Category: Embedded Solutions
The voice recognition connected to most in-car infotainment systems is still poor, according to Strategy Analytics.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 22 Jun 2017
Talisman is designed for embedded applications like automative and smart devices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 20 Jun 2017
Synaptics boosts its portfolio of human-machine interface technologies with the $300 million acquisition of audio and voice processing solutions provider Conexant Systems.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 12 Jun 2017
Sensory's latest additions to TrulyNatural speech recognition bring chatbot and avatar technology to consumer devices and apps.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 07 Jun 2017
With broad ARM compatibility, embedded technologies from Sensory allow device makers to enable artificial intelligence on device without needing a cloud connection.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 25 May 2017
TrulySecure receives updated deep learning algorithms that boost its accuracy and liveness detection. (Featured on SmartCustomerService.com.)
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 17 May 2017
In the next five years, global shipments of voice software units are expected to increase from 11 billion to 21 billion.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 16 May 2017
Sensory has boosted the performance and accuracy of its embedded wake word and speech recognition with shallow learning.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 27 Apr 2017
Nuance's CAPD technology is embedded into Epic's electronic health records systems.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 23 Mar 2017
Matrix Voice enables the development of voice-control apps for Google's Android Things IoT environment.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 24 Feb 2017
Nuance extends Dragon Drive's capabilities to other passengers in the car and includes text messaging.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Jan 2017
Hyundai owners can use Amazon Echo voice commands to control their cars from home.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 15 Nov 2016
Nuance's Dragon Drive car platform now includes embedded dictation capabilities without a cloud or data connection.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 03 Oct 2016
Samsung's mobile banking and enterprise solutionswill use Sensory's TrulySecure for face and voice authentication
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 27 Sep 2016
Sensory's LPSD, the foundation for its TrulyHandsfree technology, is installed on chips from DSP Group, Knowles, and QuickLogic.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 26 Jul 2016
Partnership improves voice recognition, navigation, and control of the Vuzix M300 Smart Glasses.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 08 Jul 2016
TV manufacturers and cable providers can now leverage Nuance's natural language developer platform to extend conversational experiences to other smart home systems and devices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 16 May 2016
AppLock Face/Voice Recognition uses dual biometric modalities to provide security for Android phones and apps.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 May 2016
The first product to emerge from the partnership between Conexant and Unisound is a voice control chip for smart air conditioners.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 10 May 2016
IBM will add Korean to Watson's conversational languages and develop programs for its introduction into South Korea.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 09 May 2016
FCA offers Apple's Siri Eyes Free feature on nearly 2 million vehicles through a Uconnect software update.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 29 Apr 2016
Samsung's latest smartphone models offer voice trigger and speech recognition technology from Sensory.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 01 Apr 2016
New technology uses natural language understanding to create in-car digital assistants and voice systems.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 29 Mar 2016
TrulyHandsfree is now available on Intel low-power digital signal processors in Skylake, Anniedale, Broxton, Broadwell and Merrifield software-on-a-chip.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 17 Mar 2016
NVIDIA Drive and SoundHound's Houndify platform will enable large vocabulary speech recognition without a cloud connection.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Jan 2016
Nuance's technology lets consumers speak to Samsung's Family Hub Refrigerator to access recipes, create shopping lists, and more
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Jan 2016
Ford is developing ways to pair millions of SYNC-equipped vehicles globally with home automation devices or smart home products.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 05 Jan 2016
The Samsung ARTIK developer community can now use Sensory's TrulyHandsfree technology to wake up and control IoT devices using voice.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 04 Jan 2016
Sensory is collaborating with Philips to improve speech recognition with speech enhancement algorithms.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 09 Dec 2015
TrulySecure 2.0 features deep learning to improve the user experience and accuracy of the combined voice and facial recognition biometrics solution.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 20 Nov 2015
Select 2016 models will offer Uconnect with Siri Eyes Free and Do Not Disturb technology,
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 30 Jun 2015
The multiplatform solution allows users to connect and access files stored on devices, cloud services, and apps.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 30 Jun 2015
EB Guide 6 lets developers build automotive touch screens and voice- and gesture-based controls.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 30 Jun 2015
