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One of the things that I do personally is the concept of Home Automation. I like having the ability to, turn off lights or TV’s etcetera in the house without having to go to the room where that device is. I use a system for a company called Control4. The latest release of their software now supports Amazon’s Alexa voice control. Now, instead of using my phone or one of the control stations, I can use my voice. Voice control has come a long way. I do and have posted several times the reality of voice control in crowded places. What I thought would be of value today is to talk about what voice control means and where it can help you. The most important thing about technology is always doing it help you!
IF tech doesn’t help you, by all means, do not use it!
Voice Control!
1. Entering a dark room, Alexa turns on the lights in X room.
2. Local weather (Bloomsky) and national weather (NWS) or (EWS)
3. Stock or new reports (Alexa what’s the news?)
4. Cooking? Alexa read my recipe! The
These are simple; you can also integrate many more things. The reality remains that voice control in loud places will not work. The voice control system in my wife’s Toyota does not work well. I would say it is her car, but it also doesn’t work well in the mini-van we have (Also Toyota). Ambient noise impacts the ability of the microphone to ascertain what is noise and what is your voice.
But, from the starting point to now, voice control has improved. I did a review spends a lot of time with the three primaries now four primary systems. At the time the Microsoft Cortana was the ablest to respond. But the advantage Cortana had was that it was integrated with Windows on more powerful hardware. Siri, Google, and Alexa are integrated with lower powered hardware.
Now the reality is Cornatna only for PC’s and not stand alone any longer. The other three continue to improve!
Voice control is an interesting situation today. I will try to end with my new Tech Mantra. If this doesn’t help – don’t use it!
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Question of
Have you used one of the voice control systems?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Have you used one of the Dictation systems (Dragon Naturaly speaking or others)?
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Yes
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No
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Do you ever have your hands full?
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Yes
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No
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Q: Have you used one of the voice control systems?
Yes (4 votes) – 40%
No (6 votes) – 60%
Q: Have you used one of the Dictation systems (Dragon Naturaly speaking or others)?
Yes (3 votes) – 33%
No (6 votes) – 67%
Q: Do you ever have your hands full?
Yes (9 votes) – 100%
I have not used it to the level you have, but I’am sure I will experience it at some point.
It is steadily improving technology…
The funny thing about your post is that I saw a commercial on television last night about voice control. I feel that my first encounter with it will be in a new car.
It is in more and more cars every day. It doesn’t work as well in cars as it should.
I plan to stop in next month to see what that Nissan Juke is made of. I might encounter a similar feature in it.
yes, Nissan has a voice system. The thing you really want is the connection that lets you send a map from your phone or computer to the car!
Thankfully I have knowledge of Bluetooth because that is what it sounds like.
It is a function (if you go to google maps) you can send to your over over the internet, no Bluetooth needed!
Definitely familiar with Google maps. If it weren’t for it, I wouldn’t have been as successful getting around Chicago. I love it.
some cars are integrated you can send directly from google maps to the car’s GPS!
I will be looking for one when I start test driving. I’am planning to go car hunting next month. I just contacted the dealer about that Nissan Juke I saw weeks ago. I do plan to view others in the process.
I am really careful about cars. Mostly because I sit in them for sometimes hours every day.
The seat is critical for me.
🙂
That lovely traffic in the Nations Capital. Gotta love it! Not, lol
I have not used it yet. This technology is in our country only at the beginning of development.
It is truly interesting how long it takes technology to move from China to other parts of the world, Or Europe to other parts of the world and vice versa.
This is an excellent innovation, but I do not use it for once, dear friend … maybe in the future
The market continues to expand and of course, thanks Lado!!!
The market is expanding and innovation is improving
that is very true and why I love it so much!
If you want abreast with innovation also costs money, my friend
I have a rule, I never pay full price!
But I hold that principle … I’m always looking at discounts whatever I buy
We are in the same boat then!!!! Luckily I often get great discounts, tech companies often want me to do reviews.
Very interesting but I don’t have any problems going from one room to the other in my little apartment. As much as Alexa fascinates me that is just too much technology for me. I would enjoy seeing how it works though.
It is interesting. But what about when your arms of full of something you can’t put down?
Now, having full arms is something else but still, the space is so little here I could easily just dump everything on a table or couch as I pass by.
in the darkness? That is probably the only use case that would apply short term!
Years ago I did medical transcription and used diction software. And I will not use Alexa, too much information is stored about us as it is!
I imagine the changes in that feild have been amazing.
Artificial Intelligence is really an interesting subject. Thank you for sharing.
It is truly is it not? what we can do with tech now, pales with what we will be doing in five years!
I used non of them but used dictation software.
I used dictation software for awhile (dragon) it is not bad.