Wiki Pal™ (voice browser)
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About Wiki Pal™ (voice browser)
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PLEASE NOTE: THIS APP WAS INITIALLY RELEASED IN MAY 2012 AS PROOF-OF-CONCEPT TO PROVIDE A GLIMPSE INTO YIZRI'S VISION OF NAVIGATING THE WEB AND ANY WEBSITE HANDS-FREE & EYES-FREE, BACKED BY 3 PATENTS (USPTO 8423365, 8918323, 9196251). SINCE THEN, GOOGLE APPEARS TO HAVE CHANGED ITS SPEECH RECOGNITION SERVICE IN A WAY THAT INTERFERES WITH THE ORIGINAL IMPLEMENTATION. WE ARE WORKING ON A NEW DESIGN & MUCH MORE. UNTIL THEN, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS APP EXPERIMENTAL. THANK YOU.
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Utilizing the latest state of the art text-to-speech and speech recognition technologies, VoiceSee™ Wiki Pal is the world's first hands-free *and* eyes-free Wikipedia web browser for your Android mobile phone or tablet.
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Turn downtime to fun time by listening to VoiceSee™ Wiki Pal in your walk, exercise, commute, or any other activity that requires your visual attention.
Stuck in traffic and you still need to check a piece of information before that meeting in the big city?
Or... trying to read in the outdoors on a beautiful sunny day?
Use your voice to tell Wikipedia which Wikipedia entry to search for. Speak to navigate through the overview, key highlights and entry section via voice only – no need to use your eyes (!) because Sadie (the voice of VoiceSee) will be reading you, the entry's content. All you have to do is listen.
Enjoy the "Dick Tracy" access to Wikipedia - ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. This is unlike anything you have seen before: Siri doesn't read you websites. VoiceSee does! Screen readers don't listen. VoiceSee does!
As an added bonus, you can say: “Search via Google” and you will hear Wiki Pal prompting you for the search term. You can visit any website using Wiki Pal.
Tips:
There are also usage FAQs at:
+ http://www.yizri.com/how-it-works/usage-faq-and-tips/
+ http://www.yizri.com/how-it-works/wiki-pal-faq/
1. When prompted to speak, always wait one or two seconds after the low tone double-beep.
2. Sometimes, you may need to repeat the answer in order to be heard.
3. To interrupt Sadie in the middle of a paragraph, touch the Search button.
4. To interrupt Sadie at the end of paragraphs, talk as soon as you hear the double-beep: "stop!" or "pause!"
5. To continue from the next paragraph, say: "continue!".
6. To disable scrolling & link opening via touch, say: "Disable Touch!". To re-enable, say: "Enable Touch!"
7. To make Sadie speak faster (or slower) say: "Speak faster!" (or "Speak more slowly!").
8. To reset to default speech rate say: "Speak normal!"
9. To accurately spell a search term or phrase, enter SPELL mode by saying: "Let me spell it for you!" (or just "Let me spell!"). Then, spell each letter only after Sadie has acknowledged the recognition of the previous letter.
10. To exit SPELL mode, say: "finish spelling", "end spelling" or "spelling complete".
11. To skip 1-9 paragraphs when reading the overview or a section, just say the number (e.g. "one!", "three!", etc.)
12. Shake your phone to wake up listening if stuck (acknowledged by Sadie saying "Ouch!"13. If you're unsure what to say, just say: “Help!”
To use a headset with PAUSE/PLAY, NEXT & PREV buttons, press:
1. PAUSE/PLAY (middle) to pause. Press it again to continue.
2. NEXT (bottom) to immediately skip to the next item in the list.
3. PREV (top) to immediately go back to the previous item in the list.
*Pressing headset buttons while NOT reading an item or an article may produce erratic results. Use this feature only when Sadie reads an item from a list.
Currently only Wikipedia is supported, but in the future, it will support other Wikis, be it LostPedia, Urban Dictionary or others -- Please tell us which ones you want to access via Wiki Pal.
