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So both google and boxee are coming out with a HTPC. I've used Boxee before and it by far the best out right now. Google TV looks promising but not really sure about it. Is it a stand alone service like Boxee or does it work along side cable? I've been planning on getting Boxee but if Google Tv is going to be better than I'd rather get that.
i'd personally go for...... google tv just as its has the full web browsing feature cooked in, i haven't used boxee in ages but am sure it never had this. and i think google tv will have very much the same features as boxee has. I also feel google will track everything you do sell it to advertisers giving google more money to hire more people improving the global economy, i mean we don't want a double dip do we?
id rather have boxxy :3
Hmm well I think they are coming out around the same time guess it depends on price too. Though I do have an Android device so it might make integration easier.
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Noblesse Oblige
This application began as a themed method to access the same Siri servers used by Jailbroken iOS devices, but has since grown to surpass even those.
It now has offline recognition, allowing access to everything that is still available without an Internet connection. It has social broadcasting, which allows users to send messages to the others using the application. It also now supports launching applications and improved navigation.
Future features will include leaderboards to resemble the reports given in the show and integration with Facebook and Twitter, to accompany current integration with YouTube.
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where is the download link??
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where is the download link??
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The very first thing in the op post is the link to the site to get more info, which is where I have the
Since this is a paid app section, I was making sure people know what they're buying
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Some people seem to have providers that block short links, so here is a Direct Link
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Wow.
It wouldn't connect to your server, so I switched it to one of the free English/German servers you have listd and it's working great.
The voice recognition on it is freaking amazing, even if I'm basically whispering.
Great job integrating all these different things together.
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Wow.
It wouldn't connect to your server, so I switched it to one of the free English/German servers you have listd and it's working great.
The voice recognition on it is freaking amazing, even if I'm basically whispering.
Great job integrating all these different things together.
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Pretty much any server listed will provide the basics, just not the extensions. The only issue I have seen is many of those servers are run from Germany, so grammar isn't always perfect and the commands are unnatural.
I will openly admit that I purchased, tore apart, and then based my application on siri0us, which is partnered with grwh. I have been trying to keep the unthemed portions similar, much like a Siri theme would be to allow people the option of using either application without it being a drastic change or confusing process.
Surprisingly, though, some of the grwh moderators have been the most opposition on this project. Even with the server being open source and the mass amount of updates and improvements I have offered back to them, they have this view that I am trying to profit from their server. The application price is unrelated to the server, but the proceeds are used to maintain it. This comes from sacrificing any profit to provide this service back to the user instead. This issue has been addressed and hopefully does not threaten the development of this project.
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did u tried iris...
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did u tried iris...
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Iris is like the original Siri. It only works right on certain devices, the responses are generic, and you get stuck with what they give you, including ads.
On another note, that application forces religion on the user by responding with numerous references to God and Christianity. This is something I feel deserves some sort of disclaimer and isn't really appropriate for applications that span multiple countries and religions.
This works with pretty much anything, the responses vary and are alway being expanded and updated, you can choose the voice engine, the server can be switched, custom responses can be submitted to the server, no religious belief is chosen for the user, and (thanks to the wolfram plugin) you can still ask things like how much caffeine in a mountain dew.
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I am working on the app launching as a separate plugin. The reason for this is that the server has no way of handling things like that, so having a launch command pass through the server would be silly. The local plugin will intercept the command instead.
The alternative was to have the server pass back a value that was read to launch the app, but I would be running the only server that handled it. This will provide the best method for adding the functionality to any server someone chooses to use.
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Nice, can't wait to try this!
Very nice, downloaded and works perfectly .. thanks for the tip!
The Facebook and Twitter plugins currently return errors when trying to use either of them. This is a known issue that is being addressed and they are still a work in progress.
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First of all, great start, but is is possible to customize the theming? Or for that should I go with a different, non-anime themed app?
Also, where is the best place to submit suggestions for responses?
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First of all, great start, but is is possible to customize the theming? Or for that should I go with a different, non-anime themed app?
Also, where is the best place to submit suggestions for responses?
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Sirious! is an unthemed Siri client, but with theirs you lose the search button launch, some GPS functionality, orientation handling, and the default server is configured to their public one (which gets rid of the server theme components, but also most of the plugins and improvements to the server).
In the app menu, there is a button for custom commands that will take you directly to the page to submit custom responses, or under "Interactions" on the main site listed in the first post. If you mean altering the server responses for other things, you can suggest them through the "Contact Developer" link on Google Play's app page or the site "Resources".
