We have certainly dreamed of talking to our computers at least a few dozen times. Imagine ordering your computer to search a particular keyword over the Internet, to create a document, or compose a message. Yes, this is possible if you sprinkle a few basic speech commands to a commercial voice recognition program, but, as you’d normally expect, these programs are pricey.
Speech Recognition has been in OS X for years. However, it’s not as perfect as Siri is expected to be. Siri removes the need to learn commands, while Mac’s Speech Recognition program wants you to learn commands. Despite this, Mac users — iMac, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air owners — can still activate the speech recognition feature. Going to start making videos again so stay tuned! Any questions, leave a comment:) This video shows you how to enable Siri on your Mac without MacOS Sierra. So an always-listening Siri for OS X is a wonderful idea. And on the desktop, client-side processing will happen FAR sooner than on mobile devices. Heck, Apple could very probably do it FROM THE.
Siri For Mac OS X Lion
You know Siri? iPhone 4S is pumped with Siri’s blood.
Siri is one of the highly anticipated addition pushed into the lustrous iPhone 4S, as it allows you to control practically everything with your voice. Siri is, as many would agree, the best voice-control technology smartphones have ever seen. How about Mac? Do we have Siri for Mac? Or, let’s put it this way: Do we really need Siri for Mac?
Of course we need Siri. And it shouldn’t take long for Siri — or Siri-like — app to appear in the Mac App Store. In fact, Siri for Mac could be more useful than Siri for iPhone. Imagine how Siri can indigenously delete items, remove duplicate files, launch application, open documents, move files, and, if you are in the quest for something, it can open browser in private mode.
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Throw in a few basic speech commands, and Siri will do everything for you.
Enable Speech Recognition on Mac
Speech Recognition has been in OS X for years. However, it’s not as perfect as Siri is expected to be. Siri removes the need to learn commands, while Mac’s Speech Recognition program wants you to learn commands.
Despite this, Mac users — iMac, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air owners — can still activate the speech recognition feature.
To enable Speech Recognition on your Mac OS X Lion, the first thing you’ve to do is to look at the top-left corner of your Mac screen for the Apple menu. Click on the Apple menu, then System Preference.
This opens the System Preference window where you have to select the Speech icon.
In the next window, select the radio button on for Speakable Items. You can also change the key and choose either Listen only while key is pressed or Listen continuously with keyword.
In the Text to Speech tab, you can set personal preferences. For example, which voice system do you want, the speaking rate, etc. Play around for a while to get comfortable.
Talk to your Mac With Speech Recognition Shortcuts
If everything is under default setting, hold down the escape key, and say the command. There are a bunch of commands which are visible in the Speech Recognition window.
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You can configure the shortcuts, open the items that support voice recognition and switch between applications through your voice. Go to the Commands tab and click on Open Speakable Items Folder to get the list of commands.
You can also see the list of commands supported by Mac from the speech recognition icon which pops in front of the screen when you hold the escape key.
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The iPhone 4S and Siri have now experienced life outside the sacred, vaulted halls of Cupertino for one week, and the reviews from consumers and tech pundits alike are almost universally positive. Early impressions seem to indicate that Siri might not herald a complete revolution in mobile computing, but it’s certainly a very cool addition that works a lot better than expected.
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Except… there’s still that niggling issue with using Siri the virtual assistant in a public place. Sure, there are plenty of videos of people using Siri while surrounded by giggling, jealous friends, where Siri is the highlight of the show and it’s actually cool to talk to your phone — but so far, there are scant few reports of what it feels like to use Siri while walking down a street… because no one dares do it.
In reality, unless Apple yet again changes the very fabric of society, Siri will primarily be used when you’re at home or in the office, either alone or surrounded by close friends and family. Now, Siri is almost certainly coming to the iPad 3 (or perhaps the iPad 2, when Siri leaves beta testing), but get this: Isn’t there another computer that we regularly interact with while at home or in the office? A laptop or desktop, perhaps?
Just imagine if Siri ran on your Mac OS X computer. OS X Siri would work almost exactly like her iOS sister, but because background noise would be less of a concern she might be voice- rather than button-activated. Functionality-wise, imagine the possibilities:
“Siri, search for some flight deals to London and pop up a tab when you’ve found something.”
“Siri, start downloading my usual Tuesday TV shows.”
“What song is currently playing, Siri?”
“Quick, Siri, take a photo!”
And so on. OS X Siri would work as flawlessly as iOS Siri, but it would simply be faster, more accurate, and capable of carrying out far more actions. You wouldn’t have to worry about cellular coverage, either.
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So where is Siri for Mac OS X? Well, here’s the good news: it’s almost guaranteed to appear in a future version of OS X. It might debut with OS X Lynx (or whatever 10.8 is called), or it might even ferry in OS 11, if Apple ever decides to move on from OS X. Siri for iOS isn’t revolutionary because we’re still inexorably tied to our laptop and desktop computers — but Siri for OS X… well, that could just be the first step towards a Star Trek-like “computer.”
Of course, for voice controls to really revolutionize computing, Microsoft would have to get on board and bring Siri-like functionality to the other 95% of consumers. On the other hand, though, it seems too late for inclusion in Windows 8 — and by the time Windows 9 rolls around in three years, consumers might have already moved on to the voice-commanded OS X. Maybe Siri for OS X is exactly what Apple needs to grab another large chunk of market share; perhaps Siri for OS X is the next iPod or iPhone.
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