{"id":167448,"date":"2019-10-11T18:13:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T10:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1807049\/"},"modified":"2019-10-11T18:13:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T10:13:04","slug":"insecure-star-issa-rae-cameos-as-google-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/10\/11\/insecure-star-issa-rae-cameos-as-google-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Insecure\u2019 Star Issa Rae Cameos As Google Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/issa-rae-1-650x366.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"figcaption\">Hey Google, talk like Issa! (Photo Credit: Google)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hey Google, which hilarious actress, writer, director, and producer makes a cameo as a voice on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/easily-assign-tasks-with-google-assistant-1800111\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Google Assistant<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issa Rae&rsquo;s bold voice <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/assistant\/hey-google-talk-issa\"  rel=\"noopener\">is available to U.S. users for a limited time<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply tell your device to &ldquo;talk like Issa&rdquo; (pronounced &ldquo;Ee-sa&rdquo;), or manually make the change via the Assistant app&rsquo;s settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then pepper her with questions like &ldquo;What&rsquo;s the weather forecast&rdquo; or &ldquo;When is the first night of Chanukah?&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rae also tells jokes, shares secrets, sings songs, delivers pep talks, and doles out compliments: Say &ldquo;Mirror talk&rdquo; or ask &ldquo;How do I look&rdquo; for confidence-boosting affirmations.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&acirc;&#8364;&#8482;m the new voice of the Google Assistant! Uh, WHAT?! Say &acirc;&#8364;&#339;Hey Google, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TalkLikeIssa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TalkLikeIssa<\/a>&acirc;&#8364; and I&acirc;&#8364;&#8482;ll answer your questions, tell jokes, and even give you compliments. Try me! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BzRSCO97Nf\">pic.twitter.com\/BzRSCO97Nf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Issa Rae (@IssaRae) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IssaRae\/status\/1182302659795021825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially revealed at last year&rsquo;s Google I\/O conference, the celebrity cameo made its debut in April with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/john-legend-is-google-assistants-first-celeb-cameo-1781497\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">velvety voice of John Legend<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Cameo voices on the Assistant have been one of the top requests we&rsquo;ve heard from you,&rdquo; Manuel Bronstein, VP of product for Google Assistant, said at the time. &ldquo;And with the help of state-of-the-art speech synthesis model WaveNet, they&rsquo;re now a reality.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insecure<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> star&rsquo;s &ldquo;extra fly&rdquo; intonations are available on any device with Google Assistant&acirc;&#8364;&#8221;including Google Home smart speakers and displays (Nest Hub Max, too), as well as Android or iOS smartphones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dig a little deeper to hear Issa&rsquo;s take when you ask &ldquo;Hey Google, do you love Daniel or Lawrence?&rdquo; Or, &ldquo;Hey Google, tell me something awkward.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019\/10\/10\/issa-rae-is-google-assistants-newest-celebrity-voice\"  rel=\"noopener\">Easter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/google-assistant-taps-issa-rae-for-second-celebrity-cameo-voice\/#ftag=CAD590a51e\"  rel=\"noopener\">eggs<\/a>: &ldquo;Do you have any dating advice?&rdquo;, &ldquo;Are you a writer?&rdquo; &ldquo;Can you rap?&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Don&rsquo;t bother asking about a premiere date for season four of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insecure<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, though.)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen embed\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" frameBorder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3cPBsalahR\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loadingembed\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk fast: This is only a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/macaulay-culkin-is-home-alone-again-with-google-assistant-1766912\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">guest role<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responses to all other questions will continue to be in one of the original Assistant voices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/samuel-l-jackson-will-be-first-celebrity-voice-for-amazon-alexa-1805437\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Amazon announced<\/a> that Hollywood legend Samuel L. Jackson would lend his memorable voice to Alexa devices as the company&rsquo;s first celebrity voice (complete with a &ldquo;cursing&rdquo; option).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you opt for the clean or explicit version, Jackson will announce the weather forecast, sing happy birthday, tell jokes, set alarms, and play your favorite tunes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Alexa &ldquo;skill&rdquo; initially costs 99 cents, but you&rsquo;ll have to shell out $4.99 once the promo period ends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More on Geek.com:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/easily-assign-tasks-with-google-assistant-1800111\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easily Assign Tasks With Google Assistant<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/google-assistant-now-books-reservations-in-43-states-1777474\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Assistant Now Books Reservations in 43 States<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/macaulay-culkin-is-home-alone-again-with-google-assistant-1766912\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macaulay Culkin Is Home Alone Again With Google Assistant<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/issa-rae-1-650x366.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"><\/p>\n<div>Hey Google, talk like Issa! (Photo Credit: Google)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hey Google, which hilarious actress, writer, director, and producer makes a cameo as a voice on Google Assistant? Issa Rae&rsquo;s bold voice is available to U.S. users for a limited time. 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