October 21, 2005
One Voice Announces Availability of Its Media Center Communicator with ABS Computer Technologies
Imagine walking into your family room and using your voice to tell your Media Center to play jazz music or play your favorite artist or album, play a photo slideshow, watch and record live TV, read and send E-mail, call to order a pizza or video chat or Instant Message with a friend. Media Center Communicator delivers on this vision today! For more information, please visit http://www.onev.com/mcc or for an online demonstration, go to http://www.onev.com/videos/mccoverview.wmv.
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October 20, 2005
A computer at astronauts' command
...Instead, a voice-operated computer named Clarissa has been developed to help the astronauts with their work.
The system was created to give astronauts a hands-free helper, says Beth Ann Hockey, project lead of the NASA Ames Research Team. Clarissa reads aloud instructions to procedures, so that astronauts can give full attention to the tasks at hand. The system had a successful test in June, during a mission to the International Space Station.
Clarissa is a far cry from the phone banking or airline flight information systems that consumers are familiar with. Those systems are directive, leading users through a set of questions for which there are limited answers, such as an account number or the word "yes." In contrast, Clarissa is responsive, constantly at-the-ready and listening for relevant commands.
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September 14, 2005
Fujitsu Makes $54,000 Guide Robot
Lost in a store? Let Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu's robot help guide your way. Equipped with voice recognition capabilities, cameras and sensors, the 4-foot tall robot on wheels will go on sale for 6 million yen ($54,000) each in Japan in November--for just such a purpose.
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September 03, 2005
Smart homes of the future
In the kitchen, similar sensors detect the contents of the refrigerator. The moment you discard an empty packet of butter, the fridge tells a computer to order another packet online--and this is delivered to your delivery box. A voice-activated computer will also guide you on preparing meals from digital recipe books.
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