Comments on: Windows Vista Voice Recognition

By: Pçrkam Windows Vista - BOOT.lv

Pçrkam Windows Vista - BOOT.lv — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:33:35 +0000

[...] pasteigšos ar prezentāciju : http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/07/29/window…ce-recognition/kautkas viņiem tur pamatīgi bija noplīsis. [...]

By: voice recognition software - has it improved much in recent years - RedFlagDeals.com Forums

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:09:51 +0000

[...] hmmm Vista version hopefully will be fixed. http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/07/29/…e-recognition/ Dragon Naturally speaking i tried a few years back it so much time to teach it, in the end it was just faster to type. It never really caught on, too many missed words. Although the company advertises over 95% word accuracy. yeah right. [...]

By: Blogging The News: TÃ©lÃ©vision

Blogging The News: TÃ©lÃ©vision — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:50:30 +0000

[...] Reconnaissance vocale dans Windows Vista Via Chris PirilloRobert Scoble (ex-blogueur de Microsoft) va lancer sa propre tÃ©lÃ© en septembre (une sorte techcrunch en vidÃ©o) Via Beet.TV Les journalistes n’ont aucun sens de l’humour (The Colbert Report)Via Jeff JarvisUn bon coup de peinture sur la faÃ§ade (pub Sony)Technorati Tags: Microsoft, Visat, Robert Scoble, Sony, The Colbert Report [...]

By: Blog

Blog — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:08:35 +0000

[...] The Link List 1Disdainfully observe the rightful ownership of the universe, through the media of pub quiz machine score-boards.2The Dailt WTF3Invective from both barrels4Microsoft Screwed Up – Again!5Describe the whole planet Earth6Hilarious!7The BBC Cock-up8Joshua Bloch – API Design Google Keynote9Taligent Guide to Designing Programs10of11@rakeshkaria.co.uk [...]

By: birthepilgaard.com ~ Vis emne - Videoklip: Windows Vista stemmegenkendelses software. host

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:37:31 +0000

[...] Nu er der jo ikke ligefrem nogen grund til at støbe Rasmus’ kanonkugler i vores lille Windows/PC vs. Mac debat, men jeg synes alligevel at jeg ville dele denne video. Hvis udviklingen af Windows Vista fortsætter i denne retning, så er Bill Gates fallit inden du kan nå at sige "skvaddernosse". http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/07/29/windows-vista-voice-recognition/ [...]

By: JoeyNuggetz

JoeyNuggetz — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:53:26 +0000

Awesome vid. In yer face Bill! – almost better than the ALT CNTRL DELETE video where the inventor slams Mr. Gates. Good stuff.

By: How do you keep the game from being a clickfest? - Darkfall Forums

How do you keep the game from being a clickfest? - Darkfall Forums — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:42:43 +0000

[...] ya clicking takes no skill, maybe voice recognition? would probably take more skill especially on windows vista: http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/07/29/…e-recognition/ Either that or force people to use their feet… __________________ Khael[SUN] SUN – Slaying carebears since 1873 Webmaster of http://www.guildofsun.com/ and http://www.bloodmonarchy.com/ Still frickin playing AC-DT as Noodlez (casually) Last edited by Khael[SUN] : Today at 08:08 PM. [...]

By: Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional 8 Review

Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional 8 Review — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:20:43 +0000

[...] Re: Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional 8 Review – Today , 05:26 AM Windows Vista is touted to have some pretty good voice recognition but they recent had a live demo that balls up pretty good… http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/07/29/…e-recognition/ [...]

By: Smith

Smith — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 18:40:27 +0000

ViaVoice 98 on my Acer Aspire 2125, Socket 5,166Mhz Pentium MMX Overdrive, Windows 95 ver A PC, works better than that, what in the hell is Microsoft doing? By the way that old Windows 95 pc runs Firefox 1.5.0.5 with no problems on a 1.5 Mbps DSL connection.

By: ChurchTroopers.dk

ChurchTroopers.dk — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:54:18 +0000

[...] (SPOILER ALERT) Du har gættet rigtigt, Flæns. Man kan kun ende på tal, der er delelige med 9. Og de har sjovt nok alle samme symbol. Hér er en insta-classic: http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/07/29/windows-vista-voice-recognition/ Som I ved, er Windows Vista blevet forsinket op til flere gange. Noget tyder på, at der mangler en del arbejde med deres voice Recognition Software. Tjeck linket ud! Det er LOL! — 01-08-2006 @ 18:51 [...]

By: The Harlequins :: View topic - teh futare si now

The Harlequins :: View topic - teh futare si now — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:46:52 +0000

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By: Windows Vista Voice Recognition : MobileWhack.com

Windows Vista Voice Recognition : MobileWhack.com — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:39:09 +0000

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By: Joe user

Joe user — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:45:48 +0000

Microsoft presentation goes from bad to worse
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003164108_btdownload31.htm

This from a guy that has seen a few MS demos:
In a roomful of analysts and reporters, Boettcher tried to write a letter to his mother on Vista, using only his voice. The result was one of the worst Microsoft product demonstrations in recent memory.

By: Drew Olanoff

Drew Olanoff — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:46:04 +0000

Note to self: Live demos always poop the bed.

By: Michael Markman

Michael Markman — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:18:40 +0000

A demo like this reminds me of the old-timey newsreels of guys with wings strapped to their backs jumping off barns. I always wonder why they didn’t test the cam contraptions before inviting the newsreel cameras.

The grimmest of these was a fellow who jumped off the Eiffel Tower in 1912. He had something that he expected would work like the cape that Batman wears. Instead of a graceful and dramatic glide to a soft landing, he dropped straight down. Instead of measuring the distance of his flight (horizontally), they measured the depth of the crater he made. You can see the snuff film on YouTube here:

There’s a little background about it here:

Consolation for anyone whose demo crashes (as many of mine have)… you can still walk away.

Turns out, though, that in both cases you can wind up on YouTube.

BTW: As my friend Michael Witlin reminds me, Apple was successfully demonstrating speech recognition in echo-filled auditoriums back in Sculley days.