14 DAY TRIAL // KulTek, LLC has announced a vokul, the first and only 100% handsfree voice control app for iOS devices. vokul lets users dictate and send text messages, emails, and Facebook/Twitter status updates safely while driving - without pressing any buttons.
vokul users can perform media lookups, control the media player, and even initiate calls using just their voice.
Unlike Siri, vokul can be controlled entirely by voice and doesn’t require a network connection for contact name and media item lookups. It is also tuned for noisy environments and delivers faster and more reliable operation while driving.
“Use simple voice commands to interact with vokul, even while audio is playing. You can skip backward and forward within a track, navigate between tracks, pause/resume playback, and speed up or slow down podcasts,” says KulTek. “Launch vokul and connect your device to your car* stereo system for the ultimate handsfree audio experience!”
KulTek has recently released a major update that adds many new features, including Bluetooth operation and support for UK/AU English.
New features in version 1.2 include UK/AU English language support, email dictation, iMessage support (iOS 5 only), Twitter/Facebook updating, Bluetooth operation (messaging only, due to iOS limitations), audio playback of Twitter/Facebook feeds, date/time queries, iTunes U support (iOS 5 only), support for phonetic song/artist names, options to disable media item lookups and to suppress "add more, try again..." prompts when composing a message, as well as faster operation.
There are also some bug fixes, including: - Audio player - fixed protected track playback and missing channel issue - Fixed iPad 2 texting issues - Improved microphone sensitivity on iPhone 3GS - Fixed VoiceOver incompatibilities
vokul is available in the App Store for $2.99 / €2,39 and runs on the iPhone 3GS/4/4S, iPod touch 3rd/4th generation, and iPad. A demo of the app in action can be found below.
