Speech technology is heating up, and MindMeld – with our recent partnership announcement – has been landing a fair bit of press recently. Here is an overview of the recent buzz. (Many thanks to these journalists for sharing our story and creating smart, interesting reads.)
Entrepreneur: How MindMeld Is Letting Companies Add Voice Recognition to Any App
Tuttle believes that up to 40 percent of the apps launched for mobile devices will come with voice recognition by the end of this year. Three years from now, he says, voice will be the primary user interface with our devices. “And we’re still just scratching the surface,” he adds.
Financial Times: The challenge from digital concierges
Eventually, if the recommendation algorithm works well enough, it could be used to suggest things direct to users without human intervention, says Tim Tuttle, chief executive officer of Expect Labs, the company supplying the AI. A single tap would trigger the entire process of automated fulfillment and delivery.
Upstart Business Journal: Startups aim to make Apple Watch smarter using AI
Oakland-based Fetch says it now has the first AI-powered smartwatch app, thanks to MindMeld technology developed by San Francisco-based Expect Labs.
MacWorld: Fetch and MindMeld debut the first AI-powered Apple Watch app
On Tuesday, Fetch announced an integration with MindMeld’s artificial intelligence technology to better interpret on-demand voice requests on its Apple Watch app. This partnership makes Fetch, an on-demand personal shopping service, the first third-party AI-powered app for the Apple Watch.
Silicon Valley Business Journal: Startups partner on voice-activated concierge for Apple Watch
Mobile commerce startup Fetch has joined forces with Expect Labs to add artificial intelligence to its top-rated voice activated Apple Watch concierge app.
ProgrammableWeb: Fetch, MindMeld API Provide Apple Watch Concierge Service
This means Apple Watch owners can make requests through their smartwatch. Yes, the future is fully here, thanks in part to MindMeld’s API.
Engadget: Fetch’s shopping app puts a smarter concierge on your wrist
If you wanted to buy, say, a sweet messenger bag someone was rocking in SoHo, you could snap a photo, send it along, and someone would eventually respond with the cheapest, most appropriate listing they could find. With Expect Labs’ voice recognition and analytical chops now being baked into the existing iOS/Apple Watch app, though, those requests can be chopped up and acted on more quickly.
