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Ext JS: Speech Recognition Wrapper
Feb 16th
On Friday, I saw a write-up on using the Web Speech API for capturing and transcribing speech. I was inspired to see how this could be incorporated into Ext JS, so I started exploring.
First, I discovered that you can already add the x-webkit-speech attribute on a text field, and it will automatically create an audio-capture-ready text field in Chrome. All you have to do is hook up listeners to handle particular events. While this was promising, I found a big problem: if you try this in Canary, you’ll be greeted with a nasty deprecation warning. Apparently, Chrome will eventually be ditching the input-support in favor of full-on use of the JavaScript API.
No matter, that’s more flexible anyway. Based on this conclusion, I dove into the API and created an Ext JS wrapper that supports interactions with the Web Speech API. You can try out an example, and grab the source on GitHub.
About the APIThe API has a fair amount to it, so I’ll highlight some of the configuration options, as well as describe a bit about the results, which can be a bit confusing.
Configuration- continuous: If false, you get a one-shot stab at capturing audio. Once the audio is no longer detected, the capture More >
Chrome Web Apps Upgrade
Feb 4th
Just a quick note–if you didn’t see, Google Chrome has revamped the display for your personal app dashboard. You can now re-order apps by drag-n-drop, rather than installing and uninstalling in the right order.
Check it out 🙂
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Will Chrome Kill Firefox?
Oct 12th
I've read alot of articles on the interblog in which people claim that Google's new browser, Chrome, will hurt Firefox, rather than Internet Explorer. The biggest reason for this, the protagonists claim, is that given that Internet Explorer users are the least likely to change their browsers, the majority of acceptance of Chrome will come from others…hence the hit to Firefox.
But is this really accurate? I don't buy it. The way I see it, the argument made above is true, but in reverse. It is undeniable that people who use IE, besides being horribly misguided in their choice of browsers, are less than likely to switch to a new browser. But it is equally true, IMO, that those who use Firefox are already predisposed to using more than one browser. So rather than a huge pile of competition, Chrome represents just another option.
Of course, if Chrome turns out to be really flippin' cool (which I don't see yet…) and vastly superior to all other options, it is probably more accurate that ALL browsers are in trouble. The time is not far away when Google will be placing proprietary OS's on new computers and, just like the Behemoth Microsoft before it, More >
