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Windows Vista Live Demo Tanks

by , 8:25 AM EDT, July 31st, 2006

Microsoft recently offered the media a demonstration of the voice recognition features in Windows Vista. Much to the amusement of the attendees - and Microsoft's dismay - the presentation didn't go exactly as planned. Windows Vista wasn't able to distinguish between the words "mom," and "aunt." Spoken editing commands failed to produce expected results, too.


This letter would worry my aunt.

A video of the demonstration is available at the YouTube Web site.

Thanks to TMO reader Andrew McIntosh for the heads up.

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Close Name:Ahnyer Keester Posts: 663 Joined: 25 Jun 2001
Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:55 pm Subject: Ere we laugh...

Don't forget the handwriting recognition on the Newton.

It was memoralized here.


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Close Name:deasys Posts: 243 Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:57 pm Subject:

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Ahnyer Keester wrote:
Don't forget the handwriting recognition on the Newton.


Huh?

The Newton's handwriting recognition is unexcelled even today.

http://digitalliving.cnet.co.uk/specials/0,39030785,49282099-5,00.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Newton


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Close Name:Mikuro Posts: 444 Joined: 15 Jun 2002
Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:26 pm Subject: *sigh*

It's the shame of the industry that nobody has made voice recognition that doesn't completely suck.

I'm glad MS is at least giving this some attention. This doesn't instill me with a lot of confidence, but kudos to them for trying, anyway. I hope Apple's got something along these lines cooking, too.


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Close Name:Dean Lewis Posts: 155 Joined: 29 Sep 2001
Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:37 pm Subject:

I think I'd rather leave this kind of thing to the third party developers for now. MicroSoft and Apple can "steal" it later. This kind of typing by speaking is still a long way off, even though some programs do a pretty good job if you mold yourself to their idiosyncrasies.


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