#voice assistance

[phonesuite]

Voice assistants have become a popular tool for households looking to streamline daily tasks, procedures how they can enhance the guest experience at hotel hospitality industry. Learn More...

[rashid92786]

PTron Bassbuds Duo: आज का सबसे अच्छा डील अमेज़न पर।

PTron Bassbuds Duo ब्लूटूथ 5.1 वायरलेस हेडफोन्स आपको 32 घंटे तक का प्लेटाइम, स्टीरियो ऑडियो, और टच कंट्रोल ऑफर करता है। इसमें माइक, टाइप-सी फास्ट चार्जिंग, IPX4 और वॉयस असिस्टेंस भी है। ऑरिजिनल कीमत ₹2599 है, लेकिन अमेज़न पर ऑफर में सिर्फ ₹799 में उपलब्ध है। तो देर किस बात की, ऑर्डर करें और सेव करें! Highlight ब्लूटूथ 5.1: PTron Bassbuds Duo में ब्लूटूथ 5.1 तकनीक है जो स्थिर और तेज़ कनेक्शन…

[newsblog12]

Creating a Voice Assistant for iPhone: A Step-by-Step Guide.

Voice assistants have revolutionized the way we interact with our devices. Creating your own voice assistant for iPhone is an exciting endeavor that combines cutting-edge technology with user-friendly interaction. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the step-by-step process of developing a voice assistant app for iPhone. From integrating voice recognition to harnessing natural language processing, we’ll cover every aspect of building a functional and interactive voice assistant. By the end of this guide, you’ll have the knowledge and tools to embark on your voice assistant development journey, enhancing user experiences and engaging users in a new and innovative way.

1: Understanding Voice Assistants

Voice assistants have become an integral part of our daily lives, changing the way we interact with technology. Discuss the evolution of voice assistants from basic speech recognition to advanced natural language processing (NLP) systems like Siri and Google Assistant. Highlight the benefits of creating a personalized voice assistant for iPhone users, such as improved accessibility, hands-free interaction, and enhanced user experience. Emphasize the potential for developers to tap into the growing trend of voice-driven interfaces.

2: Planning Your Voice Assistant App

Defining Use Cases:

Delve deeper into identifying use cases for your voice assistant app. Explain how users might use voice commands for tasks like setting reminders, checking weather, sending messages, or controlling smart home devices

User Experience Design:

Detail the importance of creating a seamless and user-friendly interface for voice interactions. Discuss considerations like conversational design, error handling, and providing clear prompts to guide users through the interaction process.

3: Choosing the Right Tools and Technologies

Explain the tools and technologies available for building a voice assistant app on iOS:

Speech Recognition APIs:

Describe how to integrate Apple’s built-in speech recognition framework or third-party APIs like Google Cloud Speech-to-Text.

Natural Language Processing Libraries:

Explain the role of libraries like CoreNLP or NLTK in processing and understanding user input.

4: Building the Voice Recognition System

Integrating Speech Recognition:

Provide step-by-step instructions on integrating a speech recognition framework. Explain how to capture and convert audio input into text data.

Training the Model:

Describe the process of training your app to recognize various accents and dialects, ensuring accurate recognition of user commands.

5: Implementing Natural Language Processing

Understanding NLP:

Offer a detailed overview of natural language processing, explaining how it enables the app to understand user intent beyond simple commands.

Integrating NLP Libraries:

Walk through the process of integrating NLP libraries, emphasizing how they analyze user input, extract relevant information, and generate appropriate responses.

6: Designing the App Architecture

Backend Development:

Describe the backend architecture required to manage user requests and responses. Detail how user requests are processed and routed to the appropriate components for handling.

API Integration:

Explain how to integrate APIs to enhance the capabilities of your voice assistant. Provide examples of integrating APIs for weather updates, news, or other external services.

7: User Interactions and Responses

Creating Dialog Flows:

Break down the process of designing conversational dialog flows. Explain how to structure interactions to ensure smooth and intuitive conversations.

Generating Responses:

Detail the methods your app uses to generate meaningful responses based on user input. Highlight the importance of context and personalization in responses.

8: Testing and Debugging

Unit and Integration Testing:

Explain the significance of unit and integration testing in ensuring the accuracy and reliability of your voice assistant app.

User Testing:

Discuss the benefits of involving potential users in testing to gather feedback on the app’s usability, accuracy, and overall user experience.

9: Deployment and Optimization

App Submission:

Provide a step-by-step guide to submitting your voice assistant app to the App Store, including guidelines for approval and compliance.

