Posted on January 14th, 2013 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
People love to talk. Just look at all the TV shows that are about nothing else. But here in the computer world, we want to see that talk printed on the screen and the page. So, every time we mention a program for converting talk to text, we get a lot of reader response: Is it any good, they ask? Does it really work? People have a lot to say.
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Posted on August 17th, 2012 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
When the iPhone’s voice-activated personal assistant “Siri” came out, the reaction from reviewers was ecstatic delight. Wow, you could ask questions and the phone would answer; sometimes making wise-cracks.
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Posted on October 25th, 2011 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
You probably know that the latest Apple iPhone 4S has “Siri” which responds to your voice. Owners of Android phones can get something similar, called Sonalight. Both these apps are free.
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Posted on January 6th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
A Twitter parody site and a free speech-to-text app for the iPhone.
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Posted on September 21st, 2008 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
1If you’ve ever called for airline reservations, you’ve dealt with voice recognition software. A robotic voiceasks you if you want “reservations” or “flight status.” If you say “Cheeseburger,” the robot says, “Sorry, I didn’t get that.”
You can have this kind of fun on a regular basis, with your own voice recognition software.
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Posted on August 22nd, 2006 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
Computers that understand human speech are a staple of science fiction movies and TV shows, but in the real world they can’t understand a word you say.
Dragon Naturally Speaking (www.nuance.com) has been burning a path through this fog for many years now, and each version gets a little better. The latest one is version 9.
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