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 [...]
SpinVox recently ran a survey among Americans, British, and Canadian users of Ping (a service that allows users to update social media via voice through SpinVox’s ASR) to, at least ostensibly, “reveal new slang emerging in the Twittersphere.” The results produced by the study were the sort just ripe for blogging about. As much as [...]
Well Speech Heads, this was a long time coming, but here it is! OUR SPINVOX REVIEW! Some ground rules before we begin: Pussyfootin’ Provisos and Liability Claims Trial Version The SpinVox service I was using was a trial version. It basically worked through call forwarding, sending all my missed calls to SpinVox for transcription and [...]
Speech Heads, it’s a beautiful thing when speech providers compete. Post our review on Nuance’s VM2T, SpinVox (perhaps a little jealous) wrote me to ask me to the dance—-the speech dance that is. In a matter of days, I’ll begin trying out their service. We’re going to be giving it the full treatment, subjecting it [...]
First of all, I know what you’re probably thinking out there in Speechlandia. Where’s this much talked, much huffed about Dragon 10 review that the Brothers B. have been promising? Well, we’ve had to keep mum about this because of an embargo, but we’re finally unfettered. Shortly after we began our review process, we got [...]
Just last week, British Speech-To-Text provider SpinVox issued a press release listing its “Top Ten Worst Moments In Public Speaking.” The list – which includes everyone from George W. Bush to Kate Winslet – features links to news stories about and YouTube clips of the Terrible Moments in Public Speaking.
Today we cast aside the black veils, cease mourning for Lauren, and resume blogging. Yesterday, we posted a story about SpinVox’s involvement with MTV’s Staying Alive foundation, which aims to educate young people about sex (we called the story Sex with SpinVox, which we’re going to have to change because when we send it out [...]
