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Created March 23, 2011 19:20
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Using the latest Chrome Beta (11.0.696.16 beta) and the new HTML5 Speech Input features, we can jump into the future with Wolfram|Alpha.

Make a bookmark with the code below as the source.

javascript:(function(){javascript:input=$('input');
['','webkit','x-webkit-'].map(function(prefix){input.attr(prefix+'speech','').bind(prefix+'speechchange',
function(e){$('form:first').submit()})})})();

Navigate to Wolfram|Alpha, click the bookmark. Using the microphone button, try some queries:

  • Integrate x squared
  • President of the United States of America
  • Compare Sweden and Germany
  • What is the time

and so on...

Also some Ell Grey made a Voice Search Chrome Extension!

Learn more about the spec!

var input = $('input');
['',
'webkit',
'x-webkit-']
// Yeah, I know, non-legit attributes and events are bound, but I hate repeating stuff
.map(
function(prefix){
input
.attr(prefix + 'speech', '')
.bind(prefix + 'speechchange', function(e){
$('form:first').submit()
}
)
}
);
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