Re: Seri on the Mac?
Just a funny bit of history. My cousin back in the day had a Quadra 840AV at work which was the fastest 68K processor Macs ever made as Apple switched to PowerPC after that. One of the neat features was that they had an onboard digital signal processor chip (DSP) which allowed this crazy fast 40Mhz processor to do some very advanced media manipulation, hence the AV moniker. One of those things was speech recognition with no additional hardware, which was quite a feat back in 1993. Anyway, he had a coworker in the cube next to him who liked to curse a lot and this really bothered my cousin. So with the speech recognition on his 840AV, a mic snuck through the cube wall and some AppleScript he got it to play the swearing fine audio from Demolition Man every time it recognized foul language coming from next door, well, at least often enough to be amusing. CB On 10/31/11 10:54 PM, Jon Cohn wrote: Well, some of it is already there, and has been since before Voice Over, before OSX and possibly even before Steve Jobs was kicked out by the board. Macintoshes have had a speech recognition system. It does not work as flexibly as Siri, but you can have it understand several hundred commands per an application and click on buttons automatically. And yes, there is the ability to name your computer there. The question really is how much more work is needed to understand more dialects and become less rigid in the clauses allowed. I think the Macintosh Voice Regognition is based on the entire phrase while Siri appears to parse out the individual words and then do pattern matching on possible phrases. The other significant thing about Siri is its ability to maintain context. So, if it just fave you restaurants in Farmville, Va and you say how about in Roanoke it will reuse the previous category to run the query.and most of the voices on Tiger and Leopard except Alex came into existence on the Macintosh at the same time as Voice Recognition. On Oct 24, 2011, at 8:34 AM, Missy Hoppe wrote: Yes! If this happens, giving the computer a name would be a nice feature. I could imagine it being in system preferences. That way, if folks weren't creative, they could just say computer, but if we had a name in mind, we could set that up. I think that should even be an option for the IOS version, but maybe it just isn't practical. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Red.Falcon Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 8:11 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Seri on the Mac? Well Star Trek here we come! Just do not say eject the core! So would people like the capability to name there Mac or just stick to computer! I like the idea to say! Thor send email to Fred Blogs execute! Colin On 24 Oct 2011, at 11:23, Chris Moore wrote: Well you have guessed it, it will be part of Mac OS x 10.8 (Lynx) :) Well I would not be surprised if Apple did licence more Nuance speech to text stuff for the Mac, and perhaps some built in OCR so we can read graphics and DVD menus just like JAWS 13 Let's hope VO gets a complete rewrite on the Mac though, the buffering is a joke. Chris On 24 Oct 2011, at 10:59, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hey All, What do you all reckon about having Seri on the Mac? I myself would love it. Just imagine, rather than typing, dictating e-mails and more! Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group
Re: Seri on the Mac?
Well, some of it is already there, and has been since before Voice Over, before OSX and possibly even before Steve Jobs was kicked out by the board. Macintoshes have had a speech recognition system. It does not work as flexibly as Siri, but you can have it understand several hundred commands per an application and click on buttons automatically. And yes, there is the ability to name your computer there. The question really is how much more work is needed to understand more dialects and become less rigid in the clauses allowed. I think the Macintosh Voice Regognition is based on the entire phrase while Siri appears to parse out the individual words and then do pattern matching on possible phrases. The other significant thing about Siri is its ability to maintain context. So, if it just fave you restaurants in Farmville, Va and you say how about in Roanoke it will reuse the previous category to run the query.and most of the voices on Tiger and Leopard except Alex came into existence on the Macintosh at the same time as Voice Recognition. On Oct 24, 2011, at 8:34 AM, Missy Hoppe wrote: Yes! If this happens, giving the computer a name would be a nice feature. I could imagine it being in system preferences. That way, if folks weren't creative, they could just say computer, but if we had a name in mind, we could set that up. I think that should even be an option for the IOS version, but maybe it just isn't practical. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Red.Falcon Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 8:11 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Seri on the Mac? Well Star Trek here we come! Just do not say eject the core! So would people like the capability to name there Mac or just stick to computer! I like the idea to say! Thor send email to Fred Blogs execute! Colin On 24 Oct 2011, at 11:23, Chris Moore wrote: Well you have guessed it, it will be part of Mac OS x 10.8 (Lynx) :) Well I would not be surprised if Apple did licence more Nuance speech to text stuff for the Mac, and perhaps some built in OCR so we can read graphics and DVD menus just like JAWS 13 Let's hope VO gets a complete rewrite on the Mac though, the buffering is a joke. Chris On 24 Oct 2011, at 10:59, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hey All, What do you all reckon about having Seri on the Mac? I myself would love it. Just imagine, rather than typing, dictating e-mails and more! Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Seri on the Mac?
