Google Launches new voice search service for its Mobile Maps Application

Google is testing a new voice search service for its mobile Maps application, starting with the US Blackberry Pearl 8110/20/30. The service seems very similar to Microsoft's Live Search application, a program we're a big fan of due in no small part to its speech recognition services. To use Google's new features Pearl owners need to point their browsers to google.com/gmm to download the latest version. Once installed, "using voice search is as simple as 1, 2, 3:

1. Press "0" to center the map view around your location

2. Press the left-side key and hold it while you say the name or type of business you're looking for (for example, "pizza")

3. When you're done speaking, release the left-side key, and our voice recognition technology will figure out your request and find the business you've been looking for, no typing needed."

There is Text-To-Speech extended where there are two new and most of all votes. A male and a female. However, it does not work since Froyo work for me. The outgoing message is generated at google, so you can not replace simple as TomTom. The Google Maps is updated automatically make sure you have the latest, 4.2, available in the Android Market. From what I have seen the update itself is one, albeit a bit rough as it is forced to close the application. To reopen and Browse option is displayed when you use the instructions.