Controlling my HTPC with Voice Control

Chimp Paradox · 8 Oct 2014 at 11:49

Is this still a pipedream? It runs windows 8, and I would want to open files, navigate to iplayer etc. Currently using a wireless Logitech keyboard with a trackpad. It works, but its annoying.

Would anyone recommend any other solution?

yashiro · 8 Oct 2014 at 13:46

If you need to type regularly then no there is no other viable solution.

If you don't, then you could use one of those 3d presentation mice or a wireless gamepad with https://github.com/Ryochan7/antimicro.

ZXSpectrum · 8 Oct 2014 at 13:57

Hasn't the Kinect from the Xbox360/One been used for W8 Voice control for a while? Pretty sure gesture control is also working fine. I remember seeing a guy that was using a W8 PC connected to a 50" TV Doing all the Minority Report stuff (without the overlay) on the TV In front of him...

Chimp Paradox · 8 Oct 2014 at 13:59

I just wanna say "open chrome and search iplayer"

Load "Microsoft word" that sort of thing

Confused · 8 Oct 2014 at 14:33

The "Yatse" Android remote control app for Kodi/XBMC does voice control, but only within XBMC/Kodi.

However, with XBMC/Kodi, I find I don't need to dip back into Windows anyway.

Chimp Paradox · 8 Oct 2014 at 14:38

I use jriver..

Glaucus · 8 Oct 2014 at 14:44

I'm still annoyed MS has released Kinect for windows yet. Well they have but it's only a developer tool. I want the same as well as hand guessers. Ms has it sorted, if you watch all their research videos they got some amazing stuff. I just don't know why they don't release some off it.