Google Chrome 25 adds Web Speech API

Posted on Friday, February 22 2013 @ 13:46 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Google announced on the Chrome Blog that it's rolling out Web Speech API support. The feature arrives with the newly released Chrome 25 and will enable developers to integrate speech recognition into web apps.

Web apps, listen up. Today's Chrome Stable release includes support for the Web Speech API (discussed last month), which developers can use to integrate speech recognition capabilities into their web apps. To see what this might look like, check out this demo on how to compose an email just using your voice.

In addition, today’s release also disables silent extension installs in Chrome for Windows. This keeps Chrome fast and safe by ensuring that you consent to every extension that’s installed on your computer.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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