Continuous Improvement:

Emphasize the importance of continually improving your app based on user feedback and evolving technologies. Highlight the potential for updates that enhance performance and features.

Conclusion

Reiterate the significance of creating a voice assistant app for iPhone users and how this endeavor contributes to the evolution of technology. Encourage developers to apply the knowledge gained from this guide to embark on their voice assistant development journey. Highlight the transformative impact of personalized voice assistants on user experiences and the broader technological landscape. Remind developers that, as they refine and optimize their voice assistant apps, they’re contributing to a future where voice-driven interfaces become an integral part of our interactions with technology.

Originally published at https://webarcitech.com on August 14, 2023.

[remindertoclick]

Here's your daily reminder to click for Palestine!!!

U.S. residents, take 5 minutes and use this link to pressure your members of Congress to stop sending weapons to the Israeli military!!

(Letter variants you can copy/paste under the cut!!)

Original letter written by Jewish Voice for Peace:

I am writing as your constituent to ask that you do everything in your power to press the Biden administration to suspend all weapons shipments to the Israeli military, and oppose all future military funding to Israel. The Israeli government has vowed to push forward with a large-scale military operation in Rafah, even though President Biden has repeatedly said such an operation would be a "red line." On May 7, the Israeli military seized the Rafah border crossing, a crucial passage for humanitarian aid, and ordered 100,000 Palestinians in eastern Rafah to evacuate. The 1.3 million displaced Palestinians sheltering in Rafah will have nowhere to flee should a full invasion commence. Millions of Palestinian lives now hang in the balance. I urge you to do everything in your power to stop this unfolding catastrophe before it's too late. Thank you.

Slight variations I created (so that emails don't get marked as spam for being identical to each other)

Variation 1:

I'm writing to you today as your constituent to ask you to do everything you can to pressure the Biden administration into suspending all weapons shipments to the Israeli military and opposing any and all future military funding to Israel! The Israeli government is pushing forward with a large-scale military operation in Rafah. President Biden has repeatedly said such an operation would be a "red line," yet his administration is still supporting this operation. On May 7th, the Israeli military seized the Rafah border crossing, a crucial passage for humanitarian aid, and forced 100,000 Palestinians in eastern Rafah to abandon their homes. 1.3 million Palestinians have been displaced. Those sheltering in Rafah have nowhere to flee during a full invasion. Millions of Palestinian lives now hang in the balance. Their fate lies in the hands on Congress, in your hands. I urge you to do everything in your power to stop this unfolding catastrophe before it's too late. Thank you.

Variation 2:

I'm writing you today to ask that you do everything in your power to convince the Biden administration to stop funding Israel. We have to telk them to stop all shipments of weapons to the Israeli military and oppose all future military funding to Israel. The Israeli government has vowed to push forward with a large-scale military operation in Rafah... President Biden made it clear that such an operation would be a "red line," and yet he continues to fund them. On May 7th, the Israeli military seized the Rafah border crossing, a crucial passage for humanitarian aid, and forced 100,000 Palestinians to flee their own home of Eastern Rafah. Should a full invasion commence, 1.3 million displaced Palestinians sheltering in Rafah will have nowhere safe to go. Millions of Palestinian lives now hang in the balance. I am begging you now, as your constituent, to do everything in your power to stop this unfolding catastrophe before it's too late.... Thank you.

[monicagreen]

New kid-friendly features include music, games, stories, and question-asking in the latest update of Samsung’s Bixby voice assistant

https://www.gadgetany.com/news/new-kid-friendly-features-include-music-games-stories-and-question-asking-in-the-latest-update-of-samsungs-bixby-voice-assistant/

[yawnderu]

CW: mentions of kidnapping and stolen body autonomy.

Find a way in, kill the enemy, retrieve the hostages, leave. A routine of sorts that gave his life some sense of purpose to avoid going insane for the past two decades. Simon liked to believe he got over what happened in his past... truly, he did; and yet Manuel Roba’s horrors seem to haunt him no matter where how many years pass.

“C’mere.” Simon’s voice held no hostility, he made sure of it, yet your stiff position never changed. Legs angled to the right, hands folded on your lap, and eyes looking forward, refusing to meet anyone’s gaze even if it’s been hours since your rescue. Garrick, Price and Johnny have already tried to get you to talk multiple times, all of them with different approaches. 

Garrick was friendly, trying his best to seem approachable, a bright smile on his lips that you didn’t seem to notice, too busy staring at a wall no matter how much he tried to hold a conversation.