NNG Assistant is a voice-enabled assistant that accepts commands in natural language.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 08 Jun 2015
Subaru partners with Fujitsu Ten to deliver embedded voice technology.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 01 Jun 2015
Malaspina's VoiceBoost solutions will power NXP's LPC54100 Series microcontrollers.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 12 May 2015
The Cadence Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice processors now support Wave's MaxxVoice and MaxxAudio products.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 02 Mar 2015
Synopsys and Sensory deliver am ultra-low power voice control solution for mobile, automotive, and consumer applications.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 02 Mar 2015
Free Android app is the latest in a series of announcements from the company this month.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 27 Jan 2015
Intel is just one of the firms to implement the voice trigger and speaker verification technology.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 08 Jan 2015
Voice over-RF4CE technology includes natural language.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 07 Jan 2015
Natural language adds context awareness to Internet of Things and devices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 07 Jan 2015
New Linux-based far-field voice processing software enables clear voice communications and control of a wide variety of household devices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 07 Jan 2015
The partnership adds natural language to provide a multimodal human-machine interface development platform for the auto industry.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 05 Jan 2015
Lattice Semiconductor announces low-power, always-listening voice detection and recognition solutions for mobile devices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 23 Dec 2014
iM401D is a mini digital signal processor for voice trigger and command processing.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 Dec 2014
Future versions will include personalization features such as rate of speech.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 12 Nov 2014
GhostReader 2.0 updatestext-to-speech authoring solution by adding speech tags and automatic language.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 Nov 2014
Audience S1.0 delivers improved ASR, VoIP capability, and voice commands.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 Nov 2014
Enables intuitive searching and navigation from across the room with voice.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 04 Nov 2014
TrulyHandsfree solution is integrated in Moto phones.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 10 Sep 2014
Improvements include 50 percent gain in accuracy and a 65 percent reduction in power consumption.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 13 Aug 2014
AccuSpeech now spans multiple mobile operating systems for smartphone, tablets, and ruggedized devices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 Jun 2014
NXP's LifeVibes facilitates voice conferencing and chat applications.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 22 Apr 2014
CEVA's digital signal processors now power audio/voice pre- and post-processing in Yamaha chips for mobile devices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 24 Feb 2014
Rubidium's ultra-low-power voice user interface has been optimized for mobile devices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 24 Feb 2014
Rubidium extends its voice trigger, text-to-speech, speech recognition, and biometric speaker verification software to Cadence's DSP products.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 20 Feb 2014
The addition of Sensory's TrulyHandsFree means that Cadence's DSP voice processors consume less power.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 20 Feb 2014
CS48LV12/13 voice processor ICs with SoundClear embedded software deliver high performance for improved voice quality and voice recognition accuracy.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 14 Feb 2014
Integrated audio processing solution includes voice enhancement technologies that speed time to market for developers of mobile and stationary communication switches on a chip.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 Feb 2014
With 3iLogic's SimSim, semiconductor manufacturers can now offer turnkey, full featured, embedded speech recognition solutions to consumer device manufacturers.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 Feb 2014
Intel's "Jarvis" is a smart, wearable personal assistant that doesn't need an Internet connection.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 04 Feb 2014
The wearable computer connects to a user's glasses and can read aloud anything the user specifies.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 21 Jan 2014
Components include technologies like beamforming, echo cancellation, and noise suppression.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 13 Jan 2014
LG is the first TV manufacturer to adopt Conexant's new Voice Input Processor with embedded speech recognition engine.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 08 Jan 2014
The provider of in-car entertainment technology is set to hit the significant milestone this month.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 12 Dec 2013
Wearable technology brings voice apps with me wherever I go with little effort on my part.
Sponsored Guest Commentary,
Posted 09 Sep 2013
Nuance's voice and language technologies debut on Samsung's new smartwatch device.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 06 Sep 2013
No touch experience connects to mobile phones, PC's, and tablets.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 03 Sep 2013
The unique nature of software patents makes the question a complicated one.
