As part of their ongoing efforts to either set or keep up with the latest technological trends, Google have announced that they are developing a smartphone voice-control method similar to the ‘Siri’ application seen on Apple’s iPhone 4S (and on a planned new ‘smart TV’ from the company).

This type of feature is being seriously examined by Google as they attempt to create their own, which has been touted as coming for a while. A Google voice-control system has been said by many to be planned with a ‘Star Trek feel’ about it, with those previous claims reiterated by the fact that the current codename for Google’s project is ’Majel’, said to be named after the voice actor (Majel Barrett-Roddenberry) of the spacecraft computer in the popular sci-fi series.

Current components of Google’s ‘Majel’ are said to include the option to activate it via the phrase ‘Computer…’, integration with recent Google acquisition Alfred (a ‘Digital Personal Assistant’) for their smartphones, and engaging in more natural dialogue, as opposed to the linear command-based Google Voice Actions currently in use on Android systems.

A Google source has leaked information on the app in recent days, describing a multiple-search feature: “It’s definitely as good, or better, than Siri. If you say ‘show me the Statue of Liberty’ it’ll automatically take you to Google Image results, but another tray beneath it might be its location on Google Maps and then another tray might have a Wikipedia page.”

Android’s operating system director Matias Duarte had hinted in October at a highly interactive, intelligent, and responsive system for their next release, stating at the time: “You can talk to it and you can touch it, you can interact with it at the same time as you talk with it.”

With Google’s own TV service faltering, they may also wish to implement the Android technology into other products, such as an own-brand rival to Apple’s new connected TV set. However, with some sections of Internet users already requesting that Google implement original ‘Starship Enterprise’ quotes into the app’s dialogue, could ‘Majel’ be overlooked for its useful voice-control qualities and just end up being seen as a licenced Star Trek toy?

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