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| heading1 = Project Vaani <!-- Project Title -->
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'''Vaani: Though Voice''' aims to be the most natural way to interact with connected devices around us, and be available as an open solution at scale, while avoiding lock-ins with the major commercial players. With Vaani, we plan to offer an IoT enabler package to developers, device makers and users who want to add a voice interface to their devices in a flexible and customizable way. We will prototype interactions at home in near term, and in future, showcase the ability to access services from the open web.
If you would like to get involved with Project Vaani as a tester, developer or adviser, you can get in touch with our [[Connected_Devices/Participation|connected devices participation team]].
==Project overview==
At present, there is gap in the industry gap for an open voice solution for connected devices and IoT, and the existing commercial players are moving quickly to lock-in users, partners and developers. This is part of their "staircase" approach by building steps like voice interface, IoT back-end, user data collection, and AI, to create long term lock-in. For example, if you are a hardware maker or a developer looking to voice-enable your gadget, the most clearly defined path is to commit to one of the big players.
We believe we need to challenge the status quo here. At least, create a "wedge in the door" before everything becomes completely closed. Merely enabling a voice interface should not have to lock you down. Imagine if you could only buy an Apple or Samsung device if you wanted to use touch interface. Voice is critical, especially for connected devices, as user interfaces make way for other user experiences as we go about their daily lives.
== Project status ==
Right now, the Vaani team is brainstorming how we can create our own unique solution that does not have to compete (or catch up) with the existing players like Siri and Google Now. Their solutions have had the head start user bases to improve on quality and scope. Rather, we need to offer something that is possibly focused on fewer segments (or categories) and is meaningfully better. Our solutions could work really well for specific categories, be better at working offline / online, have a smaller memory footprint and do all this without the lock-ins. For developers, it can be something they can configure, enhance, add languages and customize, something that feels and sounds like Mozilla.
We are currently in a validation phase of our [[Connected Devices/Product Innovation Process|product innovation process]]. If you would like get involved, you may get in touch with our [[Connected_Devices/Participation|connected devices participation team]].
== Team ==
'''Product / Engineering'''
* Sandip K
* Andre N
* Kelly D
* Aaron
'''Community'''
* Aaron W
* Andre
* Kelly
'''Research'''
* Irina
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| heading1 = Project Vaani <!-- Project Title -->
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| content5 = 2016.01.28 (Pitch Update) <!-- Latest Release Date -->
| heading6 = Innovation Status <!-- Innovation Status -->
| content6 = [[Connected_Devices/Product_Innovation_Process#Process Gates|Stage 1 (Validation)]] <!-- Innovation Status -->
| heading7 = Website <!-- Website -->
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'''Vaani: Though Voice''' aims to be the most natural way to interact with connected devices around us, and be available as an open solution at scale, while avoiding lock-ins with the major commercial players. With Vaani, we plan to offer an IoT enabler package to developers, device makers and users who want to add a voice interface to their devices in a flexible and customizable way. We will prototype interactions at home in near term, and in future, showcase the ability to access services from the open web.
If you would like to get involved with Project Vaani as a tester, developer or adviser, you can get in touch with our [[Connected_Devices/Participation|connected devices participation team]].
==Project overview==
At present, there is gap in the industry gap for an open voice solution for connected devices and IoT, and the existing commercial players are moving quickly to lock-in users, partners and developers. This is part of their "staircase" approach by building steps like voice interface, IoT back-end, user data collection, and AI, to create long term lock-in. For example, if you are a hardware maker or a developer looking to voice-enable your gadget, the most clearly defined path is to commit to one of the big players.
We believe we need to challenge the status quo here. At least, create a "wedge in the door" before everything becomes completely closed. Merely enabling a voice interface should not have to lock you down. Imagine if you could only buy an Apple or Samsung device if you wanted to use touch interface. Voice is critical, especially for connected devices, as user interfaces make way for other user experiences as we go about their daily lives.
== Project status ==
Right now, the Vaani team is brainstorming how we can create our own unique solution that does not have to compete (or catch up) with the existing players like Siri and Google Now. Their solutions have had the head start user bases to improve on quality and scope. Rather, we need to offer something that is possibly focused on fewer segments (or categories) and is meaningfully better. Our solutions could work really well for specific categories, be better at working offline / online, have a smaller memory footprint and do all this without the lock-ins. For developers, it can be something they can configure, enhance, add languages and customize, something that feels and sounds like Mozilla.
We are currently in a validation phase of our [[Connected Devices/Product Innovation Process|product innovation process]]. If you would like get involved, you may get in touch with our [[Connected_Devices/Participation|connected devices participation team]].
== Team ==
'''Product / Engineering'''
* Sandip K
* Andre N
* Kelly D
* Aaron
'''Community'''
* Aaron W
* Andre
* Kelly
'''Research'''
* Irina
