Make Way for Mobile: Wearables Will Rely on Speech
17 Jan 2014
In an exclusive Q&A, Yankee Group analyst Raul Castañón explains why voice-controlled mobile apps will be all the rage in 2014.
The 2013 Speech Luminaries
12 Aug 2013
Consumers Desire More Voice and Video
15 Mar 2013
Smartphones are increasing awareness of text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and voice control technologies.
Speech Developer Programs Have Hit Prime Time
10 Feb 2013
From the novice to the experienced, it's boom time for developers.
Do More Last-Minute Holiday Shopping with Voice
20 Dec 2010
Buy.com iPhone and iPod Touch app uses scanning and speech recognition for price comparisons in the store.
Competition Heats Up
08 Mar 2010
But delivering functional voice search services will take time and effort.
Voice Search Technology Fills the Future of Contact Centers with Challenges
05 Mar 2009
Speech experts debate the future of contact centers as Voice Search 2009 draws to a close.
Opening Keynote at Voice Search 2009 Looks to Future of Technology
03 Mar 2009
The future of voice search technology is discussed and debated by industry experts at Voice Search 2009.
iPhone Home, Hands Free
04 Dec 2008
Melodis today released Voice Dialer, a freeware application that eliminates the need to scroll through a long list of names, addresses, and phone numbers to make a call.
Audio Search and Mining: A Look at Unstructured Data
01 Apr 2007
Members of the audio search and mining industry find a voice for search.
Continental Airlines Takes Off with Speech
09 Nov 2006
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.
Speech Enables Wake Forest University Students to Go Mobile
03 Jul 2006
Speech Lends Its Voice to Help Hurricane Victims
07 Nov 2005
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…
Milestones in Speech Technology – Past and Future!
30 Aug 2005
The Past:Speech and language, and the mysteries and magic surrounding them, have a long and venerable history, reaching back into mythological time. Only in this past half century have serious inroads been made into understanding them well enough to be able to emulate them with computer technology. Many top-notch researchers and engineers worldwide have contributed critical pieces to these puzzles. The examples discussed here illustrate just a few of the key milestones, both technical and…
New Operations in Speech
30 Aug 2005
Miami Children's Hospital, a world leader in pediatric health care, has a medical staff of more than 650 physicians and over 2,000 employees. The hospital specializes in all aspects of pediatric medical care from birth through adolescence. Although the hospital draws children with very specific needs from all over the world, it is also the only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children in South Florida. …
Most Innovative Solutions Awards 2005
20 Jun 2005
According to Daniel Hong, voice business analyst at Datamonitor, the global voice business value chain* will grow from $716 million for 2004 to $1,939 million by 2009 at a CAGR of 22 percent. Speech Technology Magazine presents the third annual Most Innovative Solutions awards in recognition of the enterprises and service providers who are deploying innovative speech applications driving this growth. These applications are an integral touch point of their customers' contact with them and…