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March 26, 2006
A little byte to eat: Restaurants are logging in to technology
...several companies are vying for the upper hand in "point-of-sale hand-helds" - minicomputers for waiters - for this reason. With orders instantly transmitted to the kitchen, waiters manage more tables, while remaining on the floor and available to patrons. Furthermore, the tableside payment-processing feature calms fears of identity theft because credit cards are never out of sight.
And in the future, POS hand-helds will be even more efficient. Ameranth Wireless Inc. was recently awarded patents for its handwriting and voice-recognition devices. While both will decrease time spent navigating through screens, Keith McNally, CEO, believes voice recognition holds the most promise. "When you speak, you don't lose eye contact. It's a more natural experience."
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MobileVoiceControl Launches Speech Recognition System for BlackBerry
MobileVoiceControl Inc., a developer of voice recognition systems for the mobile marketplace, today launched VoiceControl_bb, a high accuracy speech recognition system that combines out-of-the-box functionality, single keystroke operation, and a natural speech command set. Designed for specific BlackBerry devices from Research In Motion, this powerful system was developed to increase productivity and safety.
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March 25, 2006
Voice recognition in Windows Vista
Check out this great video of the voice recognition system built into Windows Vista... not enough time to get a good idea of its accuracy and its not as fast as I'd hoped, but being able to use any computer running Windows Vista would be a great boon to die-hard voice recognition users.
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The Silent Speaker
In space, no one can hear you scream. Use a cell phone on a crowded commuter train and everyone can.
Charles Jorgensen is working to solve both problems, using an uncanny technology called subvocal speech recognition. Jorgensen demonstrates it at his offices at NASA's Ames Research Laboratory in Mountain View, Calif. He attaches a set of electrodes to the skin of his throat and, without his opening his mouth or uttering a sound, his words are recognized and begin appearing on a computer screen. The Ames lab has already used subvocal commands to drive a car around a virtual city in a computer simulation and to Google the Web using nothing but unuttered search terms and commands.
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Woman's disability is no distraction
The East Tennessee Technology Access Center modified Wilson's workspace to fit her needs. They replaced the computer mouse with a trackball and provided a headset for her dictation program. She uses voice recognition software for typing and laughs because it has a penchant for mistaking words for profanity.
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