Iris Is (Sort Of) Siri For Android

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I tried it, works well for something coded in 8 hours :)

It works on my LG Optimus One, I guess there's no need for a IP4S to speak to my phone :)

While voice control has been part of Android since the dawn of time, Siri came along and ruined the fun with its superior search and understanding capabilities. However, an industrious team of folks from Dexetra.com, led by Narayan Babu, built a Siri-alike in just 8 hours during a hackathon.

Iris allows you to search on various subjects including conversions, art, literature, history, and biology. You can ask it “What is a fish?” and it will reply with a paragraph from Wikipedia focusing on our finned friends.

The app will soon be available soon from the Android Marketplace but I tried it recently and found it a bit sparse but quite cool. It uses Android’s speech-to-text functions to understand basic questions and Narayan and his buddies are improving the app all the time.

The coolest thing? The finished the app in eight hours.
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Source - Iris Is (Sort Of) Siri For Android | TechCrunch
 
^ because siri took 16 months to be rolled, and iris was born in 8 hrs :D
Think what this guys can do if they spend the same 16 months ;)
 
urssriks said:
^ because siri took 16 months to be rolled, and iris was born in 8 hrs :D

Think what this guys can do if they spend the same 16 months ;)
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But still they would be copying a released product, that's way too easy than launching a new original product :)

Though I know voice recognition is not a new thing, but the 100 ways of communicating the same thing to your phone works with Siri... all other voice recognition products need users to speak like robots ..
 
thirumalkumaran said:
Ok now android has to go back to its basics...

Copy and Paste SIRI code and sell for cheap.. or no cost...
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Big words there ... :p

(begun the clone war has)
 
thirumalkumaran said:
Ok now android has to go back to its basics...

Copy and Paste SIRI code and sell for cheap.. or no cost...
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And then apple would sue Samsung/HTC/Motorola for infringing their patents... as google is giving away android for free :)
 
thirumalkumaran said:
Ok now android has to go back to its basics...

Copy and Paste SIRI code and sell for cheap.. or no cost...
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Awww... you think Apple invented everything? Drinking, Breathing... :)
 
^ Ofcourse professionalism! Not paying anything for any patented license is so very professional.

Not to mention suing anything out there that comes with a touch screen.

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Can we all just leave all the Apple vs Android stuff out of here?

This thread is about Iris.

Any idea when it will be out in the market? Too lazy to download the apk. :p Also I would rather wait for them to launch the app rather than use an alpha/beta.
 
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