I've only been using the Nexus One for a few days, but let me tell you, the ability to use voice for text input in any field is one of the most amazing things about this phone. I'd still prefer to have a real qwerty keyboard (which will hopefully come soon), but the voice recognition is so good that it makes it a lot easier to get by without it.
Seriously, one of the best things about this phone.
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Voice recognition is AMAZING
Agreed on the voice recognition working so well. I've only tried it with the wifi (on 3g or EDGE), but it's been very good. Still want physical keyboard. If I could put the N97 keyboard on this phone... sweet.
I've actually found myself speaking to the phone for text input having forgotten to press the microphone button first, it's that natural.
I've actually found myself speaking to the phone for text input having forgotten to press the microphone button first, it's that natural.
It is very exciting to see voice recognition (and TTS) to finally become mainstream. Speech technology seems to be popping up everywhere: Nexus One, iPhone, Kindle, Ford Sync, etc. I have worked on Speech Recognition research for more than a decade but I love that I can now just buy random gadgets that have speech technology built in.
Peter, have you tried the Dragon Dictation app on the iPhone? I have a German accent and for me that works better than the Nexus One feature. Full Disclosure: I am one of the developers of that app... :-)
Peter, have you tried the Dragon Dictation app on the iPhone? I have a German accent and for me that works better than the Nexus One feature. Full Disclosure: I am one of the developers of that app... :-)
I haven't tried it, but only because I don't own an iPhone (check my gadget list, it's true!). I have heard from others who aren't native English speakers that Google's voice recognition is problematic. I assume that's something that will improve with time, but I'd guess that any app that you can train (like Dragon Dictation) will always give you better results.
I am sure both Google's system and Dragon Dictation adapt to the speaker over time in the background. Neither supports explicit training (enrollment).
For my comparison I actually picked up a development iPhone that I don't usually use. My personal iPhone has obviously adapted to my accent over the last 6 months, so that wouldn't be a fair test.
I will see whether the Nexus One improves for me over time.
For my comparison I actually picked up a development iPhone that I don't usually use. My personal iPhone has obviously adapted to my accent over the last 6 months, so that wouldn't be a fair test.
I will see whether the Nexus One improves for me over time.