Removing the theme would make this just another bland Siri clone, and that was the whole point of developing a new one. If the theme is really that much of a problem or makes you feel uncool, you may want to wait until sirious! updates their app for Siri servers or try Skyvi, Assistant, Ever Friends, Iris, or any other "generic" voice assistant app.
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Well, it's not so much that it's uncool, it's just not Jarvis
Anyway, the main issue I had was with setting alarms and sending texts, neither of which I could manage to do.
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Well, it's not so much that it's uncool, it's just not Jarvis
Anyway, the main issue I had was with setting alarms and sending texts, neither of which I could manage to do.
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I would have done Alfred and the Bat communicator if I really wanted to meet the Warner Bros. legal team. Anime companies tend to be less strict when it comes to "fan creations" but it's often an issue with those themes being considered "lame" by the general public. I tried not to go too crazy but not make it just a background that didn't fit anything else.
I did catch some errors on alarms that are being looked into and texts seem to be hit or miss. Both are plugins issues with the server so they will get fixed without having to update.
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Yeah, the old famous marvel lawsuits. shame on them.
Anyway, one thing that you should probably look at is the landscape mode. Right now it just stretches the background image, which looks terrible. I had some more response oddities, but I assume you can get those from server logs.
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Yeah, the old famous marvel lawsuits. shame on them.
Anyway, one thing that you should probably look at is the landscape mode. Right now it just stretches the background image, which looks terrible. I had some more response oddities, but I assume you can get those from server logs.
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I can only see it if the command broke somehow. It is configured so my only logs are the IP origin of a failed connection or SSL error and issues with code execution. What is sent and received aren't logged.
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After watching several videos of it battling the Siri of iOS while I was awaiting my tablet, I was hyped about using this feature.
Now that I have had my tablet for almost almost a week now, it was overhyped and the accuracy was overblown in those videos on YouTube.
I know it's not my accent, since it gets my questions correctly, it just doesn't answer 'em.
I tried simple stuff too, like requesting for the current score of USA vs Korea in volleyball (when the game was going on), requesting for specific train times, requesting to see my calendar, asking it to see if I was busy on a certain day and time, and it just Google'd these questions, not telling me the answers (especially the last one; it Google'd "Am I busy at 4pm on this coming Monday?" instead of showing my calendar).
Hell even the simplest things like "show me my calendar" has it Googling that, and not actually showing me my calendar.
I've only ever successfully gotten it to tell me the weather, the time, set alarm, and tell me when the Olympics 2012 ends.
If Google Voice Search (or w/e they call it) is this bad, I wonder how bad Siri is, seeing how in those videos, Google beat Siri all the time.
Had a guy at work playing around with Siri, not very impressing, certainly nothing like the staged commercials. Technology is not there yet. I think that Dragon has a better voice recognition ability, (part of Swype Beta), but I have not played with their "Dragon Go" yet on my tablet. Didn't care for it much on my phone.
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After watching several videos of it battling the Siri of iOS while I was awaiting my tablet, I was hyped about using this feature.
Now that I have had my tablet for almost almost a week now, it was overhyped and the accuracy was overblown in those videos on YouTube.
I know it's not my accent, since it gets my questions correctly, it just doesn't answer 'em.
I tried simple stuff too, like requesting for the current score of USA vs Korea in volleyball (when the game was going on), requesting for specific train times, requesting to see my calendar, asking it to see if I was busy on a certain day and time, and it just Google'd these questions, not telling me the answers (especially the last one; it Google'd "Am I busy at 4pm on this coming Monday?" instead of showing my calendar).
Hell even the simplest things like "show me my calendar" has it Googling that, and not actually showing me my calendar.
I've only ever successfully gotten it to tell me the weather, the time, set alarm, and tell me when the Olympics 2012 ends.
If Google Voice Search (or w/e they call it) is this bad, I wonder how bad Siri is, seeing how in those videos, Google beat Siri all the time.
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Siri answers a lot more of those types of questions, although it is definitely slower as the videos point out. Overall though, I rarely ask those questions anyways. I generally only ask about sports scores and weather or conversions, and a few more things.
I think they are both good at different things. Most of the YouTube videos I've seen seem to show of Google Nows speed a bit much. Hopefully what Google Now lacks.. now, it will make up for in later updates, assuming they are not harassed by Apple too much more.
I'd also like to mention that Google Now is not in any way a clone or copy of Siri. Voice recognition and human-like feedback have been strived towards since even before the USS-Enterprises computer did it in early Star-Trek Apple, or anyone recently claiming it was 'their idea' should be shot in the foot.
