VoiceBox Launches VBTV for Smart TVs

VoiceBox Technologies announced the launch of VBTV, a solution which allows consumers to control their smart TVs and search for content using voice.

VoiceBox's VBTV gives users horizontal access to content that they previously would have had to access via different menus. For example, asking for family-friendly Vin Diesel movies returns whatever's relevant, regardless of where such movies are located. Results can include both traditional and Web-based content in one view, for example, HBO, Hulu, Netflix, and network sources, the company said.

"VoiceBox created its first TV/set-top-box solution nearly a decade ago, but together with hardware advances and increased consumer acceptance of voice, the market for smart TVs using voice is just now accelerated," said CEO Mike Kennewick, in a statement. "We're happy to have such a competitive technology advantage and deep expertise in this exciting new space."

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