Voice Recognition Receives A Public Thrashing, But We Still Love It
Lately, everywhere we look, Speech Tech Blog finds someone condemning Voice Recognition Software. The latest incarnation of this sad fad seems to be a growing collection of YouTube videos demonstrating the technology’s failings. Are these “real life” tests of Voice Recognition Software actually “real” or are they simply “staged”? Well, we at Speech Tech Blog [...]
Speech Tech Blog Is Getting Ripped Thanks To Taking Dumbbells
Here at Speech Tech Blog, we made a New Year’s Resolution to get fit in 2009: to eat better, lose some weight, stop abusing over-the-counter antihistamines, hit the gym. And as such, we are making use of Everlast‘s Talking Adjustable Dumbbells. Each talking dumbbell has a built in computer that counts total reps, reps per [...]
ApriPoko Robot: Cute, Helpful Speech Technology
Researchers at Toshiba in Japan are working on a Very Cute Talking Robot that functions as a voice-activated universal remote control. Named ApriPoko, the robot stands 11 inches tall, weights 5 pounds, and is still in R&D Phases. No word on when ApriPoko will be available to the public. But when he is, the little [...]
There Was a Time: A People’s History of Speech Technology
Volume 2: Synthesize it Loud, Synthesize it Proud This installment of our ongoing series in the history of speech is sure to bring nostalgic remembrances to all you Speech Heads born in the late 70s to early 80s. Just a little more than thirty years ago, Texas Instruments brought us an important development would change [...]
Squawkers McCaw: Sassy And Talkative Speech Technology
If the latest issue of Speech Technology hadn’t already gone to press, you might see me running through the labyrinth that is Speech Tech HQ, whilst shouting “Stop The Presses” as a crowd of sooty-faced newsboys stared at me with awe, respect and the deepest admiration. “What’s he doing?” one would say. “Haven’t you heard?” [...]
