Google has brought the voice command features that were previously exclusive to Glass and put them on the newest versions of Chrome, according to PCMag.com.
Users of the new Chrome can say “OK, Google” before they ask the search engine for directions or nearby pizza places and hear an answer spoken back.
This is an example of the conversational search Google discussed at Google I/O Developers Conference. The new update allows for a human to talk in a more natural, comfortable way, as opposed to the stiff and specific ways in which searches are more commonly conducted.
According to Google’s Amit Singhal, the company wants to eventually get its search engine to function like the computer from Star Trek. In the popular science fiction television show (now turned movie) the spaceship’s computer understands essentially everything it is asked and responds accordingly.
In a previous interview with Guy Kawasaki at South by Southwest Interactive, Singhal said he sees a future for web searches where everyone is connected to a Star Trek-like computer constantly.
“It is everywhere; you can use it in any modality," he said.
To start your conversation with Google, simply click on the red microphone button and ask Google a question. For any questions following your first one, says “OK, Google” and continue to search. The same features are used on the new Google Glass.
The search engine also attempts to understand the word “here” as your present location and that the use of a pronoun probably refers to a previous question.
The new conversational search is only available on Chrome 27 which was released Tuesday.