Voice Value,
Posted 12 Aug 2013
Swype will be the default keyboard on TCL's touchscreen Android devices in the U.S.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 12 Jul 2013
The voice-based warehouse app is certified for compatibility with select Motorola handheld devices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 09 Jul 2013
The mobile app developer program expands with beta access to speech for TV apps.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 20 Jun 2013
New research finds hands-free does not mean distraction-free.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 14 Jun 2013
IEEE experts explore space technology advancements' impact on consumer electronics.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 07 Jun 2013
The deal adds to Nuance's automotive business.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 31 May 2013
The technology allows for hands-free phone use in China.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 28 May 2013
It now provides location-aware, proactive assistant, and text messaging features.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 12 Mar 2013
Rubidium adds voice control to Jabra's latest Microsoft- and Skype-compatible unified communications headsets.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 27 Feb 2013
TrulyHandsfree is enhanced with user-defined triggers and passphrases.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 20 Feb 2013
Elektrobit (EB) helped develop Volkswagen's new Golf VII infotainment system.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 19 Dec 2012
BBK embeds Audience Automatic Speech Recognition Assist in its newest smartphone model.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Dec 2012
The turnkey digital audio processor solution with far-field voice processing algorithms and speech recognition for consumer electronics devices, smart home appliances, and toys.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 Sep 2012
Users can check the current allergy forecasts using voice commands.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 02 Aug 2012
iPad3-release.com reports the iPhone's voice-activated personal assistant is set to debut on the new iPad 3 following the launch of Apple's new operating system, iOS 6.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 15 Jun 2012
Speaker verification is designed with a small footprint and low power consumption for integration into all types of devices
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 02 May 2012
VIERA digital TVs have already started shipping in Europe.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 27 Feb 2012
Second-generation infotainment system adds new smartphone-based connectivity.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 10 Jan 2012
New application gives users access to National Public Radio stations in the car.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 10 Jan 2012
Partnership seeks to bring personal assistant voice-enabled applications to Toyota and Lexus car brands.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 10 Jan 2012
A new patent application covers the use of speech for providing user feedback.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 09 Dec 2011
The integration voice-enables any Salesforce.com form.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 26 Aug 2011
Keynote panel at SpeechTEK 2011 explores smartphone frontier.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 09 Aug 2011
The latest version is enhanced with greater accuracy and more voice command and control capabilities.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 02 Aug 2011
Ford is beta testing an Operator Assist feature for the cloud-based network of SYNC Services, giving registered users complimentary access to a live operator for help with business searches and address entry for turn-by-turn directions.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 12 Jul 2011
Cover Story,
Posted 01 Jul 2011
Future trends identified at SpeechTEK Europe conference in London
FYI,
Posted 01 Jul 2011
Combined technology portfolios to drive more natural interactions with cars, mobile phones, and consumer electronics.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 17 Jun 2011
EarSmart eS305 chip brings high-definition voice quality and noise cancellation to tablets.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 03 Jun 2011
The Multimodal Architecture and Interfaces specification opens door to collaborative multimodal apps
Standards,
Posted 01 May 2011
The partnership will bring voice recognition to in-car navigation systems.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 12 Apr 2011
Why today's market share dominance doesn't portend tomorrow's environment
Feature,
Posted 01 Mar 2011
How speech is finding its way onto smartphones and saving you big bucks
Feature,
Posted 01 Mar 2011
The company works with Nuance to expand the system's vocabulary to 19 languages.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 28 Feb 2011
Altitude Software, Loquendo, and SpeechVillage have partnered to expand advanced speech self-service offering.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 23 Feb 2011
Jawbone's new caller ID features Nuance's Vocalizer Connected TTS, developed and integrated via the Nuance Mobile Developer Program.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 Feb 2011
New SVOX research in the United Kingdom finds that text-to-speech and speech recognition offer convenience and safety benefits.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 10 Feb 2011
Ditech Networks' voice-to-text products are now available in English, German, Spanish, and French.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 10 Feb 2011
Web-based licensing and a new user interface are among the software's enhancements.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 10 Feb 2011
New product offers improved performance and new features.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 09 Feb 2011
Loquendo ASR and TTS is now available on the latest Microsoft automotive operating system.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 08 Feb 2011
New pre-packaged application module enables quick and easy integration of Nuance's embedded one-shot voice capabilities and text-to-speech.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 08 Feb 2011
