Happy users of the Swype keyboard for Android may be getting a new version of the popular app soon. The popular trace-to-type keyboard — pre-loaded on many smartphones — just launched a new beta that includes two major upgrades. The first is Dragon voice dictation by Nuance, the company behind Dragon Naturally Speaking and the [...]
Nuance, which powers Apple’s voice personal assistant feature known as Siri on the iPhone 4S, has announced that it is acquiring rival Vlingo to help it bring its natural user interface powered by voice to the market. Vlingo offers a competitive voice app and competing product to Siri on competing phones right now, including BlackBerry [...]
Nuance, the makers of the popular voice recognition software known as Dragon NaturallySpeaking on the Windows side, and MacSpeech Scribe and Dragon Dictate on the Mac side, have added a new app to their suite of voice recognition apps on the iOS platform called Dragon Recorder. This app, along with their others, could help those [...]
After a huge public announcement alongside Apple for the launch of the iPhone 4S as the voice engine to power the Siri virtual assistant software, Nuance is looking to grow its natural UI portfolio with an acquisition of Swype. Swype is a software keyboard that’s pre-loaded on a number of Android smartphones as an alternative [...]
There is really nothing new when it comes to next version iPhone speculation. In fact, it almost seems like we may have reached a tipping point, where there might actually be a back lash of some sort. But on it goes. Ever since Apple acquired Siri and rumors began swirling about Apple and Nuance, makers [...]
Apple has begun releasing new versions of iOS 5 to carrier partners for testing, which reveals new information about voice command and the company’s partnership with Nuance, FaceTime Over 3G for video chat and communications, as well as training information for iCloud. According to 9to5 Mac, Apple has been working with carriers to develop training [...]
It looks like we’re finally getting a picture of the long-rumored text-to-speech integration inside Apple’s mobile iOS 5 operating system as a pair of leaked images have surface showing the new voice-enabled feature. The functionality comes from technology developed by Nuance, and appears very similar to the text-to-speech functionality inside Android. Instead of typing in [...]
Touchscreens aren’t new to cars, but just like on our phones and tablets, the screens are getting larger and the user interfaces are getting better. The new MyFord Touch system is an evolution of the voice controlled SYNC system which we reviewed last summer, adding in a touchscreen and easy access to smartphone apps like [...]
Very, very interesting. TUAW is reporting that Nuance, the makers of Dragon Naturally Speaking, has acquired the note taking App, Noterize. Given that Nuance is the supposed apple of Apple’s eye when it comes to stepping up voice and speech recognition in iOS this makes for an intriguing chapter in the mystery about this that [...]
One of the items I was looking forward to hearing about from Apple’s WWDC Keynote yesterday didn’t make the cut. That item was about where Apple is going with voice control on the iPhone. Speculation had been rampant about some sort of partnership with Nuance, the maker of Dragon Naturally Speaking, which powers Siri, which [...]
If you’re an Android or webOS user who have been complaining how the iPhone is inflexible and doesn’t keep up with your lifestyle, four new features rumored to be coming to iOS at WWDC will make you want to give iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads a second look. Apple is said to be updating its [...]
With rumors circulating about Apple looking deeper into voice as a progression of the iOS user interface on the iPhone and a possible Nuance acquisition, we’re beginning to see how voice may shape the future of mobile computing. A recent patent granted to Apple demonstrates how the company intends to use text to speech and [...]
Saturday we posted about the possibility that Apple may or may not be partnering with Nuance, makers of Dragon Naturally Speaking, and well known for its voice recognition software. As we said in that post, it looked like there were quite a few reasons why this made sense and then again, might not happen. MG [...]
Speech recognition. Some think it is the holy grail of mobile computing. It just makes sense doesn’t it? You’ve got a device that you talk into for phone calls and you should be able to just talk to it and make it do what you want, right? But anyone who has ever looked seriously at [...]
Having the ability to type is something I take for granted. So when it went away after an injury in the kitchen, I decided to take the opportunity to test out Dragon Dictate for Mac again. It had been almost 10 years since I used the Windows version of the program. I honestly didn’t expect [...]
Nuance, makers of speech recognition engines such as the Dragon suite for mobile and desktop platforms, has announced that it is offering the Dragon Mobile SDK through a self-service website as part of the Nuance Mobile Developer Program. The SDK will work for developers looking to create iOS or Android apps and will be available [...]
While BlackBerry devices may arguably have the best mobile keyboard experience, there are few people that can type faster on any mobile device than they can speak. Unfortunately, barely anyone I know seems to have heard of Dragon E-Mail for BlackBerry. Installing Dragon for E-Mail on your BlackBerry can drastically improve how you use your [...]
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks recuperating from a back strain. I didn’t lift anything too heavy or perform any strenuous activities. I simply tried to stand up after spending a couple of hours working on my notebook on my couch. The simple act of standing brought me to my knees and I spent the [...]
Nuance, the company behind Dragon NaturallySpeaking, MacSpeech Dictate and a host of other voice recognition products, is holding a contest and giving away three iPads and software as prizes. All you need to do is tell Nuance your Dragon/Dictate success story in written or video form. If you can speak faster than you can type [...]
Remember Jott? The note taking service that transcribed your voice notes and turned them into text? I haven’t played around with Jott much since they began to charge (not a criticism, it just wasn’t worth it in my circumstance.) Well, Jott has been acquired by Nuance, which is already into the speech biz as well [...]
Okay, I get that many of you may not be overly excited by reading about speech recognition. But, there are some of us who think speech recognition is just fascinating. I still derive great pleasure from talking to my computer. I am constantly amazed by the ability for a computer to understand my spoken language [...]
I had a lot of fun testing out Ford’s Escape Hybrid and their Microsoft SYNC technology. As I expressed in my posts and demoed in my videos, my kids and I had some struggles with the speech recognition aspect, though. During my evaluation, I was surprised to find out that Nuance ( the company behind [...]
Day 4 with the Ford Escape found me taking my son to a doctor appt. Trying to plan ahead, I stored the doctor’s contact info on my phone so it would be immediately available to me on the SYNC. I had hoped to use that address book info as part of the GPS navigation, but [...]
After a few weeks’ worth of use, I must say I am continually impressed by Nuance’s latest offering of voice recognition software. Things have been slow going as I have been completely bogged down with school, but with sporadic use while watching television (with the sound low) and late-night use in bed, the Motion F5 [...]
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