{"id":338213,"date":"2017-04-13T02:51:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T18:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1476172"},"modified":"2017-04-13T02:51:53","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T18:51:53","slug":"googles-speak-to-go-lets-you-travel-the-globe-with-your-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/googles-speak-to-go-lets-you-travel-the-globe-with-your-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s \u2018Speak to Go\u2019 lets you travel the globe with your voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, Google showed off a host of\u00a0VR web applications on its new WebVR Experiments<\/a> page, one of which lets you explore the world using voice search.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeak to Go\u201d<\/a> is optimized to work with VR headsets on its Daydream and Cardboard platforms buy you can also try it out on your phone or computer without a headset, you just need to enable the mic on Chrome and get to voice exploring.<\/p>\n

Tap the space bar and say an address and Google will drop you at that exact location if there\u2019s Street View data available, say a city or country and the web app will place you somewhere random allowing you to discover new vistas.<\/p>\n

On desktop the app is just a gimmicky\u00a0voice search tool for Google Maps, but on a Google Cardboard headset you get a more real sense of exploration as you\u2019re cut off from other forms of input and it\u2019s just you speaking and moving your head to explore.<\/p>\n

The app showcases the strengths of WebVR in getting new users into experiences that are seamless and intuitive. WebVR allows users to visit virtual reality experiences in a browser just by visiting a URL.<\/p>\n

In November, Google debuted<\/a> its Earth application on HTC\u2019s Vive platform, this latest update brings some of the views to mobile 360 on Cardboard and Daydream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" Today, Google showed off a host of\u00a0VR web applications on its new WebVR Experiments page, one of which lets you explore the world using voice search.
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