Tbox creates an assistive solution for anyone with speech difficulties.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 26 Jan 2011
The new offering is expected to drive additional adoption in Canada, is the 10th language added in six months.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 26 Jan 2011
Global Industry Analysts projects that the speech technology industry will grow to $20.9 billion by 2015.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 13 Jan 2011
Speak With Me introduces the first app built on its advanced natural language speech platform powered by Loquendo ASR.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 13 Jan 2011
Over the past 12 months, the company expanded use of open-source telephony software to 170 countries, released a major upgrade, and launched a new community project.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 Jan 2011
The two companies are increasing speech-activated command and control functions for in-car navigation, music, and information systems.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 Jan 2011
Gracenote provides a solution for music search in the MyFord Touch.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 06 Jan 2011
Nuance and Ford extend SYNC and Voice Services Platform to the global application developer ecosystem.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Jan 2011
App for Android combines Dragon Dictation, T9 Trace, T9 Write and XT9 to deliver a complete multimodal input experience.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Jan 2011
Nuance's voice dictation technology enables users to speak text for email, SMS text messages, status updates, and more.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 05 Jan 2011
Speech Solutions,
Posted 05 Jan 2011
Many problems can be solved with a little precoding analysis.
In Other Words,
Posted 05 Jan 2011
TTS provides spoken turn-by-turn directions in U.S. English, Latin American Spanish, and Canadian French.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 20 Dec 2010
Natural language clears up the out-of-grammar challenges faced by speech recognition systems.
Sponsored Guest Commentary,
Posted 14 Dec 2010
Nuance releases Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search in Spanish.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 02 Dec 2010
Provider of dictation solutions joins Citrix Ready Partner Program and earns certification for digital dictation management software.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 30 Nov 2010
Hash out combat strategy and bark orders at your troops in the first vehicle-driven massively multiplayer online game.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 19 Nov 2010
GanganJH creates innovative language learning tool for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 18 Nov 2010
Nuance will power the Genius button's Hands-Free Messaging on T-Mobile MyTouch 4G.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 04 Nov 2010
Following a deal with Mentor Engineering, TTS announces bus and train stops and route information.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 02 Nov 2010
With the smartphone's growing popularity comes a slew of new speech apps.
Forward Thinking,
Posted 01 Nov 2010
Voice Control research project prepares for car of the future with innovative voice control system.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 27 Oct 2010
Total hands-free control is now possible for new, popular voice search applications.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 22 Oct 2010
Agreement focused on advancing natural language processing technologies to drive evidence-based care and improve patient outcomes.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 07 Oct 2010
Call recording software delivers public safety, SIP recording enhancements.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Oct 2010
Visual Messaging is available with voicemail transcription and new ways to manage messages.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Oct 2010
Free, automated voice messaging service is now available to iPhone users.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Oct 2010
The classic voices of Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, Daffy Duck, Sylvester and Pepé Le Pew star on TomTom devices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 23 Sep 2010
Analyst firm predicts the SYNC system will boost consumer acceptance of voice interfaces.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 22 Sep 2010
The speech application for Mac OS X uses Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 engine.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 20 Sep 2010
The system will come with improved voice commands which will improve safety, says OnStar.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 15 Sep 2010
New e-Readers' speech technology brings increased productivity, convenience and accessibility to e-books
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 02 Sep 2010
The system also contains a workflow solution, digital voice recorders, and a Web portal.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 19 Aug 2010
Latest version of dictation management software improves productivity by integrating with Windows 7 and speech recording devices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 12 Aug 2010
The interactive language-learning programs manufacturer wins some prime contracts and launches new programs.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 10 Aug 2010
System combines TTS with mapping technologies to hit precisely targeted locations.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 04 Aug 2010
BigHand for Healthcare is a customized voice productivity solution that replaces analogue or tape-based systems used in medical dictation and transcription.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 03 Aug 2010
Voice control and text-to-speech will be among the capabilities on BlueAnt's new Q2 headset.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 28 Jul 2010
Multilingual capabilities and new pop-up toolbar make speaking texts, email, and status updates easier than ever; Dragon Search now iOS4-compatible.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 26 Jul 2010
Loquendo TTS now supports Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 21 Jul 2010
Many factors play into how well a speech recognition engine adapts to the characteristics of each speaker.
