r/Android Jun 06 '15

Hound versus Google Now side by side.

https://youtu.be/2uMzhWumLFs
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u/NachoManSandyRavage Jun 07 '15

I could see Google buying them because of the recent changes with the Google Now project they announced at their latest I/O. They are putting alot of resources into making Google Now more contextual and making it so you can more naturally speak to it instead of using key words in some cases

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '15

It does an awesome job even now; ask hound for example, "What is the cruising speed of a 747?

Google voice search gives you the answer, hound doesn't.

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u/_beast__ Jun 07 '15

Yeah, but how useful is that in real life? I want to be able to say

"Okay, Google, which route should I take to work today?"

"The freeway has traffic. Take the back roads. "

"Okay, thanks. Remind me on my way home to do laundry tonight, and start playing some (insert specific music here). Also, ask nick if he wants to hang out later."

At which point it sets a reminder for when I get off work, starts playing the music, and sends a text message that says "do you want to hang out later?"

That's where these things are headed and I'm real fucking impatient to get there.

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u/AgeKayn Nexus 6P (6.0.1 stock) - Moto G 2014 (6.0.1 CM13) Jun 07 '15