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Google Working On Siri Competitor Majel

Posted by timothy on Tuesday December 20, 2011 @05:45AM from the what-are-you-doing-gene dept.

judgecorp writes "Google is working on a competitor to Apple's Siri voice input system. It's an extension to its existing Voice Actions offering with a name that should ring bells. Majel is named after Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, who was the voice of most of the Star Trek on-board computers, as well as playing Nurse Christine Chapel in the first series and being Gene Roddenberry's wife."

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Left one out by XanC · 2011-12-20 06:00 · Score: 5, Informative

She was also the first officer of the Enterprise in the first pilot episode.
Re:Google versus Apple by Jeremiah+Cornelius · 2011-12-20 07:29 · Score: 4, Informative

I get about 20% troll, 20% funny and 60% Insightful. With the odd informative chucked in.
Just 'cos I showed up when Taco added ID's, doesn't give me magic powers.
I rely on Unicorn Glitter for those!

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Never been known to fail..."
Re:Google versus Apple by bipbop · 2011-12-20 08:36 · Score: 3, Informative

Yes, though Siri is a product made using the research done by the CALO Project, most of which is available to the public and not locked up and owned by Apple. If Google wants to copy Siri, it doesn't have to start entirely from scratch.