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"Google has begun testing an integration of voice search with the Google.com search engine.\nHelpful tipster Matt Schlicht first spotted the feature earlier Monday afternoon.  Voice search detects your computer's microphone settings and can open up a \"Speak now\" widget to detect your words and transcribe them into a search query.\nAndroid phone owners should be familiar with Google Voice Search; it's available in the Google Search widget.  Google Voice Search on Android even translates voice commands into actions.  For example, \"Directions to Empire State Building New York\" will get you instant driving directions to Manhattan's famous landmark. \nGoogle has been working hard on improving the accuracy of its voice search product.  It now recognizes Chinese and learns from your speech patterns.  Perhaps now Google believes it's accurate enough to begin testing with the general populace.  \nRight now, voice search seems to be in a limited testing period.  We've reached out to Google for comment.\nWhile searching by voice may be easier than typing in some cases, we don't think you're suddenly going to see an uptick in people shouting out their search queries.  As our tipster pointed out on Twitter today, Google Voice Search \"works surprisingly well but is very awkward to use in the office.\"\nWhat do you think of Google Voice Search?  Should Google roll it out on its homepage? \nUpdate: Google's experiment is confirmed.  \"Google is constantly experimenting with new features,\" was the only thing a Google spokesperson would tell us officially, though.\n\n\nGoogle Voice Search\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Google Voice Search Icon\nGoogle.com users with access to the experiment might see this page the next time they visit Google.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle Voice Search Widget\nTalking into the mic activates the Google Voice Search widget.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle Voice Search Results\nThis is the result. Notice the shade of purple that distinguishes a voice search.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLead image courtesy of iStockphoto,  berekin"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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