I think the project idea #1 is the best for me. I searched about some information about my topic to answer some questions basically :
What is voice assistant?
It is a digital assistant that is able to recognize the voice and process natural language to help users through voice recognition applications and smartphones.
What is the history of Voice Assistant ?
The first introduce of voice assistant was in the early 1960s. IBM first introduced a voice assistant with its Shoebox device. It recognized 16 words and digits.
https://mediacenter.ibm.com/media/(1961)+Shoebox+-+IBM+Archives+(78-013)/0_4m2ynnkk
The next development came in 1970s at carnegie mellon university in Pennsylvania. The tool name was Harpy, and it recognized 1000 words.
And here we can see the timeline of voice assistant:
What are the 3 Best Voice Assistants?
- Amazon Echo Plus – Amazon Alexa
Pros:
Intelligence (highly capable at answering general questions and performing tasks )
Wide range of skills (with some 30,000 skills available for Alexa in the US)
Strong smart-home device support(compatibility with other smart-home devices).
Easy shopping( ask Alexa if Amazon is offering any exclusive deals )Cons:
Less seamless mobile experience (Unlike its leading competitors Google Assistant and Siri, Alexa is not pre-installed into mobile phones. )
Answers aren’t always accurate
- Google Home Max – Google Assistant
Pros:
Intelligence and accuracy
Advancing quickly ( rapidly catching up)
Great for entertainment (control any Chromecast device )Cons:
Less flexibility with home-automation(Alexa is still the better option.)
Not as many voice applications(Google’s library of applications will grow, but as of now, Alexa’s capabilities are tough to beat)
- Apple Home Pod – Apple Siri
Pros:
Great for HomeKit ownersGreat for Apple users
Extensive language support(over 20 languages)Cons:
Limited voice applications (The biggest drawback of Siri)
Siri devices aren’t as versatile (For example, the HomePod smart speaker won’t allow you to add events to your calendar through Siri and cannot recognize different voices. )
Source:
https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/voice-assistant
https://voicebot.ai/2017/07/14/timeline-voice-assistants-short-history-voice-revolution/
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