OK. I've been MIA from this blog for much too long. Lame, I know. Hopefully this entry about a cool Microsoft automotive product with speech capabilities will make up for months of lameness. Microsoft's collaboration with Italian automaker Fiat was...

An eggcorn is a new label for a spontaneously reshaped known expression. Huh? It's when a common expression like "free rein" is semantically re-analyzed and then re-written to reflect the new analysis, like "free reign". Eggcorns aren't just misspellings...

One of the coolest tools of the Microsoft Speech Server (MSS) platform (and heretofore most underappreciated in my opinion) has got to be the Prompt Engine. I think this tool is a key differentiator for MSS and deserves more attention. Managing and using...

I recently attended a wedding where, rather than using expensive, stamped RSVP cards, my friends Boots and Evelyn had their guests communicate their replies online . While some may balk at the non-traditional, arguably non-romantic method of tallying...

Further consolidation in the speech space. See the SpeechTech Magazine announcement for details on an IV conference call to discuss the acquisition.

At the risk of sounding like a dork, here's something that I think is funny. (Beware the "humor" of a linguist!) [:)] "This book fills a much needed void..." At first glance this statement seems to be a compliment, until the brain finishes parsing...

Geoffrey Moore's Crossing the Chasm is a popular book from 1999 that makes the argument that high-tech products have the unique challenge of needing to "cross the chasm" from the technically savvy to mainstream audiences if they are to be successful....