Why I’m still frustrated with Google Voice

iPhone | Saturday March 24 2012 10:20 PM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , ,

Why Im still frustrated with Google Voice

Google Voice on Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Google)

Remember those fateful words that no kid ever wanted to hear from their teacher: You’ve got so much po-tential? “Potential” is a compliment when you’re just starting out in your field, and veiled disappointment after you’ve been in it for years. The sentiment describes exactly how I feel about Google Voice.

Let me just say that I’ve been (more…)

Send an instant voice message (without waiting for the beep)

iPhone | Tuesday February 14 2012 10:34 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , ,

Send an instant voice message (without waiting for the beep)

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Josh Miller/CNET)

This is one of those solutions you didn’t know you needed…until now.

Although texting may be the preferred method of communication today, it has its flaws. Autocorrect fails and difficulty expressing sentiment (without too many emoticons) are all too common with SMS.

And phone calls? Call me a generation Y-er, but sometime I just want to get my message across without a lengthy (more…)

Navigation app Waze gets limited voice controls

iPhone | Monday February 6 2012 10:33 PM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , ,

Waze’s newest update lets you control the app, a little, with a wave and a word.

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Screenshot by Rafe Needleman/CNET)

The great, free car navigation app Waze (see Rafe Recommends) is getting an update today that gives it a limited hands-free, voice-controlled interface.

Waze is now perhaps the only app to use the phone’s promixity sensor to turn on the input interface, since Google removed that feature from its (more…)

Rogers And BCE Reportedly Have Apple Television Controlled With Voice And Hand Gestures in Their Labs

News | Saturday February 4 2012 9:29 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

reports that Apple is actively working with Canada’s Rogers Communications and BCE Inc. to launch their upcoming Apple television.
The Apple Television, rumored to be 
, has been the subject of a 
.
“They’re not closed to doing it with one [company] or doing it with two,” said one source who is familiar with the talks. “They’re looking for a partner. They’re looking for someone with wireless and broadband capabilities.” 
(more…)

Belfry: Jailbreak Tweak Brings Stock iPhone Apps – Weather, Clock, Calculator, Compass, Voice Memos, Stocks to iPad

News | Saturday January 21 2012 10:12 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Unlock For iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G On iOS 4.2.1 Released [Updated]
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Nuance Launches Voice-Controlled Platform For TVs and Other Devices; Gives a Glimpse of Apple’s Rumored Siri-Enabled Television

Nuance, the undeniable leader in voice recognition technologies, is bringing its voice recognition technology to TVs, set-top boxes and Intel Ultrabooks.
Dubbed “Dragon TV,” the technology essentially brings the
 experience to TVs and set-top boxes, which is interesting because
. Even more interesting: Nuance
.
So what does Nuance’s Dragon look like, or rather what can it understand?
Nuance’s natural language understanding technologies (more…)

Apple Television Will Respond To Users’ Voice And Movements, Stream Content And Lots More

News | Sunday December 18 2011 2:03 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Apple executives have discussed their vision for the future of TV with media executives at several large companies, according to people familiar with the matter.
Apple is also working on its own television that relies on wireless streaming technology to access shows, movies and other content
In the recent meetings with media companies, the Apple executives, including Senior Vice President Eddy Cue, have outlined new ways Apple ‘s technology could (more…)

Google Voice App For iPhone Updated; Gets Sprint Integration Support, Multi-Recipient Texting & More

News | Saturday December 17 2011 12:50 PM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Unlock For iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G On iOS 4.2.1 Released [Updated]
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TV Industry Moving Towards Voice-Recognition in 2012

News | Friday December 9 2011 4:44 PM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , ,

 is reporting that there’s a big move industry-wide towards voice-recognition interfaces for TVs that will be coming in the next year. The impetus is most likely the rumored
.
the integrated Television set problem,
to give Apple ‘s rumored Television some real competition. The widely assumed solution that Jobs referred to is
. Voice recognition isn’t new -
– but it does seem to be the missing piece that all of the OEMs have realized.
Whether (more…)

Siri Hack Enables Voice Control Of Third-Party Apps [Video]

News | Sunday November 20 2011 5:22 AM | Comments (0) Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Unlock For iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G On iOS 4.2.1 Released [Updated]
posted on November 28, 2010
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