Today’s news out of Voxeo is potentially explosive. The company through Voxeo Labs has officially launched an API for its Tropo platform that supports real-time integration of Twitter into its cloud-based, self-service infrastructure, transforming tweets into the functional equivalent of voice response, SMS-based Text and instant messaging.
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Surprise from Alcatel-Lucent: A Recombinant DeskPhone
Alcatel Lucent’s announcement at the newly coined Enterprise Connect was very much an eye-opener. The OmniTouch 8082 (dubbed “My IC Phone”)
Nuance to Power Voice-to-Text Transcription on Cisco’s Unity Platform
Nuance Communications announced that Cisco is integrating its voice messaging transcription service into Cisco Unity, the IP-telephony giant’s unified messaging platform.
Vlingo Adds Hands-Free SafeReader to its Blackberry Apps
One of the primary objectives of mobile speech apps makers ought to be making the user experience as eyes-forward-and-hands-free as possible.
Cisco’s Intercompany Media Engine (IME) Spotted in the Wild (or ahem at Enterprise Connect)
When Cisco’s Tony Bates delivered a keynote address at the newly minted Enterprise Connect Conference (formerly VoiceCon 2010), he included real-life implementations of the Intercompany Media Exchange (IME).
Apple’s “Audio UI” has Many “Speakable” Strings and Tiers for Controlling iPods and Such
A friend pointed me to this patent filing from Apple which shows that the company has big plans for spoken I/O for iPods, iPhones and Apple TV.
Microsoft and Yap Support Talk to Text on Sprint’s Blackberries
Partnerships are “recombinance personified.” So it is with a new service from Microsoft and Yap that enables Blackberry users on the Sprint network to dictate both SMS text messages and email.
The Future of Palm and the WebOS Now in the Hands of Others
Speculation swirls around the future of Palm and the WebOS.
Google to Bring Android to the TV Set With Intel, Sony (and Logitech)
I can’t think of Google TV as anything else but Recombinant Television.
The Buzz Starts Now: Voice Biometrics Conference (May 4-5)
The ever-growing roster of speakers for Voice Biometrics Conference (May 4-5, 2010) is already impressive. Experts from around the world in multifactor authentication, mobile applications, data security, and cloud-based customer care will be sharing experiences and insight. In anticipation of… Read More ›