--- title: Google voice search date: "2001-07-04T12:00:00Z" categories: - links wp_id: 1760 description: I track Google's early 2001 developments in voice search technology, noting their move into speech recognition. This vintage update reflects the beginning of search interfaces evolving beyond simple text input on a keyboard. keywords: [google, voice search, speech recognition, search engine history, mobile search, monika henzinger] --- Google just goes on. They're working on [voice search](http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/21/google_henziger/print.html) now.