Friday 10 October 2014

Google Now gets a conversational search upgrade, learns to use OpenTable

Google Now gets a conversational search upgrade, learns to use OpenTable

Sean Buckley
Engadget


Nothing makes voice recognition software shine more than good conversational algorithms -- and the natural search function in Google Now just got a minor upgrade. Not only can use your hotel confirmation to find nearby restaurants, but now you can casually ask it to show you the resturant's menu or book a reservation via OpenTable. You'll still have to do a little work to complete the reservation, however (Google only gets the booking started), and it's still perfect: if a given restaurant doesn't support the OpenTable or doesn't have a menu online, the process kind of falls apart. Still, it's a nice upgrade, assuming you've already come to terms with the fact that Google's algorithms are skimming your email.
[Image credit: Google]
Source: Google

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