Language: English
Devices: Android (version 2.2 and higher)
Software Requirements:
Google Voice Search must be installed on the Android phone. Note: most devices are already equipped with Google Voice Search. Otherwise, it can be freely downloaded from Google Play.
VoiceSee™ Wiki Pal is FREE as long as it's in beta.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS APP WAS INITIALLY RELEASED IN MAY 2012 AS PROOF-OF-CONCEPT TO PROVIDE A GLIMPSE INTO YIZRI'S VISION OF NAVIGATING THE WEB AND ANY WEBSITE HANDS-FREE & EYES-FREE, BACKED BY 3 PATENTS (USPTO 8423365, 8918323, 9196251). SINCE THEN, GOOGLE APPEARS TO HAVE CHANGED ITS SPEECH RECOGNITION SERVICE IN A WAY THAT INTERFERES WITH THE ORIGINAL IMPLEMENTATION. WE ARE WORKING ON A NEW DESIGN & MUCH MORE. UNTIL THEN, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS APP EXPERIMENTAL. THANK YOU.
.
Utilizing the latest state of the art text-to-speech and speech recognition technologies, VoiceSee™ Wiki Pal is the world's first hands-free *and* eyes-free Wikipedia web browser for your Android mobile phone or tablet.
.
Turn downtime to fun time by listening to VoiceSee™ Wiki Pal in your walk, exercise, commute, or any other activity that requires your visual attention.
Stuck in traffic and you still need to check a piece of information before that meeting in the big city?
Or... trying to read in the outdoors on a beautiful sunny day?
Use your voice to tell Wikipedia which Wikipedia entry to search for. Speak to navigate through the overview, key highlights and entry section via voice only – no need to use your eyes (!) because Sadie (the voice of VoiceSee) will be reading you, the entry's content. All you have to do is listen.
Enjoy the "Dick Tracy" access to Wikipedia - ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. This is unlike anything you have seen before: Siri doesn't read you websites. VoiceSee does! Screen readers don't listen. VoiceSee does!
As an added bonus, you can say: “Search via Google” and you will hear Wiki Pal prompting you for the search term. You can visit any website using Wiki Pal.
Tips:
There are also usage FAQs at:
+ http://www.yizri.com/how-it-works/usage-faq-and-tips/
+ http://www.yizri.com/how-it-works/wiki-pal-faq/
1. When prompted to speak, always wait one or two seconds after the low tone double-beep.
2. Sometimes, you may need to repeat the answer in order to be heard.
3. To interrupt Sadie in the middle of a paragraph, touch the Search button.
4. To interrupt Sadie at the end of paragraphs, talk as soon as you hear the double-beep: "stop!" or "pause!"
5. To continue from the next paragraph, say: "continue!".
6. To disable scrolling & link opening via touch, say: "Disable Touch!". To re-enable, say: "Enable Touch!"
7. To make Sadie speak faster (or slower) say: "Speak faster!" (or "Speak more slowly!").
8. To reset to default speech rate say: "Speak normal!"
9. To accurately spell a search term or phrase, enter SPELL mode by saying: "Let me spell it for you!" (or just "Let me spell!"). Then, spell each letter only after Sadie has acknowledged the recognition of the previous letter.
10. To exit SPELL mode, say: "finish spelling", "end spelling" or "spelling complete".
11. To skip 1-9 paragraphs when reading the overview or a section, just say the number (e.g. "one!", "three!", etc.)
12. Shake your phone to wake up listening if stuck (acknowledged by Sadie saying "Ouch!"13. If you're unsure what to say, just say: “Help!”
To use a headset with PAUSE/PLAY, NEXT & PREV buttons, press:
1. PAUSE/PLAY (middle) to pause. Press it again to continue.
2. NEXT (bottom) to immediately skip to the next item in the list.
3. PREV (top) to immediately go back to the previous item in the list.
*Pressing headset buttons while NOT reading an item or an article may produce erratic results. Use this feature only when Sadie reads an item from a list.
