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Google Duplex Rolls Out To Pixel Phones in 43 States; Plans To Bring Duplex To Other Android Phones and iPhones in Coming Weeks (venturebeat.com)

Posted by msmash on from the further-expansion dept.

Google is expanding its Duplex reservation system to a total of 43 US states. It will work on Pixel phones in those 43 states, but it should be expanding to more Android phones and iPhones "in the coming weeks." From a report: To be clear, it's not quite the Duplex experience Google demoed at its I/O 2018 developers conference in May -- Google Assistant isn't booking haircut appointments just yet. But importantly, it's no longer limited to businesses with which Google has explicitly partnered. And for restaurants which use an online booking service that partners with Google (like Bookatable, Chef's Club, Reserve, Resy, Seatninja, Dinetime, or Easydiner), the Assistant works directly with Reserve with Google, the company's cross-platform service that makes it easier to manage bookings through Google Search, Maps, and other apps and portals.

6 of 38 comments (clear)

  1. Coming soon to a phone near you by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 2

    A script talking to a script.

    It's like the early days of IRC rooms all over again.

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  2. Re:Who needs all this stuff? by Albanach · · Score: 2

    Never heard of it, and the short description here doesn't inspire me to look into it.

    /. - news for nerds.

    Seriously, this was all over the technical and traditional news a year ago. AI reservations at places like restaurants made by a scarily realistic human-sounding voice.

    I'm not sure it's unreasonable for a tech news site to expect a little familiarity from their audience.

  3. Ignorance should be painful by Fuzi719 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    WTF is with the "I don't know what it is but it must be destroyed!" people? You make comments on something you admit you know nothing about, but you know for certain it must be bad? Holy F. If you bothered to gather even the most miniscule amount of information about the topic, you'd know that it is not "inefficient" or time-wasting. It is simply an additional service that could be very beneficial not only to the user but also the business, as it makes making an appointment or reservation easier for both sides.

    1. Re:Ignorance should be painful by fluffernutter · · Score: 2

      I think the fact that 'Google' is the first word in the headline has more to do with it.

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  4. Okay... by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 4, Funny

    ”To be clear, it's not quite the Duplex experience Google demoed at its I/O 2018 developers conference in May”

    In other words, this is half-duplex rather than full-duplex.

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    1. Re:Okay... by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 2

      Probably only 7N1 at that.

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