Price seemed fatherly, never once laying a hand on you even if it was itching to comfort you, and so he settled with telling you you’re safe now, how no one will ever get you again now that they're here. His words didn’t seem to do much, either. 

Johnny was… something else. His first attempt was a shitty pick up line, getting a reaction out of you for the first time— a nose scrunched up in disgust, but a reaction nonetheless.  

And Simon… Simon’s approach was different. The man was used to barking out orders and obeying them himself, not to deal with an unresponsive hostage. His behemoth frame was nestled next to you, putting a tray on the table and observing your reactions. From the way you swallowed thickly the moment the meal was presented to you, to the sound of your stomach growling. 

“Go on, then.” Your gaze follows his movements for the first time, the feeling of your stomach rumbling makes you more aware of your hunger, so many years being fed nothing but what was necessary to keep you alive by Manuel and his associates, so many years of being trained like a dog to obey to their very order. 

Simon can see the hesitation in your body language, too tense to allow yourself to dig in the way you wanted, yet no longer as stiff as before. There was a sense of relief at the fact that they didn’t seem to want to hurt you —unlike Roba—, yet years of non-stop brutal training can’t be erased within hours.

Roba’s training was engraved into your brain, and while the sense of security the SAS blokes gave you is something you’re thankful for, nothing guarantees they’re not working for him. You’ve seen other military men come and go throughout the years, always Roba’s friends, and always sharing the same disgusting, sadistic desires.

“Eat up.” The rest of the men watch the way you move, curiosity and amusement mixing at how strange your movements seem, almost robotic. Your forearms rest on the table, elbows away from the cheap wood as you attempt to hold your own cutlery— attempt, because it looks fully foreign to you, trying out different angles to make it work, and yet it's the first time in years you've been allowed to try and feed yourself.

Simon is the first one to catch on, having lived under Roba’s rules for long enough to know he enjoys taking people’s autonomy, to reduce them to nothing but a pathetic mess that depends on him. His gloved fingers are gentle as he takes the spoon from your hand, scooping up some food before holding it up to your lips. His full attention is on you, relief starting to make its way into his body as sees your rather soft lips wrap around the spoon, eating whatever he was feeding you. Lucky for you, this time it wasn’t an MRE… or beans on toast.

His gloved thumb wipes the corners of your lips every time you’re done chewing, and he’s quick to pick up more food from the plate, nothing but patience and kindness shown in his actions, so unlike the brooding soldier he's known to be.

“... two goldfish are in a tank…?” Johnny’s loud groan gets your attention for a second, yet you quickly glance back at Simon, curious eyes looking up at him, almost as if asking him to go on. 

“One turns to the other and says… ‘you know how to drive this thing?’” You can see the corners of his eyes crinkle before he even finishes his joke, clearly trying his best not to laugh at just how awful it was. A small smile hides in the corners of your lips, and Simon takes that as a victory, ignoring the questioning looks he’s getting from his team, for now.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

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[xxautumnivyxx]

It’s really cool to see a game I did voice work for on console again… it never stops being amazing and it’s such an honor.

Have fun with the patch updates!

[prolificpencomics]

voice assistants again

[star-trek-dumb-comics]

Am I the only one who thinks Kes feels like a Doctor Who character ? Like she has strong Classic Who companion energy

[mayra-quijotescx]

In Ancient Greece and Rome, depictions of genitalia or sexual acts in art, jewelry, and gestures were used to ward against evil (often specifically by blinding the evil eye) and to invite protection to the wearer or gesturer, as evil was thought to be scandalized and repelled by explicit references to sexuality. Fast-forward to today, where advertisers and social media platforms have waged an extensive war against images of nudity and sexuality in order to claim online spaces as 'safe' for advertising products. In this essay I will

[vastpotato]

Just saying- if any of the “returning voices” in Protocol are Tim stoker or Sasha James. I’m telling you all right now, I will break down and never recover.

[moonshynecybin]

[canon-gabriel-quotes]

i have severe attachment to archangel gabriel. it’s so bad to where the point i imagine him putting me to sleep when i cant at night. i have daddy issues.

I think he may have daddy issues as well, I'm not sure if this helps.

