{"id":23609,"date":"2011-10-16T23:31:44","date_gmt":"2011-10-16T15:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=23609"},"modified":"2012-02-11T02:55:51","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T18:55:51","slug":"speaktoit-assistant-is-the-siri-or-better-on-android-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/16\/speaktoit-assistant-is-the-siri-or-better-on-android-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaktoit Assistant is the Siri or Better on Android (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Siri being the talking point for the new iPhone 4s, it is no wonder Siri-like applications received worldwide attention and download. I think nobody wants to be outdone by the other OSes. For Windows Phone, we have Tellme<\/a>. For Apple, there is Siri<\/a>. How about Android? Well, they have Speaktoit Assistant.<\/p>\n

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From my source, since the announcement of Siri on Apple iPhone 4s, Android users had been downloading Speaktoit Assistant. Here is the similarity of Speaktoit as compared to Siri.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Natural language \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>What sets Speaktoit (and presumably Siri) apart is the ability to converse in our human speaking style. The app understands conversational context and isn\u2019t limited to a user\u2019s input of a specific string of keywords. In short, you talk to it like a human, not a robot.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Functionality<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0In addition to just shooting the breeze, Speaktoit\u2019s assistants can: send emails, send texts,\u00a0look up information<\/a>,\u00a0post to Twitter, check you in places,\u00a0update your Facebook<\/a>, find news, look up traffic, look up weather, call people, take notes, add things to your calendar, translate foreign languages, help you find nearby places like bars (but not without reminding you to enjoy responsibly\u2026), and tons more.<\/p>\n

What is the difference?<\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0An avatar with a personality \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Whereas Siri is a faceless voice (no offense, Siri), Speaktoit lets you choose (or build) a cartoon avatar to converse with. It\u2019s much more personal and fun (and is quick to throw back the sass if you step out of line with your requests).<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0New capabilities added quickly\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Speaktoit depends on user suggestions for what to make their personal assistant stable learn next. For example, users wanted the assistant to play music, and the functionality is being rolled out today.<\/p>\n

Speaktoit is currently available for Android but versions for iOS\u00a0and Blackberry are coming soon.\u00a0https:\/\/market.android.com\/details?id=com.speaktoit.assistant<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a video demo.<\/p>\n