Strike up the ominous-sound string section, Speech Heads. Invoking its ban against apps that “duplicate features of the iPhone,” Apple has rejected Google Voice’s application to be offered through the App Store—dum dah! The app, which has already been launched on Android and BlackBerry handsets, has been “under review” for the last six weeks for [...]
Speech Heads, it seems like even researchers and technologists from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) have also been struck with this summer’s creepy talking robot fever. According to a New York Times article today, a group of a-list scientists that included Eric Horvitz, researcher from Microsoft, and William Joy, the co-founder [...]
A series of recent postings from the BBC have questioned the validity of the SpinVox as a “speech technology company.” The posts (one news item and a blog post) raise questions around whether there’s an actual speech engine powering the SpinVox service or just an elaborate archipelago of call centers flung around the world, transcribing [...]
Hey Speech-Heads, As you are by now doubtlessly aware, my Speech Brother Eric B. and I are gearing up in a BIG way for SpeechTEK 2009. This year’s SpeechTEK is being held in NYC at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. And just like everyone else here at The Home Office, we want SpeechTEK 2009 [...]
Hey Speech-Heads, If you’re anything like my Speech Brother Eric B., you’re already looking ahead to SpeechTEK 2009. And if you’re already looking ahead to SpeechTEK 2009, that means you’ve probably got a case of Keynote Fever. This year’s Conference is going to be better than ever, with a host of speakers and some really [...]
Speech Heads, if you caught my brother Adam B.’s article today, Nuance has acquired Jott for an undisclosed amount. The deal is apparently a month old, and was only announced after a web page from Ackerly Partners, one of Jott’s investors, noted that the deal had been made in June. From there, according to Brier [...]
Speech-Heads: The hour is nigh: SpeechTEK 2009 is fast approaching. Now is The Quickening. Here at Speech Tech HQ, my Speech Brother Eric B. and I are literally going mad with excitement: speakers, demos, STT, exhibitors, ASR, keynote addresses, TTS and much, much more. Check out the Advance Program for all the speechy details. I [...]
