A Bangalore, India-based startup recently launched Niki, a mobile personal intelligent assistant that simplifies the purchasing process for ordering mobile data plans and ridesharing.
Android
Google Adds Voice Biometrics to its Android Authentication Options
Version 7.0 of Google Play Services features “Trusted Voice,” which enables smartphone owners to speak a selected passphrase to receive updates or download new apps.
Sensory’s New Mobile App Combines Facial Recognition and Voice Authentication
The Android-specific app allows secure access and authorization to mobile devices without requiring users to touch devices or enter passwords.
Voice Biometrics Proving to be of Interest at Consumer Electronics Show
When voice biometrics goes mainstream it will be on the coattails of several burgeoning phenomena that are on display in Las Vegas at CES.
Maluuba Adds API; Right on Schedule
On November 14th natural language processing startup, Maluuba, took the next step in its master plan to enable Android-based device owners to carry out Siri-like interactions with their mobile phones.
“Hey Dragon” Launches New Personal Assistant for Android-based Phones
With a set of services, features and capabilities that closely resemble Vlingo, Nuance Communications has launched Dragon Personal Assistant.
Soft Launch for Sensory’s “Speech Triggers”
In June 2009, I blogged this post noting that Sensory Inc. had packaged “word spotting” capabilities into its firmware in order to support “truly hands free” speech recognition into a wide range of mobile, in car and, ultimately, ubiquitous appliances.
Voice Actions for Android: Speechable Moments From Google Spell New Market Dynamics
Google stocked the Android App store with a set of new “Voice Actions” Applications. From a functional point of view, it is the superset of speech-enabled mobile services.
Cisco’s Wireless Android Tablet, Cius, Puts Enterprise Collaboration On the Glass
Think of the Cisco Cius (pronounced “see us”) as a wireless tablet that serves as a “player” for the numerous services in Cisco’s Collaboration Suite, as well as a target for a large community of Android developers.
Google TV: “Put a Man on the Couch by Holiday Buying Season”
The demo at Google I/O 2010 had lots of glitches, but the importance of Google TV for the developer community and for the TV-watching public cannot be overestimated.