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Saw an article about game changers in the Galaxy Note 3. It has a few interesting insights. They refer to Samsung’s S-Voice now as “Always on S Voice” and mention that the new Note 3 will be designed to be always on, listening for your wake up command. The Galaxy Note 3 also uses the Qualcomm SnapDragon 800. This is…

Enough about always listening (for a moment)…what about Always Looking? Google’s Glass seems to get a lot of flack about being able to watch, but cameras are already everywhere. Whether it’s a concert, the zoo, a kid’s soccer game, or just walking down the street, everyone seems to have their cameras or phones out snapping photos and taking videos. Back…

I saw a post recently in the Android Central forum that talked about Sensory’s technology as used by Samsung: What makes it different from any other voice app is its part of the OS. e.g. get a call, you can say 'Answer' or 'Ignore'. alarm rings, just say 'Snooze'. You don't have to launch an app or press buttons to…

The technology does exist for end users to create their own unique wake up words and/or speaker verification pass-phrases. If the phrase is known and prepared for in advance, we can typically achieve a higher accuracy. Some care needs to be put into training new or unexpected words to ensure the phrases have sufficient differentiated content that doesn’t frequently occur…

Here’s another question I hear: If the device is listening for a specific wake up phrase, how do I stop others from using it? Some users and analysts have noted the amazing sensitivity of Glass. In my own experiments I’ve noticed that it’s even responsive to whispers in a quiet room or speakers from across the room, so it is…