Got this off another list, and thought others might find it of some interest: >>) ==+ >> IBM Puts Voice on Palm >> IBM announces ViaVoice version for handhelds, non-PC devices (like cars). >> >> by Ephraim Schwartz, InfoWorld >> March 8, 2000, 6:55 a.m. PT >> >> At the Mobile Insights 2000 conference, IBM demonstrated its speech >> recognition and text-to-speech technology on a Palm III personal digital >> assistant. The Personal Speech Assistant prototype shown on stage was >> attached to the back of a Palm III, similar to other Palm III add-ons. >Inside >> the PSA unit was the Embedded ViaVoice software, optimized for both the >Palm >> OS and an NEC embedded processor. >> >> In the demonstration, billed as only a technology demo, IBM official David >> Barnes made numerous voice-command and control calls to the unit, which >> responded by verifying appointments, taking short messages, and >translating >> selected words into Spanish and Japanese. >> >> Read the entire story at: >> >link http://www.pcworld.com/cgi-bin/pcwtoday?ID=15638 >> >> >> >> >> ************************************************************ >> * ACB-L is maintained and brought to you as a service * >> * of the American Council of the Blind. * >> ************************************************************ >bottom >Doris Fisher >Bellflower California >doryfisher at mediaone.net > > -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV Email: davros at ycardz.com Voice mail: 877-791-5298 All opinions are all mine!
