. As discussed previously on this list, SIRI requires people to use the word convert at the beginning of a currency conversion. SIRI taps into yahoo finance, which uses the command structure country followed by currency name of originating currency followed by the country name and currency name of destination currency. when this syntax is used, SIRI can be used easily for currency conversion. What was interesting was that SIRI and Google reported a penny difference in your example. Kelly On 11/26/14, Jonathan Mosen <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Charles. That link takes you to the Audioboom website, which is a popular way of creating and distributing audio. But here is the direct link to the MP3. https://audioboom.com/boos/2684908-audio-comparison-siri-versus-google-voice-search.mp3 Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 27/11/2014, at 8:46 am, Charles Rivard <[email protected]> wrote: How do I get this audio recording into a folder of audio recordings that is on my PC? The link you supplied takes me to your web site, but what would be the next step or steps? Thanks. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! ----- Original Message ----- From: Jonathan Mosen <mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 8:41 AM Subject: Audio Demonstration: Siri versus Google Voice Search Hi everyone. I've put together a half-hour comparison of Siri and Google Voice Search, performing a range of tasks. Hope some of you find it useful. https://audioboom.com/boos/2684908-audio-comparison-siri-versus-google-voice-search <https://audioboom.com/boos/2684908-audio-comparison-siri-versus-google-voice-search> Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org <http://mosen.org/> -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. 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