The Web Speech API will let users have “new, interactive experiences with web apps,” according to the official Google Chrome blog.

If you're interested in using the webpage shown in the video, you can do so here: Web Speech API Demonstration.

The speech-to-text recognition was accurate and fast, adding a useful, promising feature to the Chrome browser. A demonstration of the new capability is visible in a demo that can be accessed ...

To highlight how well this works, Google also launched a demo that allows you to dictate an email right in Chrome. For users, the beta only makes one major change: Chrome on Windows will now ...

It cleverly relies on the Web Speech API to deliver the speaking parts, which helps keep the code size tiny. The only thing it’s missing is an occasional shadow of static drifting across the audio.

Google has rolled out a new addition to its Chrome browser this week in the form of a new Web Speech API, allowing users to use speech when visiting supported websites using the Google Chrome browser.

Google today released Chrome version 25 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The new version features voice support, a new tab page, and more.