[z0mbzii]

Having some thoughts about the difference in the way that Phoenix treats his apprentices. Like even just in the difference that he talks to Athena and Apollo. Is it because Phoenix took on Athena when he was in a better situation, when he actually wanted to VS. Him taking Apollo on as a part of his plan in AA4? There's something in the question of whether or not Phoenix intended on Apollo sticking around as long as he did. I mean its a miracle Apollo even came back after the forged ace situation. Maybe it's the way that Apollo's unrelenting trust in justice and the legal system directly operated against Phoenix's. Maybe something in the way that Nick is characteristically cagey and keeps the fact that he's Trucy's brother to himself, like he's still trying to keep Apollo at an arms length. There's something about Phoenix's character that still hasn't Accepted him and ..... maybe u guys get what I'm trying to say here but (and it could always just be sloppy writing in the way his tone shifts so dramatically between aa4 and aa5)

There's just something in the way that Apollo and Phoenix's relationship is so heavily built upon secrecy and distrust. There is a weird similarity in the way that Phoenix and Apollo's interactions operate so similarly to Phoenix’s and Kristoph's. Idk

[speedierthanasubmarine]

Finished heaven official’s blessing and I really enjoyed writing an analysis on helluva boss I want to make this a regular thing because it’s fun so here’s my thoughts on

Heaven Official’s Blessing

Spoilers (duh)

I think it’s incredibly impressive when someone can make an overarching narrative in which different seemingly disjointed events are significant without A) putting a giant exclamation mark on top saying “REMEMBER THIS IT WILL BE IMPORTANT LATER” and B) Significantly over or under emphasizing the importance of the scene in the moment. Each event stood on its own and I liked that.

There were several janky sentences and word choices but that’s a translation issue, this writer clearly knows what she’s doing.

Characters were a lot of fun and distinct, my favorites were Feng Xin, Pei Ming, Qi Ying, and Ling Wen whenever they were on the page I was like Ah yes, these pages are gonna be enjoyable and I was right, they’re all delightful (cept the brocade immortal stuff, but like I don’t care, Google assistant is fun) Xie Lian and San Lang are delightful, love them, and San Lang is so effed in the head it’s enjoyable to try and imagine what unhinged thing he’ll do next

Tbh there isn��t much plot breakdown I want to do with this series because it knows what it is, it’s a fanfic ass book with good times, trauma, gay fluff, and fights. Need I say more? That’s not a detractor, it’s a strength. Be what you are and own it because a house with a house’s foundation is a great house but slap a building on that house’s foundation and it fails in both regards.

The only aspect I’m going to analyze is the narrative voice the books are written in because holy crap is it super impressive. Xie Lian is a super mature (or ditzy, depending on your point of view) character, he doesn’t dwell on things, doesn’t hold grudges, doesn’t really care that much about people’s histories or even their present, doesn’t focus much on externals and it comes through in the way the book is written. I noticed this when throughout the books San Lang would do fucked up stuff like make it rain blood and kill a pit’s worth of people and Xie Lian kinda didn’t really seem to care and at first it pissed me off, why isn’t the author letting consequences occur because of these peoples’ actions, but then as it held consistently throughout the book and other people kept being super concerned about stuff, like Pei Constantly asking after Shi Qingxuan (I don’t know how to spell their name, it’s so hard to keep track I’m so sorry) or people bringing up Banue, I realized this is just Xie Lian, other people in the book are regular people like me, this one guy is just experiencing things, going “Well, ain’t that something” and then just moving on. Honestly iconic, but also I was halfway through book six when I realized. Especially since whenever they do flashbacks Xie Lian does all normal stuff. He describes settings he’s in, he mentions events that happened a few pages ago, he tells the reader how he feels, it’s after he experiences all his shit he goes through that this all kinda slips away. In “present” scenes he’ll reference things as they come up but like in the flashback after Mu Qing leaves they talk about it a few times and I find that aspect of acknowledgment to be noticeably absent in the “present” scenes. After the black water arc there is a complete lack of discussion about the frankly trauma inducing event that just transpired but sure Cie Lian, you and San Lang have to not hold hands for the billionth time. At first I thought is this author high but then I realized what shes doing is characterizing through prose which is IMPRESSIVE AS HELL. This may be a point I noticed and am now misremembering the entire series just to bolster my take and if that’s the case then I shall sheepishly shrug and say I’m sorry. I’m not rereading 8 books to write a tumblr review. Maybe if I ever start a YouTube channel

I don’t know, I just find it to be an incredible feat of actually good writing when a story is being told through the lens of the main character and you can characterize that character by simply reading the story and seeing how it’s written, not even through dialogue and action. It’s kinda like the Great Gatsby or a Separate Peace, and it’s super cool that a book like this can accomplish the same thing that makes those classics great. There isn’t as much symbolism or analytical potential but those books wouldn’t be nearly as impactful as they were without great execution, which this book pulled off in spades.