The new voice activated assistant was going to be a search function for a mobile era.
Volvo's integration with Spotify is both voice activated and touch enabled.
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The laparoscopic equipment features voice-activated lights, ceiling-mounted monitors and special green lights to reduce the strain on staff's eyes.
Call-centres aside, a lot of companies are becoming keen on speech recognition because of its scope for voice-activated dialling.
E-GM will lead the charge with a dramatic expansion of the OnStar technology, including a voice-activated portal called MyOnStar Virtual Advisor.
One of those features is a voice-activated "assistant, " similar to Apple's Siri service on the iPhone, people familiar with the matter have said.
One of the new features of Jelly Bean is a "voice search" feature that resembles Apple's Siri voice-activated service found on the iPhone.
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Two major new Jelly Bean features, the Google Now info cards and a voice-activated search system, work expertly on the Nexus 7.
Universal search capability now supports voice-activated search, allowing customers to simply say what they want to find on their device or the Web.
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The problem with the current crop of voice-activated devices and software tools is that they only provide an alternative to what is currently available.
And for those who also opt for the Voice-Activated Navigation System, AppLink will integrate app access and control through the system's 8-inch touch screen.
ENGADGET: Ford SYNC AppLink hands-on in a little green Fiesta
The nice thing about Siri besides its natural language recognition is that it centralizes some of this information in an easy, voice-activated shortcut.
Some enthusiasts also forecast voice-activated internet connection without a mouse or keyboard, but tightening rules against driver distractions may stop this before it gets going.
MyLink adds stereo audio streaming and wireless control of smart phones, building on the voice-activated Bluetooth hands-free calling capability already offered in most Chevy vehicles.
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It featured a voice-activated swiveling camera, six microphones and full-motion video.
The voice-activated videoconferencing cameras picked up users' images and broadcast them over the intranet, enabling all viewers to see and hear who was asking the question.
Not to be outdone, Ford's similar Sync system, which now comes standard on many vehicles, is adding voice-activated, on-demand traffic, sports and weather reports, plus GPS-assisted navigation.
We have hands-free telephones, voice-activated controls, xenon headlights and four-wheel steering to make towing easier, and I've just heard of rear-seat air bags built into the seat belt.
Ford is partnering with news outlets like The Wall Street Journal on a voice-activated app to provide the latest headlines, and with BeCouply, which suggests cool date ideas.
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Does the presage all sorts of new voice-activated search functionality?
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Furthermore, a voice-activated Apple TV could also execute some of the same commands that Siri already allows on the iPhone 4s checking the weather, scheduling reminders, finding information, etc.
The feature, which is intended to reduce texting while driving, is part of Ford's voice-activated technology, Sync, and is already installed on all model 2012 Ford vehicles with the exception of the Ranger.
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It's design is intended to minimize problems caused by loss of sight or hearing or reduced mobility with gadgets such as telephones with extra-large easy-to-read numbers, voice-activated appliances, locks operated by fingerprint scanners and talking kitchen scales.
Mustang will be the first vehicle that will offer AppLink with the standard SYNC interface, as well as be integrated into the optional Voice-Activated Navigation System, providing the additional convenience of an 8-inch touch screen for control.
ENGADGET: Ford SYNC AppLink hands-on in a little green Fiesta
"Our Voice-Activated Navigation System integration allows us to enrich the AppLink experience even further, giving customers an industry-first combination of voice control and touch-screen access to the apps stored on their mobile phones, " said Julius Marchwicki, Ford SYNC product manager.
ENGADGET: Ford SYNC AppLink hands-on in a little green Fiesta
The optional voice-activated Garmin navigation system includes Sirius Travel Link to keep revelers appraised of all the current sports scores and weather information, gas prices for a fill-up on the way home and movie times for those leaving a blowout before the final gun sounds.
For the first time ever, Kyocera has implemented its proprietary voice-activated command feature into the DIGNO S, allowing the user to speak to the phone to activate e-mail, phone and other commonly used applications - a function accessible by simply tapping an icon on the lock screen.
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