Currently only Wikipedia is supported, but in the future, it will support other Wikis, be it LostPedia, Urban Dictionary or others -- Please tell us which ones you want to access via Wiki Pal.
Language: English
Devices: Android (version 2.2 and higher)
Software Requirements:
Google Voice Search must be installed on the Android phone. Note: most devices are already equipped with Google Voice Search. Otherwise, it can be freely downloaded from Google Play.
VoiceSee™ Wiki Pal is FREE as long as it's in beta.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Added menu item with link to Privacy Policy (to comply with Google's new requirement).
Previously:
+ Speed up page intro (user preference).
+ Delete a startpage you added, by long-pressing it on the Start Page preference list.
+ Shorter prompts for Wikipedia & Google (user option, via settings) -- Please send us improvement suggestions.
+ To search via Google, say: "Go to Google!", "Search by Google!", "Search via Google!" or "Take me to Google!"
Added menu item with link to Privacy Policy (to comply with Google's new requirement).
Previously:
+ Speed up page intro (user preference).
+ Delete a startpage you added, by long-pressing it on the Start Page preference list.
+ Shorter prompts for Wikipedia & Google (user option, via settings) -- Please send us improvement suggestions.
+ To search via Google, say: "Go to Google!", "Search by Google!", "Search via Google!" or "Take me to Google!"
Version update Wiki Pal™ (voice browser) was updated to version 0.99.170219
Version update Wiki Pal™ (voice browser) was updated to version 0.98.151208
Version update Wiki Pal™ (voice browser) was updated to version 0.97.150122
Version update Wiki Pal™ (voice browser) was updated to version 0.95.140518
What are users saying about Wiki Pal™ (voice browser)
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+++Twitter+++ @countfd @durantecount @maranathacdinc @count ^ Good source,check what you always read especialy on the internet,just in hardcopy or digital print format,misinformation is a plague full of information that is not trustwotyhy an that tnBeware,Trust the facts are not true,even many bible translation are heritical written by a heritic.So much more 99.99% of print is trash and on the internet is greater,social apps are junk peddlers,there are a few that speaking the truth. Caviat Emptor,,^~^
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Keep bugging on less of work done
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its good i like this app.
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This app is so annoying it won't stop talking it keeps repeating every single word.
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Really annoying! Jajajaja! Really sucks! Won't shut up! Jajajaja! Uninstalled as soon as stop laughing!! Jiar, jiar jiar!!!
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This app has great potential, people want to Google while driving / getting dirty. This app is trying to meet that need. It took me to Google easily, and I was impressed, but it then let me down, lacking in the ability to enter text into Google's search box. Instead, it gets caught in a loop, telling you there's a text box, but never giving the option to use it. Uninstalled because of that, but if it improves I'll try again. It was good.
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Did not like this app at all! Just like others said it would not shut up! And I tried the headset! It kept repeating "you" and would not pause! Sorry for the negative feedback and I hope you can fix it. Good luck!
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Keep bugging on less of work done
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Voice command are not working at all.. When it asks me to say YES and I do it says it back and also says it is not a command.. When it suggests to say help and I do it says "HELP" isn't a command or a shortcut in this mode.. So it doesn't accept anything.. So I can browse wikipedia manually but the voice functionality is only there to annoy me at the moment because it doesn't accept anything... I am sure it is a very good app as others say but it is completely useless on my Samsung Galaxy S2... Thanks
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Just won't shut up! I don't need or want to hear starting to read. Too much info is not always a good thing. It does not go to a place on the page without a fight. Mostly just does not cooperate. Thanks for the effort.
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It won't pause and never shuts up. if I wanted that much noise I would get married have 5 kids & five chihuahuas. very bad app If I could I would give it a negative 5 stars
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I like it
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I like the concept. Just needs some improvements. That's all...
