Also, text to speech function offers voice guidance for convenient usage of the web browser.

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The Hand-writing mode is a sensory function allowing text messaging from hand writing.

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But today, whenever there is an unanticipated short silence -- cell service goes temporarily dead, e-mail or text messaging or social networks cease to function because of an electronic burp somewhere -- it gives us the occasion to reflect upon how quickly we have gotten used to the new way, with our messages coming in and going out continually and seamlessly, day and night.

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The Irex also lacks a Home button, a note-taking function, any way to highlight text and a built-in dictionary.

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It also includes an OCR function that can both re-display text in larger fonts and offer an audio version for listening.

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On the Juke, for instance, a click on the phone's scroll wheel brings up a text messaging screen, a calendar or a picture function, just as if a finger were pressing the keys of the real phone.

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This "user intent" is then put to use, launching an additional app or performing the specified function, while non-speech input (presumably like the ability to correct your requests in text form) get a brief mention.

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