Voice Assistant Review – Not Quite As Expected
App Type: Uncategorized
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By: QuanticApps
Version #: 1.2
Date Released: 2012-04-13
Developer: Nathalie Daumas
Price: 0.99
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An attempt at setting up an alternative to Apple’s SIRI system native to the iPhone 4S, Voice Assistant aims to make voice control a much easier affair. However, Voice Assistant is not quite the capable assistant SIRI is. While it is able to do things the SIRI cannot do, it is still limited in a sense that controlling certain functions and features of an iPhone or iPod Touch is not possible through this app.
To begin with, Voice Assistant does not offer users the ability to set up system services such as alarm clocks or schedule meetings and appointments. What Voice Assistant can do however, is take down everything you say verbally and help you post them through your social networks or as emails and text messages. This sets it completely apart from SIRI.
Voice Assistant can be used to send messages to social feeds such as Twitter and Facebook, or to contacts through text message exchanges or emails. The whole process of sending text is extremely simple. Just boot up the app, tap the microphone button and say what you have to say into your device’s microphone. After that, the app will convert your audio input into written text, where you will be given the option to edit the translated text. Upon completion of this step, Voice Assistant gives you a list of networks to post the text to.
While a novel idea, Voice Assistant is not something that you will use after the novelty dies off. While the concept of using dictation to send messages across sounds productive as it is definitely much faster, it is not exactly a very wise idea to start dictating your texts while on the bus or something along those lines.
For $0.99, Voice Assistant is not worth the money. While it does get it’s promised job done, it is not efficient as an app geared towards boosting productivity for that one dollar.
Quick Take
Value:Low
Would I Buy Again:No
Learning Curve:Simple. Just tap the button and speak into the device.
Who Is It For:Users who would like to give voice control a shot.
What I Like:The app is simple to use.
What I Don't Like:Typing manually is more efficient.
Final Statement:Are you sure you need this?
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Amazing new features now search on Google and Youtube using just your voice instead of typing.
? 148Apps ? : "The benefit to being to straightforward is that Voice Assistant is incredibly easy to use after some initial setup. Anyone can transfer their words to their Twitter account, SMS, and more with virtually no effort."
? Lifehacker ? : "Voice Assistant Translates Your Voice into Text and Sends It to Virtually Any Other iPhone/iPad App"
Voice Assistant is an easy-to-use voice recognition application that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. In fact, it’s up to five (5) times faster than typing on the keyboard.
With Voice Assistant you can also dictate status updates directly to your Social Networking applications (Facebook and Twitter)….all using your voice. So when you’re on-the-go, stop typing and start speaking – from short text messages to longer email messages, and anything in between.
Voice Assistant supports a multitude of global languages.
? Up to five times faster than typing on a keyboard
? The application is based on an intelligent speech recognition that improves with time.
? Automatic grammar correction
? An extraordinary precision in all situations
? A convenient way to send SMS messages, emails, update your Facebook or post messages on Twitter
FEATURES
? Voice driven correction interface
? Automatic correction of grammar and conjugation
? Google Search, YouTube, Print
? Share your text to Pages, Evernote, Doc2Go,DropBox, QuickOffice and more
? Support landscape iPad mode
? Support 22 languages
? Voice-to-text transcriptions that may be sent as SMS, Email, or pasted into any application using the clipboard
? Submit text to Social Networking applications – Twitter and Facebook
? Convenient editing feature that provides a list of suggested words
? Based on a learning algorithms
REQUIREMENTS
1. Voice Assistant requires network connectivity (WiFi or 3G/EDGE).
2. Voice Assistant works on iPad, iPhone, and on second and
third generation iPod Touch (external microphone required).
Note: The iPad has a top-mounted microphone.
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Article By Eng Wei Jie
A water polo player from Singapore, Wei Jie devotes most of his time to training. However, when he's not occupied by water training or pushing himself in the gym, expect to see him squinting at his iPhone testing out new apps.
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