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This is the best web reader I have found so far. The Google search results works very well allowing you to actually go through the results and read a webpage There should be an option to trim down some of the voice prompts to speed up the way the program works once you are familiar with it, but as far as helping you get into the program and get familiar with it they work well. I spent some time to get good with this program because I do a lot of driving and I like to have Google search results read to me and then have the page read to me so it works. This is the best app I have found yet for actually having the web read to me.
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Great potential, however there are a few issues in my experience: a) I would prefer it if Sadie would slow down and talk less frantically, b) three seconds would be nice, c) Google search is "not yet available", d) in menu for reviewing commands the app would not obey any commands so I had to terminate manually.
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Soon to be the best assistant, out there. I wish that my speaktoit; was as fast!
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When I first downloaded and tried this app it did not work. I received an error message telling me there was a problem with my text to speech. I emailed the developer and he quickly responded letting me know that he would work on it and come up with a quick fix and then a permanent one in the future. True to his word he did that the next day and this app is awesome. The developer is very professional and courteous and the potential this app has is great. I was looking for something like this thank you.
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A friend recommended this app and I'm so glad he did. It is so easy to use and it works great.
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Really nice app and helps a lot when it comes to wanting to be hands free on anything...
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This app really works. Browsing the web quickly while in the car has never been safer.
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Mobile app for android
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Voice command are not working at all.. When it asks me to say YES and I do it says it back and also says it is not a command.. When it suggests to say help and I do it says "HELP" isn't a command or a shortcut in this mode.. So it doesn't accept anything.. So I can browse wikipedia manually but the voice functionality is only there to annoy me at the moment because it doesn't accept anything... I am sure it is a very good app as others say but it is completely useless on my Samsung Galaxy S2... Thanks
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Just won't shut up! I don't need or want to hear starting to read. Too much info is not always a good thing. It does not go to a place on the page without a fight. Mostly just does not cooperate. Thanks for the effort.
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It won't pause and never shuts up. if I wanted that much noise I would get married have 5 kids & five chihuahuas. very bad app If I could I would give it a negative 5 stars
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I like it
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This is the best web reader I have found so far. The Google search results works very well allowing you to actually go through the results and read a webpage There should be an option to trim down some of the voice prompts to speed up the way the program works once you are familiar with it, but as far as helping you get into the program and get familiar with it they work well. I spent some time to get good with this program because I do a lot of driving and I like to have Google search results read to me and then have the page read to me so it works. This is the best app I have found yet for actually having the web read to me.
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Great potential, however there are a few issues in my experience: a) I would prefer it if Sadie would slow down and talk less frantically, b) three seconds would be nice, c) Google search is "not yet available", d) in menu for reviewing commands the app would not obey any commands so I had to terminate manually.
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Soon to be the best assistant, out there. I wish that my speaktoit; was as fast!
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When I first downloaded and tried this app it did not work. I received an error message telling me there was a problem with my text to speech. I emailed the developer and he quickly responded letting me know that he would work on it and come up with a quick fix and then a permanent one in the future. True to his word he did that the next day and this app is awesome. The developer is very professional and courteous and the potential this app has is great. I was looking for something like this thank you.
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A friend recommended this app and I'm so glad he did. It is so easy to use and it works great.
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Really nice app and helps a lot when it comes to wanting to be hands free on anything...
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This app really works. Browsing the web quickly while in the car has never been safer.
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Mobile app for android
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Kareemalot Soon to be the best assistant, out there. I wish that my speaktoit; was as fast!
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Great Application! When I first downloaded and tried this app it did not work. I received an error message telling me there was a problem with my text to speech. I emailed the developer and he quickly responded letting me know that he would work on it and come up with a quick fix and then a permanent one in the future. True to his word he did that the next day and this app is awesome. The developer is very professional and courteous and the potential this app has is great. I was looking for something like this thank you.
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What the hell sound & bell when opening the app. Its horrible.