Google has been focused on voice for several years now (aided early on by the now defunct GOOG-411 service), and the most prominent use of the technology is seen in Google Android. Google has added voicesearch to Google Maps for Chrome browser...
Google will shut down 1-800-GOOG-411, its voice-powered directory assistance service, on Nov. Google Disconnects GOOG-411 The service was launched in 2007, and Google credits the service for helping develop services now available on smartphones...
Meanwhile, radio ads could have lots of synergies with any future Goog-411 (voice-powered search) monetization efforts, which will similarly use audio clips. Leave it to Google. We've long known Google to be on a path toward facilitating media buys...
Canadians can dial 1-800-GOOG-411 to connect to a computer that's armed with voice recognition software software. But most people don't think of Google as an offline information service - until they try GOOG411.
Features are similar to what Google offers with GOOG-411. At the top of the list of new features is the launch of Live Search411, a voicesearch product built on technology acquired from Tellme earlier this year.