Jelly Bean's smarter keyword feature makes text messaging faster by predicting the next word in a sentence, and improved speech-to-text technology and voice technology continues to work even if a data connection is interrupted.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk had said back in March that the Model S would support 3rd-party apps and text-to-voice capabilitie s.
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People who have been following the torturous birth-pains of eBook-nation will instantly recall that this very same feature caused a bit of a fracas when Amazon included a text-to-voice feature in the Kindle 2, which it released in February 2009.
You can type with a keyboard or you can talk to the device and let Siri translate your voice to text.
Instead of converting written missives to voice messages like other text-to-landline services, the setup sends the actual text to the application.
Also, text to speech function offers voice guidance for convenient usage of the web browser.
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Speech recognition is translating the human voice into text, which is key to things like searching by voice.
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Existing technology like text-to-speech, voice command, Bluetooth hands-free calling and traffic services also helps alleviate driver distraction to avoid potentially dangerous situations.
The apps allow users to communicate without using their voice or text allotments, leading some operators like KPN to complain about the hit to their bottom line.
So now, in addition to choosing, say, 500 voice minutes per month and 1000 text messages, we have to choose how many megabytes we want.
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The ability to generate realistic speech from text stored in a computer will be crucial if voice-enabled services are to take off.
With voice integration and voice-to-text functionality, the technology holds promise for productivity boosts in areas like sales, support and many administrative functions.
Luxury UK phone maker Vertu has partnered with secure communication provider Silent Circle for end-to-end voice and text encryption worthy of its designer product.
That original Siri voice-to-text app -- powered in part by Nuance's technology -- also worked by people speaking commands into their phones, although it didn't talk back.
Quick, accurate voice-to-text transcription requires masses of computing power.
"Small languages are using social media, YouTube, text messaging and various technologies to expand their voice and expand their presence, " said K David Harrison, an associate professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College and a National Geographic Fellow.
We suspect they're just going to read our voice mail and text messages from now on.
Many GPS devices and computer text-to-speech programs now offer multiple voice options.
Customers can check the Sprint Worldwide Coverage and Rates page to check coverage in the specific location they plan to travel and find voice, text, and data rates.
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Nina combines Nuance speech recognition, Text-to-Speech (TTS), voice biometrics, and Natural Language Understanding (NLU) technology hosted in the cloud to deliver an interactive user experience that not only understands what is said, but also can identify who is saying it.
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It offers subscribers 217 free text messages and 43 free minutes of voice calls per month as long as they agree to receive six advertisements by text message every day.
In 2008, the company launched YY, a voice-based gaming communications service, which enabled gamers to voice chat over the Internet and text chat in real-time while slaying monsters or coordinating gaming missions.
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From there, we see a hot air balloonist and ballet dancer initiate video recording and send an email or text with a voice command, which are likely to be jobs one and two for most users.
More than 600 million people use Skype to make voice and video calls and send text and audio messages.
In fact, we've found it hampers our workflow when attempting to compose an email or a simple text in Google Voice -- something the keyboard's Swype-like input mode handles with ease.
Voice-over-Internet apps like Skype allow users to make voice calls over the Internet while instant-message apps from WhatsApp to Kik let people exchange text and photos without being charged for a text message.
Users pay call and data charges for phone-to-phone conversations and translation data for screen text and voice readouts.
Voice and text commands in any application for faster access to rich capabilities.
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Nina also includes a range of existing Nuance text-to-speech voices, and Nuance can develop a custom TTS voice for an optional development fee.
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