14 DAY TRIAL // Vlingo's virtual assistant for Blackberry smartphones has just expanded to Europe, as the developer added French, German, Italian and Spanish language support.
Vlingo is a virtual assistant that turns words into actions by combining speech recognition and natural language processing.
The application uses Vlingo's Intent Engine, which enables it to understand the user's intent and act accordingly. Users only need to speak to their Blackberry devices to send an SMS messages or call one of the contacts listed in the phonebook.
Furthermore, with the addition of four new languages, some users will now be able to speak to Vlingo in their native language.
“Vlingo combines speech recognition, natural language processing, and Vlingo's Intent Engine to understand the user's intent and take the appropriate action,” said Ashley Griffiths, Managing Director, EMEA at Vlingo.
“We are excited to bring additional language support to European users, giving them the ability to quickly and safely connect to the people, businesses and information that are important to them,” added Griffiths.
These are some of the commands that Vlingo is able to recognize:
- sending a text or email message (“Text Sarah; running a few minutes late); - search the web using Google or Yahoo! (“Champions league schedule”); - call a contact (“call Steve's mobile”); - update Facebook or Twitter status (“Update Twitter; Great skiing today up north!”); - dictate text into any text box with Vlingo Everywhere including: BBM, AIM, Yahoo, Windows Live; - launch almost any application (“open calendar”); - have incoming email and text messages read aloud via SafeReader; - have calendar reminders read aloud via SafeReader.
Vlingo is compatible with all smartphones that run Blackberry OS 4.2.1 or higher and requires 1.7 MB storage space.
The application is available as a free download from Blackberry App World or directly from the developer's website.
