YouTube has introduced some pretty interesting technologies which enable users to add automatic text captions to the videos. The feature is only available in several channels for now, as the speech recognition technology it uses isn't exactly perfect but Google says it should improve in time. The video site had... |
20 November 2009
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Microsoft has been articulating the vision of a speech platform as the fundament for human computer interaction for the past 10 years. And just as Windows 7 has started acting like the primary vector to bring natural user interfaces to mainstream computing, the Redmond company is already looking ahead to the evolutio... |
29 October 2009
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A collaboration between German and British experts, from the Leipzig Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, and the Wellcome Trust Center for Neuroimaging, respectively, has recently yielded a new class of algorithms that their creators hope will make computers able to recognize spoken language ... |
15 August 2009
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Microsoft made available for download an updated version of its Windows Speech Recognition Profile Tool tailored to the next iteration of the Windows client. The official label of the tool delivers a hint at the actual functionality. The Windows Speech Recognition Profile Tool enables Windows users to perform operati... |
28 May 2009
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Today NEC Corporation has announced the development of an automatic software app to be used on mobile phones, which provides a fast and accurate interpretation of words and phrases that are usually associated with travel.According to the company, the new software has been designed to work on the CPUs of mobile phones... |
6 January 2009
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The audio implementation of Carnegie Mellon University’s reCAPCTHA service has suffered a modification that improves its security and also helps preserve historical media. The audio version now plays short sentences from old radio shows that speech recognition software failed to transcribe automatically. CAPTCH... |
10 December 2008
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Microsoft is permitting Windows Vista users to take the speech recognition capabilities of the operating system to the next level via a free download. In this context, the Redmond giant is offering the Windows Speech Recognition Macros designed to allow an advanced interaction with the Windows client via voice comman... |
29 September 2008
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Google seems to understand that none of the key topics of social life should remain uncovered. With a touch of recent technology, social applications have the potential of becoming a hit. Since 2008 is the year of great changes on the political scene, the company has decided to launch yet another tool to come in hand... |
15 July 2008
05:42 GMT |
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Nuance Communications announced the launch of Nuance Voice Control, a speech-driven mobile search and messaging service specially designed for BlackBerry smartphones. The service is currently deployed in North America with Sprint and Rogers Wireless and is available on a subscription basis.Nuance Voice Control is int... |
10 August 2007
09:58 GMT |
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Back in 2006, Microsoft delivered a hilarious on-stage performance of the new built-in Windows Vista speech recognition engine. At the annual Microsoft day-long analysts conference on 27 July of the past year, the auditorium got a tad more than it had initially bargained for. However, judging strictly by the volume o... |
11 June 2007
03:40 GMT |
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Tired of coming home from work to an empty nest? You probably need a robot to make your home more welcoming.Companion robots are not news anymore, but iCat completes their repertoire with something special: an expressive face. Icat is a robot that interacts with the user. It was designed by Philips Research (Eindhove... |
9 May 2007
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