Didn't Google have to 'dumb' down their voice app because of the lawsuit Apple had against the Galaxy Nexus?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/29/apple-lands-preliminary-ban-against-samsung-galaxy-nexus/
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Apple, or anyone recently claiming it was 'their idea' should be shot in the foot.
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In the foot? I can think of another, less elegant location.
Is does work alot better than siri in alot of ways, then again this stuff was available since froyo. I believe Google said all those features are coming back
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Didn't Google have to 'dumb' down their voice app because of the lawsuit Apple had against the Galaxy Nexus?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/29/apple-lands-preliminary-ban-against-samsung-galaxy-nexus/
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They removed local search (i.e., showing apps and contacts, etc., along with off-device search) from ALL on-device search, because it was the integrated search functionality specifically that was the patent that the judge found most likely to be upheld. Not related directly to voice.
But atleast Google now is better then S voice lol, I removed it from my G note.... For some reason it never worked for me : /
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I think it's pretty good, it's very accurate for me even in noisy environments.
It's just not very complex in it's abilities, which I agree with a member above is due to it being young technology rather than overrated per say.
As it's part of my phone and I use it more, I still find Siri far more frustrating and inaccurate. Oddly a series of jailbreaks make it far more capable and I'm wondering if we'll ever see similar hacking on Android.
Somewhat related, I'm just glad Google allows for offline dictation as there's nothing more annoying than a voice assistant telling you it's unavailable because you're in bad service area.
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It's just not very complex in it's abilities, which I agree with a member above is due to it being young technology rather than overrated per say.
As it's part of my phone and I use it more, I still find Siri far more frustrating and inaccurate. Oddly a series of jailbreaks make it far more capable and I'm wondering if we'll ever see similar hacking on Android.
Somewhat related, I'm just glad Google allows for offline dictation as there's nothing more annoying than a voice assistant telling you it's unavailable because you're in bad service area.
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Well, if not for the insanity that is Apple, it would have much more capabilities, but I find it pretty easy to use, accurate, and despite local search, pretty good.
Lolz, why people always believe that Apple make new things every time and now calling this Google now a siri clone.
Having used both siri and Google now, I think both are different and have different strength points and Google now doing more work than siri. Siri is more vocal though.
People think S voice is bad but I have found it more useful than siri and it can do device functions as well which siri can't.
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Google now isn't a siri clone and wasn't created to be one. Although I will admit that Google now works a lot better on my galaxy nexus, Google Now is pretty amazing. I love when I'm out somewhere that it tells me how much traffic I will have on my way home and will give me better directions.
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As somebody already said, the voice recognition is accurate but it just doesn't give you 'local' results. I tried to get it to display a book I have in Play Books or music in Play Music but it wouldn't open those apps. I use SpeakToIt Assistant, which seems to be much better at playing your music, reading calendar, sending SMS's (on my Sensation), etc.
I think it runs better actually... Tried it out next to an iPhone 4s and asked them both the questions at the same time and my Gnex blew it out of the water
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I think it runs better actually... Tried it out next to an iPhone 4s and asked them both the questions at the same time and my Gnex blew it out of the water
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Yes, I agree
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The OP complains mostly about calendar integration...which I agree ought to be included. It will, however, schedule reminders using alarms. I hope this isn't yet another patent issue....especially since voice commands have been in the works for years on multiple platforms. Heck, back in the 80s I had my Amiga executing various commands by voice...even telling me the time using Majel Roddenberry's voice after a 'computer. Time please' command. I programmed a bunch of voice commands using AREXX.
I find the voice feature very useful. On my galaxy nexus I asked it to call home depot and it called the nearest store and offered navigation and eta. It really makes for the ultimate hands free navigaion/calling system. It responds very quickly as well.
I would like it to SAY more. And I would pay good money if it sounded like Majel Roddenberry.
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I know that for people in the UK you have to tick the box for it to search from Google.com opposed to co.uk, otherwise it wont bring up pictures and certain cards (as answers to questions).
Also, change the language to english (US) to get the cute female voice opposed to our British male, ha.
But overall, nothing like the Youtube video where the guy asks 74 odd questions on Google Now. When i try, it just searches the same question...
For anyone who's not yet tried Google's new Handwrite feature for entering search terms, or rather fingerwriting them, it's working fine in Chrome on my N7 after I enabled Handwrite in my Google.com settings. Haven't tried it in other browsers yet.
Don't know if Google will update their standard search app to include this feature, but time will tell whether it's just a gimmick - voice search is probably faster perhaps. It's quite fun to play with though.
Thanks for sharing. Definitely nice having an alternative.
