Category: voice

Google is working on voice confirmation for purchases with Assistant

[ad_1] Soon you’ll be able to make purchases through Google Assistant using just your voice. As Android Police reports, a new Voice Match setting has been discovered in the Assistant’s Payments and Security settings pane — a pretty strong indicator that Google’ Voice Match technology will be its next pathway to hands-free shopping. According to […]

Microsoft says humans will still transcribe Cortana and Skype audio

[ad_1] The company amended its privacy policy and other pages to make it clear human workers are listening to recorded conversations and commands to improve the services. “We realized, based on questions raised recently, that we could do a better job specifying that humans sometimes review this content,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Motherboard, which spotted […]

Amazon’s Alexa will give medical advice from the NHS

[ad_1] Heralded as a world first, the collaboration is designed to help patients — such as the elderly and blind — who can’t access the internet through traditional means, which could reduce pressure on the NHS and local GPs. Plus, of course, by linking directly to official and reliable NHS information, users are less likely […]

Logitech’s G Pro X headset helps you sound like a pro streamer

[ad_1] According to Hamlinz, pro-gamer with TSM Fortnite, he was “blown away” by the way the headset’s microphone sounded, adding that “They made a headset sound like a broadcast mic. That’s just dope.” Working off Logitech’s previous headsets, the new offering has also had a significant design upgrade. Its lightweight design is made from aluminium […]

Implant turns brain signals into synthesized speech

[ad_1] The results aren’t flawless. Although the system accurately captures the distinctive sound of someone’s voice and is frequently easy to understand, there are times when the synthesizer produces garbled words. It’s still miles better than earlier approaches that didn’t try to replicate the vocal tract, though. Scientists are also testing denser electrodes on the […]