Sponsored Guest Commentary,
Posted 16 Jul 2010
Post-secondary students and veterans with disabilities can read the latest e-books and textbooks, access the Internet, and use helpful study tools.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 13 Jul 2010
Nuance speech technologies allow users to use voice commands, hear email and text messages.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 08 Jul 2010
Loquendo speech technologies power LoL, a new language-learning application in seven languages.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Jul 2010
Loquendo TTS in English, French, and German is now available with Adobe eLearning authoring tool.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 01 Jul 2010
New partnership brings workflow management to dictation systems.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 22 Jun 2010
Analytics tool offers audit trail, historical analysis, drill down, and custom report design.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 21 Jun 2010
Shinano Kenshi releases new Pocket firmware upgrade, version 4.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 18 Jun 2010
Newest additions to TomTom's voice library from Nickelodeon make family adventures more enjoyable.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 18 Jun 2010
The organization hopes to collaborate, improving connected car voice technology.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 09 Jun 2010
Partnership is expected to expand embedded speech capabilities in the mobile device market.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 01 Jun 2010
Stock quotes, horoscopes and more added to Ford SYNC cloud-based services at no extra cost.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 27 May 2010
Cellictica releases a speech-to-speech translation application for the iPhone.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 26 May 2010
The first truly hands-free speakerphone allows users to communicate completely through voice commands.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 17 May 2010
New Genius Button enables one-touch voice control of favorite apps, Dragon Dictation for messaging, and text-to-speech for hands-free message readback.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 05 May 2010
The facts don't match the claims in the Kindle TTS debate.
Voice Value,
Posted 03 May 2010
The addition of this voice brings the total in the SVOX TTS portfolio to 37.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 29 Apr 2010
Loquendo offers the voices for Sonico Mobile's iTtranslate application.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 27 Apr 2010
TTS and ASR technologies will be available for burgeoning mobile device and e-book reader market.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 15 Apr 2010
New mobile application allows users to send and manage group notification on the go.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 31 Mar 2010
2010 Audi A8 now features one-shot destination entry, music search, and more powered by Nuance's speech engine
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 19 Mar 2010
Loquendo technologies power Caja Madrid ATMs in eight languages.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 10 Mar 2010
Vivox adds another free-to-play title to its arsenal of HD voice-enabled games.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 09 Mar 2010
The company brings its speech technologies to new audiences and devices.
FYI,
Posted 08 Mar 2010
Two initiatives expand Nuance Communications' reach in the automotive sector.
FYI,
Posted 08 Mar 2010
With its Nexus One 'superphone,' Google looks to take on Apple.
FYI,
Posted 08 Mar 2010
But delivering functional voice search services will take time and effort.
Feature,
Posted 08 Mar 2010
Can speech make it on mobile devices?
