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Voice Recognition Software & Head-Mounted Computers
Are you ready for voice recognition software and head-mounted computers? If so you will be thrilled to learn about all the great things Motorola has in store for us! Get ready to get in line like everyone else who is interested in enjoying him or herself.
Kopin has shown off a Motorola-branded computer built into a Bluetooth headset that provides a virtual 15-inch display by means of a swing-down eyepiece. According to the company, The “Golden-i” incorporates speech recognition and weighs three ounces. You can run it on Linux or Windows CE for more than eight hours per charge.
BlueRadios announced last week that the WiPC portable media player (right) is similar to the Golden-i incorporates Kopin’s CyberDisplay, a “third-generation” micro-display. It provides 800 x 600 – pixel resolution and measures in at 0.6 inches diagonally. It claims to appear much like a15-inch monitor while being positioned near the eye. However, the WiPC features the design of content snacking since you must manually hold it up to the eye. The Golden-i is incorporated into a Bluetooth headset.
The Golden-i uses its Bluetooth 2.0 radio to make a wide area connection through a cellular phone or other host device with a design that provides the user with remote access to their online office desktop computer, according to Kopin. Kopin also claims the headset that runs Windows CE 6.0 R2, offers “full hands-free access to all PC applications, data files, and services,” by the use of Nuance VoCon 3200 speech recognition software. Users can zoom in and out on their remote desktops by operating a cursor with “nearly pixel-for-pixel accuracy” thanks to an integral, six-axis position tracker from Hillcrest Labs. That is pretty impressive!
Kopin, released renderings of the Golden-i that carry Motorola branding. It also provides documentation to the press suggesting that Motorola may bring this device into market. Despite the financial losses of the parent company and the falling market share of the Motorola handset division, Moto’s Enterprise Mobile Solutions group continues to be successful in generating profits.
Kopin does not say if any type of software comes with the Golden-i other than to emphasize a possibility of accessing enterprise computers by means of Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol or RDP. However, according to the company, the headset offers “hands-free spontaneous access to all digital information, broadcast programming and Internet services.” It is compatible with 480p (720 x 480 pixel) video at up to 30 frames per second. Apparently, WiFi is not included in the initial prototypes. However, the company does say that it will later be added for autonomous web browsing.
According to Kopin, the Golden-i’s speech recognition offers “over 90 percent proficiency straight out of the box.” It does not require push to talk buttons and it is always on standby to react to user requests. Additionally, the device can incorporate text-to-speech capabilities, which enables it to read back text documents such as webpages and e-mails as well as other types of displayable screen text.
As mentioned earlier, the Golden-i like the WiPC uses a Cortex-A8-based Texas Instruments OMAP3530 system-on-chip (SoC) clocked at 600MHz. There is no mention as to the amount of memory included on the device. However, the headset includes both a microSD expansion slot and a mini-USB port, according to Kopin. The headset operates for more than 8 hours using a single 1200 mAh battery, according to the company.
WiPC features and specifications include:
- TI OMAP3530 clocked at 600MHz Processor
– Kopin SVGA (800 x 600) liquid crystal micro display LCD Display
– Other I/O –1 x USB
– User Interface that incorporates motion sensing and speech recognition
– microSD slot Expansion
– A Power source of 1200 mAh battery provides more than eight hours of operation.
– Networking: with Bluetooth 2.0 and soon WiFi will be offered
It is compatible with Windows CE and Linux operating systems and weights in at 85 grams or 3 ounces.
More than 30 million micro displays such as those commonly useful devices as camcorders, digital cameras, thermal weapon sights and night vision systems as well as personal video eyewear, has already been shipped according to Kopin. More than 200 global patents and patents pending protect the company’s proprietary displays and heterojunction bipolar transistors or HBTs.
Availability
Golden-i prototypes will soon be placed with “several industrial organizations” for several months of field-testing and evaluation says Kopin. The company also adds that, mass production is expected to begin in 2010.
In conclusion, it sounds as though we are swiftly moving into the next century and will be able to enjoy all the wonders of today’s technology tomorrow!
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PDF, OCR, and Speech Recognition Resolutions from Nuance
Nuance Software offers all sorts of solutions that can make your business run more smoothly and efficiently. From speech recognition software to imaging, PDF and OCR programs, Nuance has software that can help you get your work done better than ever before.
Nuance, formerly known as SoftScan, is the maker of the famous Dragon dictation systems including Dragon Naturally Speaking and Dragon AudioMining. Dragon Naturally Speaking is the most accurate voice recognition software out there. It’s a much as 99 percent accurate in converting human speech into text.
Nuance’s Dragon Naturally Speaking can be used with just about any program you might need plain text in, such as Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Outlook Express, even Internet Explorer and America Online. It allows you to get words down more quickly than you could if you were typing and is easy to use and actually gets more accurate the more you use it.
Nuance also offers one of the world’s most popular optical character recognition software packages, OmniPage. OmniPage is simple to use and allows you to convert paper or PDF documents into changeable digital files in three quick and easy steps.
Nuance allows you to convert paper forms into digital forms or turn any paper document into a digital format simply by scanning the document, performing a quick conversion and saving the new file in one of 30 different program formats, including Word, PowerPoint, XML and PDF.
Speaking of PDFs, Nuance also has software that will allow you to instantly create, edit and share PDFs. What’s more, you’ll also be able to take a PDF and convert it back into the original format document, which will allow you to edit and reformat documents that otherwise you would only be able to read.
Nuance can also help you or your office organize paper and digital documents into an organized document storage system. PaperPort software will help you scan paper documents and store, view, sort and organize their digital counterparts without having to open the associated applications.
PaperPort allows you to search for matching documents and automatically creates an index for any PDF files you create. The professional version of this Nuance software will help offices eliminate paperwork without losing valuable documents. It’s like creating an archive of every piece of paper in your home or office so you will always be able to find exactly what you are looking for when you need it, even if its been years since you “filed” that document.
Nuance also offers telecom solutions that can help startup telecommunications companies and other businesses to automate their call centers and provide more value to their customers.
Whether you’re part of a telcom company, a small business person or simply someone looking to get more out of your personal computing experience, Nuance has something for you.
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NaturallySpeaking Speech Recognition Software Version 9, Just Announced
Nuance, has just allowed us to announce the upcoming release of their new speech recognition software, NaturallySpeaking Version 9. This new version is brimming with new features, the best of all is dramatic increases in accuracy.
Version 9 is more accurate than Version 8, with it Preferred and Professional versions being 20% more accurate, and the Medical version is a staggering 30% more accurate.
The engineers made multiple changes to reach this jump in accuracy. One of the more interesting changes, is they harvested actual documents and e-mails from business offices. They analyzed the word usage in these documents, to create a better model. Dragon not only listen to what you say, but uses this improved model, to better predict what words will follow other words within your dictation.
Version 9 has completely eliminated the need to read training texts to use the system. All you have to do is read two paragraphs, which sets the computers sound levels, and you are ready to dictate.
NaturallySpeaking’s upgrade, also allows you to dictate into more programs including Mozilla Firefor, Thunderbird, and now other programs that use industry standard edit windows.
Another breakthrough with this new version, is the ability to use Bluetooth cordless headsets, to dictate into your computer. So far, two Bluetooth units have been certified. Their engineers are now working to test and authorize even more Bluetooth units.
The software is scheduled to ship starting with the Preferred Version 9 being available on July 21. The Version 9 Professional is scheduled to be released on July 26th. Version 9 Medical will be available on July 28th and the Legal 9 Version on August 1st.
More detailed information is available at the following link: www.A1Productivity.com