Hey All, What do you all reckon about having Seri on the Mac? I myself would love it. Just imagine, rather than typing, dictating e-mails and more! Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Seri on the Mac?
Well you have guessed it, it will be part of Mac OS x 10.8 (Lynx) :) Well I would not be surprised if Apple did licence more Nuance speech to text stuff for the Mac, and perhaps some built in OCR so we can read graphics and DVD menus just like JAWS 13 Let's hope VO gets a complete rewrite on the Mac though, the buffering is a joke. Chris On 24 Oct 2011, at 10:59, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hey All, What do you all reckon about having Seri on the Mac? I myself would love it. Just imagine, rather than typing, dictating e-mails and more! Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Seri on the Mac?
Well Star Trek here we come! Just do not say eject the core! So would people like the capability to name there Mac or just stick to computer! I like the idea to say! Thor send email to Fred Blogs execute! Colin On 24 Oct 2011, at 11:23, Chris Moore wrote: Well you have guessed it, it will be part of Mac OS x 10.8 (Lynx) :) Well I would not be surprised if Apple did licence more Nuance speech to text stuff for the Mac, and perhaps some built in OCR so we can read graphics and DVD menus just like JAWS 13 Let's hope VO gets a complete rewrite on the Mac though, the buffering is a joke. Chris On 24 Oct 2011, at 10:59, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hey All, What do you all reckon about having Seri on the Mac? I myself would love it. Just imagine, rather than typing, dictating e-mails and more! Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
RE: Seri on the Mac?
Well, hopefully, if 10.8 happens, they'll release it soon. I realize I'm probably in the minority here, but as far as I'm concerned, Lion is like Windows me, and over all, I regret buying it. I'm still happily using what I believe some folks on here have referred to as the snowy kitty on my main drive, and it allows me to accomplish anything I want to on my mac and is much less agrivating than lion. I'm not into dictating emails and stuff; I love to type, but some of other Siri's uses would be extremely appreciated on the mac platform since I'm in no position to afford an IToy. I've heard rumors that my wireless provider is going to carry the Iphone, but nothing on their web site supports said rumors. Ah well. Enough aimless rambling. Take care, all, and I hope that everyone is having a great day. Missy -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Moore Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 6:23 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Seri on the Mac? Well you have guessed it, it will be part of Mac OS x 10.8 (Lynx) :) Well I would not be surprised if Apple did licence more Nuance speech to text stuff for the Mac, and perhaps some built in OCR so we can read graphics and DVD menus just like JAWS 13 Let's hope VO gets a complete rewrite on the Mac though, the buffering is a joke. Chris On 24 Oct 2011, at 10:59, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hey All, What do you all reckon about having Seri on the Mac? I myself would love it. Just imagine, rather than typing, dictating e-mails and more! Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
RE: Seri on the Mac?
Yes! If this happens, giving the computer a name would be a nice feature. I could imagine it being in system preferences. That way, if folks weren't creative, they could just say computer, but if we had a name in mind, we could set that up. I think that should even be an option for the IOS version, but maybe it just isn't practical. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Red.Falcon Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 8:11 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Seri on the Mac? Well Star Trek here we come! Just do not say eject the core! So would people like the capability to name there Mac or just stick to computer! I like the idea to say! Thor send email to Fred Blogs execute! Colin On 24 Oct 2011, at 11:23, Chris Moore wrote: Well you have guessed it, it will be part of Mac OS x 10.8 (Lynx) :) Well I would not be surprised if Apple did licence more Nuance speech to text stuff for the Mac, and perhaps some built in OCR so we can read graphics and DVD menus just like JAWS 13 Let's hope VO gets a complete rewrite on the Mac though, the buffering is a joke. Chris On 24 Oct 2011, at 10:59, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hey All, What do you all reckon about having Seri on the Mac? I myself would love it. Just imagine, rather than typing, dictating e-mails and more! Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Seri on the Mac?
I would not be surprised if apple includes something like that in the next major release of their operating system, doubt it will come to lion. On Oct 24, 2011, at 4:59 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hey All, What do you all reckon about having Seri on the Mac? I myself would love it. Just imagine, rather than typing, dictating e-mails and more! Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
