Soon You'll Be Chatting With Your Car, TV, and Home

Siri, Apple's personal assistant, already understands complex voice commands. You can ask her to find nearby pizza places, and then see a list of options. Say "Tell my wife I'm running late," and Siri will prompt you to send a text. You can ask about the weather and she'll know you are in Chicago, not Miami.

Yet Siri is far from perfect. You can't dictate an email yet, and she doesn't always understand context. If you say "Play my favorite music," she will think you mean an artist named favorite music.

Changes are coming to speech tech in 2013. Several companies are developing next-gen speech technology that will understand everyday language, not just a small subset of voice commands. Using technology developed by Nuance, many modern cars can understand voice commands, and even let you dictate a text message. Google has added speech recognition to everything from smartphones to the Chrome browser. We'll be able to search for all George Clooney movies just by saying his name, control the climate in our car from the back seat by speaking the temperature, and control a PC with our voice in a way that actually works. Improved algorithms, better omnidirectional microphones, and home control of your TV are all coming.

Source: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/tools/soon-youll-be-chatting-with-your-car-tv-and-home?src=rss

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