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Hell, typing is much faster. Writing with your fingers is a half-assed idea IMHO.
i tried it a few times imo it still needs some MAJOR tweaks. voice search works well and is fun to use. i do get strange looks at coffee shops talking into my N7.
speech to text for message boards & emails is priceless. also if your travelling use the speech to text in the translator now that is one good feature on the N7.
Anybody actually use Evernote?
There are free apps that do as good or better job such as Google Keep.
Does not even the Samsung bloatware package have a note taking app?
But there is the Gear App for Evernote, do you use it and Evernote?
Why?
I use evernote.. specially for the task on it. Helps me a lot to tick the task..
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Nope!! Never tried evernote before...
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I do. Handy for grocery checklist. Lol
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evernote, that over 100 mb (on windows) notepad with pictures and checklist? no thanks.
i'd rather use TickTick and bluetooth tethering to use it for my tasks..
normally i use keep on other devices, but i doubt keep will work on gear, as we have to use our gmail accounts.
Yep use it to sync S-Notes. Great to have Gear support for other notes and checklists
Evernote is fantastic.. Use it a lot for work.
I use Evernote everyday. Its an essential part of my workflow.
Im a photojournalist and have been using Evernote to take notes on all the assignments/photos I take for around 4 years and its just awesome.
The key is to make sure that you create many notebooks so that the content is well organized.
The only other app that I use is OneNote which is fantastic in a different way.
Evernote on the Gear is actually quite functional (but limiting at the same time)
Its really easy for me, when Im processing the photos I shot, to just take a peek at names in the Evernote Gear app.
Besides that, Evernote is also great when used in conjunction with the Chrome clip extension on desktop, or EverClip app on Android, to grab stuff you want to check out later from the web.
The only other app that I use regularly (and there is an app on Gear) is Pocket. I use Pocket because it gives me the ability of having my phone read me the story while I drive. Thanks to the Gear app you can access the particular story you sent to Pocket from your browser real easily.
Hope that gives you a little more info.
I use evernote constantly for everything. Very useful for deeply complex tasks which require note taking in order to close off. If you ever try to tackle something that seems overwhelming, try using something like evernote. Just break it into parts, brainstorm around those parts, and do excessive note taking. Review your notes frequently. It'll help your brain figure it out.
I'm sure Google Keep is just as good, I haven't really had a chance to use it.
Still, give evernote a chance! It's free! And monoculture sucks...
I was an original beta for Evernote. Frankly I subscribe to the premium and like the new two stage security authorization they just added. The S-Note integration is useful. Making lists that work on the watch is a bonus. It's utility comes from the simplicity of getting all kinds of information in and out of it quickly - you have to develop good tagging habits (and the premium OCR of scanned documents, PDF's etc. is worth the premium). Searching is quick and making notebooks and favorites are key. The power is the cross-platform sync (in my case - Note 3, macbook pro at home and HP AIO at the office).
Developing drawbacks are the usual... As the service becomes more popular the complementary, symbiotic products hype is becoming very pervasive. They added the "market" and though most of the products "could be useful" (like scanners, pens, elephant branded stuff), the constant "Announcement" alerts and product pitch emails are ANNOYING. Perhaps the suits have taken over and they don't get it or don't care. Perhaps I'm (40+ and) not in the key demographic anymore. Anyhow i's the only bad thing. Suits aside the engineers seem to keep trying to making the service better. I use it constantly all day to lookup stuff I need, both personal and business.
Yes I use Evernote,
I don't need the paid version.
The only thing it really misses is a dark/ inverted theme for at night.
I use it all the time since I bought a livescribe wifi (great for meetings and conferences. I wish I had this when I was in college). Love that it automatically sync with evernote and can pull up anytime to recall.
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I use it all the time since I bought a livescribe wifi (great for meetings and conferences. I wish I had this when I was in college). Love that it automatically sync with evernote and can pull up anytime to recall.
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How is the livescribe? Can't get around to the idea of buying paper specifically for it ...
I just started using Evernote recently and I do agree it's pretty interesting; the gear part is pretty good for shopping lists .
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How is the livescribe? Can't get around to the idea of buying paper specifically for it ...
I just started using Evernote recently and I do agree it's pretty interesting; the gear part is pretty good for shopping lists .
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Yea I was thinking the same thing but the paper isn't that much more expensive. Please, you can print out the paper as well. If you take a lot of notes, then it's definitely worth it. There's a new one that came out that connects through BT and connects to an iOS app. But an android is coming out soon. However, i like the idea of pulling the notes and recording from the cloud.