Voice Value,
Posted 08 Mar 2010
With new app, users can brush up on their language skills.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 01 Mar 2010
Speech technology vendor makes its applications available to open-source developers in all languages.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 19 Feb 2010
Version 3.0 features new e-book navigation options for the visually impaired.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 18 Feb 2010
Interactive digital assistant features Loquendo's Embedded TTS.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 17 Feb 2010
The deal extends the Dragon NaturallySpeaking family to the Mac.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 16 Feb 2010
A new chip from Sensory provides a truly hands-free voice interface for many typical household products.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 16 Feb 2010
Auto industry's first integrated speech interface for on- and off-board services powers the connected car.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 01 Feb 2010
Texas Instruments leverages Loquendo's text-to-speech and automatic speech recognition technologies.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 28 Jan 2010
Multimodal devices can achieve 80 percent reduction in error rates and 30 percent productivity improvement and provide a single solution from warehouse to shelf.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 Jan 2010
iPod Touch users can now take advantage of Nuance's Dragon Mobile Apps; Dragon Dictation now features automatic end-of-speech detection.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 Jan 2010
Speech Solutions,
Posted 10 Jan 2010
The Kindle maker should never have backed down on TTS.
Voice Value,
Posted 10 Jan 2010
This is an iPhone application that gets it right.
Forward Thinking,
Posted 10 Jan 2010
Nuance and Ford make it even easier to talk to your car with advancements in speech found in MyFord Touch SYNC.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 08 Jan 2010
iSpeech announces two-way texting and emailing via voice on next-generation DriveSafe.ly 2.0 mobile app for smartphones.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 08 Jan 2010
The solution offers drivers an easy way to send and listen to email and text messages using only their voices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 07 Jan 2010
The INA-W900 all-in-one audio/video/navigation unit puts digital source controls at drivers' fingertips.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 07 Jan 2010
New application lets users record their own voices for use on their GPS navigation units.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 06 Jan 2010
The company continues to expand its portfolio with new voices and languages.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 21 Dec 2009
Deal with DynaVox Mayer-Johnson places TTS on a new communications device for the disabled.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 02 Dec 2009
Loquendo becomes the automotive electronics company's preferred speech partner.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 01 Dec 2009
Mio Technology to further integrate Nuance's text-to-speech as part of its global personal navigation device portfolio.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 23 Nov 2009
Back-end voice-to-text capability, supported on BlackBerry Smartphones and Windows Mobile, offers business and healthcare significant administrative time & cost savings.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 05 Nov 2009
New version promises higher recognition rates in noisy environments.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 03 Nov 2009
New speech recognition technology for animation developers generates phonetic data and timing to create human-like lip and facial movements.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 27 Oct 2009
A new English-to-Arabic speech translator for iPhone is available at Apple's App Store.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 22 Sep 2009
SpeechTEK's first ever European event
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 28 Aug 2009
Voice recognition application supports iPhone 2G, 3G, and 3GS devices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 31 Jul 2009
Magnus joins a huge family of languages and voices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 05 Jun 2009
Kopin's new speech-enabled headset promises to remotely control any Bluetooth device with speech recognition from Nuance.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 12 May 2009
Finnish and Greek are the latest as SVOX expands its European presence.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 22 Apr 2009
New voice channel enables automakers and dealerships to reach out to customers with important information about their cars.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 27 Mar 2009
As part of the agreement, Vivox's voice technology will be integrated with Epic's Unreal Engine 3
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 12 Feb 2009
Nuance Promises Bigger, Faster, Better, More with the Release of NCV2
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 11 Feb 2009
SmartShopper introduces a sleek, new, and improved SmartShopper Deluxe grocery list assistant
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 10 Feb 2009
Managed service adds voice, instant messaging, and presence to online games and virtual communities leveraging Internap's Performance IP networking and data center colocation.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 03 Feb 2009
The deal allows the company to expand into speech recognition and speech dialogue solutions.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 26 Jan 2009
