Software

Siri Vs Android: Which Is Better At Understanding Voice Commands?

Motorola created a bit of a stir yesterday when it released a video comparing Android’s Voice Actions on the Atrix 2 with iOS’s Siri on an iPhone 4S. Fanboys screamed foul in the comments, so we decided to test it out for ourselves. And yes, there’s a very clear winner.


August 13, 2010
Software

Mouth On With Android’s Voice Actions (Verdict: It’s Great)

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Voice Actions work! Really well! The video above is a good demo, showing it it navigating to Giz, sending an email, finding Starbucks and and making a self-memo. I didn’t even have to hold the phone up to my face.