Search results

Voice recognition is here at last. Alexa and other voice assistants have now become widespread and mainstream. Is your app ready for voice interaction? Learn how to develop your own voice applications for Amazon Alexa. Start with techniques for building conversational user interfaces and dialog management. Integrate with existing applications and visual interfaces to complement voice-first applications. The future of human-computer interaction is voice, and we'll help you get ready for it. For...

This book covers Windows 10, the 2015 release of the Windows operating system. Windows 10 for Seniors in easy steps is written with the older generation in mind. It uses larger type for easy reading and takes you through the essentials a step at a time.

In full-color and straightforward, jargon-free language, iPhone for Seniors in easy steps, 3rd edition gives you all the information you need to get up and running with your new iPhone and quickly feel you are in control of it. You will learn how to make and receive phone calls, text with the Messages app, including a variety of new functions, and make video calls with FaceTime. Also learn how to set up and use email accounts and use Settings to customize your iPhone exactly to your style and re...

To create their own voice "skills," users need to learn some new device toolkits, the basics of Voice UI design, and some emerging best practices for building and deploying on these diverse platforms.   Voice Applications for Alexa and Google Assistant guides readers in the exciting world of designing, building, and implementing voice-based applications for Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant! They learn how to build their own "skills"—the voice app term for actions the device can perform—from scr...

Working with AI is complicated and expensive for many developers. That's why cloud providers have stepped in to make it easier, offering free (or affordable) state-of-the-art models and training tools to get you started. With this book, you'll learn how to use Google's AI-powered cloud services to do everything from creating a chatbot to analyzing text, images, and video. Author Micheal Lanham demonstrates methods for building and training models step-by-step and shows you how to expand your mo...

This fun, hands-on book will take your basic Python skills to the next level as you build voice-controlled apps to use in your daily life. Starting with a Python refresher and an introduction to speech-recognition/text-to-speech functionalities, you'll soon ease into more advanced topics, like making your own modules and building working voice-controlled apps. Each chapter scaffolds multiple projects that allow you to see real results from your code at a manageable pace, while end-of-chapter exe...

A well-designed, easy-to-navigate website is useless if no one can find it. If your company is going to succeed in the web economy, optimizing your site for search engine visibility is essential. In this book, four of the most noted experts in the field of search engine optimization (SEO) provide you with proven guidelines and cutting-edge techniques for planning and executing a comprehensive SEO strategy. The authors clearly explain SEO fundamentals, while correcting many common misconceptions....

If you just got a new Apple Watch Series 5, this guide is here to help you get the best experience from your Apple Watch Series 5. Even if you've had the previous series before the Apple Watch series 5, this Apple Watch Series 5 Guide also holds relevant features with included features like the ECG function to help you supercharge your experience. Apple Watch Series 5 is the latest Smartwatch in the Apple lineup. It offers a number of great features to help the users to be more active and better...

Android is the mobile operating system that is used on the majority of smartphones worldwide. It is a robust and versatile operating system that can be used by any manufacturer to add to their handsets. This means that there is a wide range of Android phones available and also different versions of Android that run on them. Android Phones for Seniors in easy steps, 2nd edition starts with a detailed look at the different versions of Android, and the range of models of phones that are available...

"Do you want to learn how to creat your own virtual agent? If so, have I got the book for you!" - Thomas Joseph Heiman Design, develop, and deploy human-like AI solutions that chat with your customers, solve their problems, and streamline your support services. Creating Virtual Assistants: Chatbots that work teaches you to create the kind of AI-enabled chatbots that are revolutionizing the customer service industry. You'll learn to build effective conversational AI that can automate common inqui...