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Video: BudsGoBlue teaser hints at iPhone 3GS-controlling BT headphones

by Darren Murph posted Sep 20th 2009 @ 3:02PM

Itching to command your iPhone 3GS via voice control, yet aren't willing to wrap one more cable around your precious dome? Your wildest dreams could possibly come true next month, when BudsGoBlue launches an iPhone-friendly set of Bluetooth earbuds that should act as headphones and a BT headset. We're hearing that the loops on each earpiece are "completely flexible," and judging by the teaser video hosted up just after the break, they look fairly seductive, too. Hop on down and have a peek for yourself, won't you?

[Via mobilitysite, thanks Toni]

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Nuance launches Nuance Voice Control 2.0, hello feature phones

by Sean Cooper posted Feb 11th 2009 @ 12:37PM

We've had opportunity in the past to play with some of Nuance's voice control software -- in an alpha state -- on a Windows Mobile handset and to say we were blown away is an understatement. Things like voice dictation for messaging and handset control were loaded with wow factor, but sadly, it fizzled away, or at least appeared to. Nuance launched Nuance Voice Control 2.0 today, and this package is headed to feature phones -- in some 20 languages -- via carriers and OEMs as a value add for customers. With NVC 2.0 your set will offer voice activated dialing, by just saying a name, voice activated web search, SMS and mail dictation, music search, and just about anything else that a service operator wants to add. Sure, we've all tried various speech to text engines, but this one -- at least the version we tried -- is truly something that we'd dive to pick up, if the integration is done well. We're going to get together with Nuance at Mobile World Congress next week to get some proper hands-on time, but until then, check the video of it in action after the break.

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3rd-party app brings voice dialing and control to iPhone

by Sean Cooper posted Jan 24th 2008 @ 9:02AM

Hands full and need to call Ma or Pa? Many handsets have you covered for emergency hands-free with voice dialing, and while iPhone isn't one of them, thankfully Makayama is here to save the day. Voice Dial for iPhone delivers everything you'd expect from a voice dial app -- like, ah, voice dialing -- by using voice tags assigned to people in your phonebook. As an added something, it also offers voice prompts to start programs on your handset, so starting the browser ca be as simple as saying "browser". To get this gem you're going to have to have a jailbroken iPhone and be willing to shell out $27.95 for the joy.

BlueAnt unveils voice-controlled V1 Bluetooth headset

by Evan Blass posted Jan 3rd 2008 @ 9:43AM

Anyone who's used the stylish, compact, voice-isolating Z9 Bluetooth headset from BlueAnt knows that while the unit itself performs satisfactorily, remembering the thousand and one unintuitive button combinations (three-second push to end a call?) can be a real pain in the ass. Well thankfully for fans of that somewhat flawed product, the Australian manufacturer will be back as CES with yet another dual-mic model, the V1, which drops the Z9's awkward input method in favor of almost complete voice control. The so-called BlueGenie Voice User Interface promises to operate the full suite of headset functions with the use of but a single activation button, which -- if it can actually work in real-world situations -- should definitely help give this new model a leg (or six -- ha) up on the competition. Stay tuned to our CES coverage for more details, along with pricing and release info.