With the likes of Google and AT&T Labs in the driver’s seat, efforts to assemble mobile solutions that incorporate speech into multimodal interactions are gaining both visibility and momentum.
Mobile Speech Apps
RC (Recombinant Communications) Spells New Life for TTS (Text-to-Speech)
Life-like text-to-speech rendering is one of those evergreen, yet elusive, opportunities for advancement in speech processing.
It’s Official: Nuance is Buying SpinVox for $66 Million in Cash, Plus Stock
Nuance has acquired SpinVox to “accelarate its voice to text business.” According to the release the transaction was worth $102 million with a third of that coming in Nuance common stock.
Update: Proposed “Dot Rev” of Dragon Dictation on the iPhone Will Address Privacy Concerns
One particular aspect of Nuance Communications Dragon Dictation for the iPhone has captured the imagination of the connected public, and not necessarily in a good way. In this blog post, Nuance’s Michael Thompson addresses the concerns of a group of… Read More ›
Vlingo Boosts European Presence Via Nokia
Mobile speech specialist, Vlingo, is making some aggressive moves into Western Europe. Versions of its flagship product are now available in UK English, German, Spanish and Italian – all downloadable from Nokia’s OVI Store.