SYNC with Traffic, Directions, and Information provides access to personalized traffic reports, precise turn-by-turn driving directions, and up-to-date information such as business listings, news, sports, and weather.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 12 Jan 2009
New luxury car offering for Lexus features a voice interface.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 09 Jan 2009
Spate of new products embedded with its speech recognition solutions shows interest in a voice interface for consumer electronics is at an all-time high, company officials say.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 07 Jan 2009
Playing off the success of its voice controls for Tom Clancy's End War, Fonix expands on and improves its VoiceIn SDK.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 23 Dec 2008
ClarionMIND features SVOX TTS to power Internet-based navigation and entertainment.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 18 Dec 2008
Telecom Italia provides TIM Mobile Speak and TIM Mobile Magnifier, accessible solutions based on Code Factory and Loquendo technologies, free to all its clients.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 17 Dec 2008
Leading supplier of software and services for the location-based services industry enhances its real time, two-way connected navigation service with Loquendo's Text-to-Speech voices.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 09 Dec 2008
Vlingo for iPhone allows users to search the Web, use Google Maps, dial phone numbers and more.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 04 Dec 2008
Green-Ear adds color to gaming arena by designing voice applications for multiplayer games on the Flash platform.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 02 Dec 2008
IMS chooses Loquendo ASR and TTS to power its iLane in-vehicle email- and text-reading solution.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 01 Dec 2008
An update for the Google Mobile App for iPhone allows users to perform speech-enabled searches.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 18 Nov 2008
A new multimodal application from ATX lets users search the Web from inside their cars.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 17 Nov 2008
Avaya, Mutare, and SpinVox team to deliver the first-of-its-kind solution for corporate environments.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 12 Nov 2008
The new touch-free alarm clock features TimeSet technology that allows users to set the time and alarm by voice.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 11 Nov 2008
Company touts its newest engine as the highest-quality sub-1 MB Text-to-Speech system available.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 11 Nov 2008
With new text-to-speech system, foreign words or phrases can be spoken like a native.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 05 Nov 2008
Healthcare provider organizations achieve innovation, productivity, and cost savings through their use of Nuance's healthcare solutions.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 03 Nov 2008
Latest version of IVO's text-to-speech software integrates with word processing and other applications.
Speech Technology Digest,
Posted 30 Oct 2008
TravellingWave integrates its VoicePredict speech recognition products with Zi's text-prediction products to speed the typing of text messages.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 29 Oct 2008
Mobile Voice Platform, powered by Vangard's Rapid Development Environment, extends to mobile applications anywhere across the enterprise.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 24 Oct 2008
A revolutionary multimodal speech and touch-screen voting system is used to hold a mock presidential election at Auburn University.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 22 Oct 2008
Movistar Chile and SpinVox team up to offer voice-to-text service in Chile.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 03 Oct 2008
Nuance Communications acquired Philips Speech Recognition Systems for $96.1 million to expand its healthcare-related business in Europe.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 01 Oct 2008
MIT researchers are working to develop a wheelchair that responds to voice commands to automatically steer riders where they want to go.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 24 Sep 2008
Autonomy's speech analytics solutions will be incorporated into Adobe Create Suite 4 to make searching and indexing audio clips faster and easier.
Speech Technology News Features,
Posted 23 Sep 2008
With Microsoft expected to release its unified communications offerings this summer, an independent solutions evaluator reviewed an early beta version of the software solution and gave it a glowing endorsement.
FYI,
Posted 01 May 2007
A Pennsylvania nursing home saves more than $150,000 in staff overtime with Vocollect’s AccuNurse system
Deployments,
Posted 01 May 2007
Altura designs and implements a VoIP network for Michigan health system.
Deployments,
Posted 30 Jan 2007
While many of its competitors are still floundering in the wake of 9/11 and rising fuel prices, Continental Airlines' stock price has nearly tripled since October 2005. Clearly, Continental is doing a few things right and one of them is its speech technology.
Cover Story,
Posted 09 Nov 2006
Speech Technology Magazine sat down with Laurent Philonenko, vice president and general manager of Cisco's customer contact business unit, to discuss the company's acquisition of Audium and its newly combined offerings.
Q & A,
Posted 08 Aug 2006
VoiceObjects recently appointed a new CEO. Speech Technology Magazine sat down with CEO Beatriz Infante to discuss her new role and new initiatives for the company.
Q & A,
Posted 01 Aug 2006
Cover Story,
Posted 03 Jul 2006
Speech Technology Magazine sat down with Michael Kuperstein, CEO of Metaphor Solutions, to discuss the company's latest release.
