Google: searching by voice

Another great Google tool (at least I thought it was…) is its searching by voice option. Google released this tool on June 14^th, 2011. I think it is a great idea and it promotes integration for those who can’t write in a keyboard. So I tried it… and I’ll show you the results in a minute.

First, I will tell you how it works. You have to go to Google search, its main page (www.google.com), and click on the little microphone that is on the right. Needless to say, you’ll need a microphone in your computer. After clicking there, you will be automatically redirected to the next page, where Google will ask you to speak, saying the words or phrases that you want to search. Then you just have to wait a second and the results will be displayed. Easy! (or… I thought it was!).

I tried some words. I tried to be very accurate as regards pronunciation. I even had a monitor present (teacher Constanza Gauna) to certificate that I was pronouncing the right phonemes. Well, here you have the results of this little investigation:

1) I said 'Hamlet'. The result:

2) I said 'chair'. The result:

 3) I said 'contagious'. The result:

4) I said 'crocodile'. The result:

5) I laughed in an exaggerated way (ha ha ha ha!). The result:

6) Tired of repeating words and a little bit disappointed, I said 'what the f***!'. The result:

7) I said 'cat' (you can't do it wrong!). The result:

In conclusion, I think that this tool is highly useful if you are searching for a pet or for a particular vulgar expression.