Re: voice assistance apps

2016-06-02 Thread Georgina Joyce
ne@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf > Of Shawn Krasniuk > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 12:31 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: voice assistance apps >

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2016-06-02 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello, I use the Echo to read my kindle books. Yes to read them on the phone offers the flexibility over speed of delivery and voice. It can be a lot of faffing about. The Echo just responds and reads the book requested. Overall, it’s a lot more hands free. Although, these advantages are not

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2016-06-02 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello, What do you mean by dictation? You can dictate items to be added to the to-do-list and shopping list. You can add events to the google calendar. The number of skills are increasing all the time and there’s no telling what other things can be done. Gena > On 2 Jun 2016, at 06:47,

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2016-06-02 Thread rajmund
d <brajmund2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello, >> When is the event taking place? >> >> >> >> Sent from a Braille Sense >> >> - Original Message - >> From: Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> >> To: viphone@googlegroups

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2016-06-02 Thread Chip Orange
How or why is Roger needed to use Alexa? Thanks. Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shawn Krasniuk Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 12:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: voice assistance apps Google Now is also for iOS

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2016-06-02 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2016 7:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: voice assistance apps It will start on June 13 with a keynote. Within 24

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2016-06-02 Thread Kelly Pierce
com > Date: Thursday, 2 June 2016 12:15 pm > Subject: Re: voice assistance apps > >> >> >> The latest Apple rumor is that Apple will unveil significant >> improvements to Siri at WWDC. I don't want to say more because >> discussion of Apple rumors here angers

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2016-06-02 Thread Rajmund
Hello, When is the event taking place? Sent from a Braille Sense - Original Message - From: Kelly Pierce <kellyt...@gmail.com> To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, 2 June 2016 12:15 pm Subject: Re: voice assistance apps > > > The latest Apple rumor is that Ap

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2016-06-02 Thread Kelly Pierce
The latest Apple rumor is that Apple will unveil significant improvements to Siri at WWDC. I don't want to say more because discussion of Apple rumors here angers Apple. we will all know more officially after the WWDC keynote coming up soon. Kelly On 6/2/16, Shawn Krasniuk

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2016-06-02 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
No but she can answer questions and play games with you if you enable that skill. For that reason, I prefer Cortana or Siri for those kinds of things and Alexa for fun. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username:

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2016-06-01 Thread TaraPrakash
So what kind of things what do you prefer it for over Siri? You cannot use it for dictation or for controlling your phone right? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 2, 2016, at 12:32 AM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > > It similar to the Amazon Echo. Although due to limitations, you

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2016-06-01 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
It similar to the Amazon Echo. Although due to limitations, you can't control her entirely by voice. In the Roger app, you have to press the microphone to talk to her. I'm not from the US so I don't know how she behaves in the Lexi app. I can only access her with Roger. Shawn Sent From My

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2016-06-01 Thread TaraPrakash
I have seen in demonstrations of Amazon echo , Alexa performs so much better than Siri. Is it the same in the app for iPhone for Alexa Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2016, at 2:10 PM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > > You can get it two ways. If you're in the US, you can buy

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2016-06-01 Thread Kelly Pierce
pe I want or like. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Fred Olver > Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2016 5:09 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: voice assistance apps > > Chris, you can use Siri to do the same thing. Just

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2016-06-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
if it’s not the recipe I want or like. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fred Olver Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2016 5:09 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: voice assistance apps Chris, you can use Siri to do the same thing. Just ask how to cook

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2016-06-01 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
You can get it two ways. If you're in the US, you can buy an app called Lexi for $5 and get her that way. If you're not in the US, you can download an app called Roger and find her there. You need to have an Amazon account though to use her in both instances. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook

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2016-06-01 Thread TaraPrakash
How do you get alexa Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 1, 2016, at 12:30 AM, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > > Google Now is also for iOS, although I don't really like the app. I have 3 > virtual assistants to choose from on my phone. Siri of course, Cortana, and > Alexa with the

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2016-06-01 Thread Fred Olver
Chris, you can use Siri to do the same thing. Just ask how to cook lobster and you will be presented with a number of different recipes. Fred - Original Message - From: Chris Judd To: viphone mailing list Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 10:27 PM Subject: voice assistance apps

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2016-06-01 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
I find Siri has got very lapse about reading the info, even if she/it actually finds any. BobH. - Original Message - From: "Chris Judd" <chrischas0...@charter.net> To: "viphone mailing list" <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 4:27 A

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2016-05-31 Thread Shai
Hi, Just to add to Shawn's post, there is also the Hound app for Voice assistance as well. I use this app sometimes to get reviews or find information which Siri does not have. On 5/31/16, Shawn Krasniuk wrote: > Google Now is also for iOS, although I don't really like the

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2016-05-31 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Google Now is also for iOS, although I don't really like the app. I have 3 virtual assistants to choose from on my phone. Siri of course, Cortana, and Alexa with the help of the Roger app. Your best bet is to play with all these apps and decide which one you like. Shawn Sent From My White

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2016-05-31 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I don't really use any of them much, but you also have Google and Cortana from Microsoft available on IOS. On 31/05/16 22:27, Chris Judd wrote: Hey all, I know the IPhone has serie, but I was wondering of any other apps that people use for voice assistance? I know that you can use google, and

voice assistance apps

2016-05-31 Thread Chris Judd
Hey all, I know the IPhone has serie, but I was wondering of any other apps that people use for voice assistance? I know that you can use google, and it will read things to you, but I’m wondering if that is just for the droyed. The other day, we were wanting to cook lopster, and someone who was