Q & A,
Posted 02 May 2006
Following up on the acquisition of VoiceGenie by Genesys, Judith Markowitz interviewed Wes Hayden, CEO of Genesys Telecommunications Labs (an Alcatel Company).
Q & A,
Posted 17 Apr 2006
Speech Technology Magazine sat down with Rich Bray to discuss the latest Microsoft Speech Server news and the formation of the Unified Communications Group
Q & A,
Posted 10 Apr 2006
The first two months in 2006 certainly started off on a strong note for speech recognition. There were 15 publicly announced customer wins across the globe, uptake in the entertainment, media and leisure vertical and some interesting, non-traditional deployments. Not surprisingly, the majority of the wins were network-based speech deals. PC and embedded speech, together, accounted for 20 percent of deals as seen in the technology quadrant in the Industry Dashboard. …
FYI,
Posted 01 Mar 2006
Late-at-night homeseekers in the Fredricksburg area of Virginia pass a home with a Coldwell Banker Elite "for sale" sign. They don't have to wait until the next day to get more details. If they call the real estate agency's phone number and enter the code listed on the sign, they will hear information about the particular listing spoken using text-to-speech synthesis. …
Deployments,
Posted 01 Jan 2006
Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29 with 140 mph winds, followed shortly thereafter by Hurricane Rita's 120 mph winds on September 24. With flood waters seeping over levees and homes in shambles, victims of the first hurricane scrambled to prepare for Rita's insurgence. Having realized the devastation of Katrina, Texas evacuated over 2.5 million people from multiple coastal cities - preparing for the worst1. Miles of traffic with delays of 15 to 20 hours…
Cover Story,
Posted 07 Nov 2005
Tim Miller, director of product planning at Siemens, explains, "The shift of focus from browser, ASR/TTS elements and fixed applications to a more innovation-centric market means that the industry will now rapidly move from being a niche segment to a mainstream segment."
Q & A,
Posted 01 Jul 2005
According to Bruce Morse, vice president of contact center solutions at IBM, "Delivering a speech server that exploits the Web application server and tooling environment is a logical extension of the IT organization, and enables clients to take advantage of the integration work that's already going on there."
Q & A,
Posted 01 Jul 2005
According to Peter Gavalakis, chair of the VoiceXML Forum's marketing committee, "Customers that specify only certified VoiceXML platforms in their RFPs know that the systems they will be purchasing will be fully standards-compliant. This assurance is important for companies seeking to avoid the risks associated with vendor lock-in and with obsolescence by adopting a standards-based technology approach."
Q & A,
Posted 01 Jul 2005
The benefits of telephone-based, speech-enabled automation are being increasingly recognized by contact centers and other companies, and there are many companies that have taken advantage of this technology. Speech-enabled telephone automation is known to reduce the cost of calls by as much as 90 percent compared with agent-assisted calls; speech also reduces the length of calls compared to touchtone applications by as much as 35 percent; and speech is preferred over touchtone systems by consumers
Deployments,
Posted 20 Jun 2005
Automated audio tours are a popular resource at many cultural heritage sites around the world. This application was first introduced more than two decades ago using personal audio cassette players. These "personal" tours allowed museum visitors to enjoy exhibits more privately, without a human guide or docent, and let them move along at their own pace. Typically a patron would rent a player for a fee and then follow a prescribed route through the museum…
Deployments,
Posted 26 Apr 2005
Elka Popova, research manager for Frost & Sullivan, explains why "mobile subscribers consider themselves entitled to enhanced applications as part of their package and are reluctant to pay additional fees."
Q & A,
Posted 01 Mar 2005
Rich Geruson, CEO of VoiceSignal, explains that "end-users are interested in the simplification that voice provides to the whole mobile experience, including one-step access to any command on the menu."
Q & A,
Posted 01 Feb 2005
Gordon Renton of Speegle explains how search is a fundamental tool, but at present the user needs to change focus to use it and under the pressure of time constraints, an alternative could save a lot of time, and how speech is part of this alternative solution.
Q & A,
Posted 01 Feb 2005