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Meet TomTom – the Perfect Co-pilot

May 17, 2011

We recently announced that TomTom will be using SVOX to provide embedded Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) for the newly launched GO and VIA series in the US and Canada (European version to follow). The incorporation of SVOX speech solutions will help drivers to more safely use their navigation devices while on the go, without risking […]

Posted in: Automotive, Distracted Driving, Speech Recognition

Operation Safe Driving

April 5, 2011

Devon and Cornwall police recently finished their latest road safety campaign – Operation Vortex. This initiative targeted drivers that are risking their lives by being distracted at the wheel, in particular, those who are using their phones while driving to make calls, read messages and check social networking sites. The previous initiative (in 2010) resulted […]

Posted in: Automotive, Distracted Driving, Speech Recognition, Text-to-Speech

No Speech Recognition for iPad 2 ?!

March 3, 2011

Last night, Apple launched the long-awaited and heavily speculated iPad 2 and many of the rumours regarding its design were confirmed. Some commentators had anticipated that the traditional Apple “home” button would be replaced by gestures and speech recognition. As it turns out, this generation of the iPad does not have built in speech recognition, […]

Posted in: Consumer Electronics, Speech Recognition, Text-to-Speech

DriveCarefully with the new texting and driving solution by SVOX and Voice on the Go

February 24, 2011

At the end of January, we announced that Voice on the Go, the leader in hands-free email and texting by voice, will be using our automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text-to-speech (TTS) technology for their new offering, DriveCarefully. With the existing service, drivers can have their email and texts read aloud without taking their eyes […]

Posted in: Automotive, Distracted Driving, Speech Recognition, Text-to-Speech

Voice-to-tweet service enables online communication for offline Egyptians

February 2, 2011

It has been widely reported that the internet in Egypt was disconnected amidst protest and political unrest and – in response – Google has launched a service named Speak2Tweet, designed to help Egyptians stay online despite the internet being shut down. People in Egypt are able to leave a voicemail which is then automatically turned […]

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