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Re:Turn Off Cortana Completely in Windows 10 Anniversary Update by oz on Wednesday August 17, 2016 @01:16PM (#12306366)
Sometimes, I put something in the freezer for a quick (30 mins) cooldown. Me being me, I'll forget about it aso soon as I close the freezer. I've lost several beers that way.

Now? "Ok Google...set timer for 30 mins." Much quicker than unlocking, finding the Clock app, and fat-fingering the time widgets. This also works for reminders and a host of other things.

Speech recognition is not a gimmick.

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Re:Turn Off Cortana Completely in Windows 10 Anniversary Update by braythwayt on Wednesday August 17, 2016 @01:19PM (#12306406)
I agree. I use speech recognition all the time on my watch. The killer app for this?

"Children! 10 more minutes, then we're turning screens off. Hey Siri! Set a timer for ten minutes."

Much easier than fiddling with the crown to set a 10 minute timer.

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