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November 2005 - Posts

Dragon can convert speech into text twice as fast as you can say it?

Here’s what the article says exactly: Dragon NaturallySpeaking® Medical […] can save healthcare organizations thousands of dollars per doctor each year in reduced or eliminated manual transcription costs by converting speech into text Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 29, 2005 3:38 PM by robch | 1 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving!!

My wife, Kris, sent this to me this morning. I burst out laughing when I watched it. http://www.msn.americangreetings.com/view.pd?i=382219626&m=1652&rr=y&sou Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 23, 2005 5:14 PM by robch | 1 Comments

Transcription - How important is it to you?

Some people use a feature that’s commonly included as part of a speech recognition product, called transcription. Transcription is the process of recording your voice on a portable recording device, transferring that recording to the PC, and then having Read More...
Posted Monday, November 21, 2005 3:12 PM by robch | 1 Comments

HomeSeer - Speech activated home automation

HomeSeer also uses Microsoft Speech technologies, both Speech Recognition (SR) and Text to Speech (TTS). You can check them out here . Here’s what they say about themselves on their web site: Home Automation Software & Systems for the Professional Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:34 PM by robch | 3 Comments
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Speak4CAD AutoCAD Speech Recognition Software

Here’s another new Microsoft Speech technology based application that was just released in November. It’s a voice control system for AutoCAD, called Speak4CAD . Here’s what they say on their web site: Double your CAD Productivity Stop typing with one Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 6:14 PM by robch | 0 Comments
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TextAloud

From NextUp.com : Text-to-Speech software leader NextUp.com (www.NextUp.com) has released version 2.068 of its popular TextAloud software. This upgrade includes a new Firefox Browser Plugin which adds a TextAloud toolbar to the popular web browser, allowing Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 5:55 PM by robch | 0 Comments
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Applications that use Microsoft Speech technology?

In a quest to understand how our technology is used by customers, I’d really like to know what speech applications that you use (or know about) that use Microsoft Speech technology. If you use an appliation that uses Microsoft Speech technology, send Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 4:34 PM by robch | 0 Comments

My blogs in the Seattle PI

Apparently Todd Bishop over at the Seattle PI reads my blog. He linked to my blog entry about Bill Gates and Demo Day earlier in the week. Thanks Todd. Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 4:31 PM by robch | 1 Comments
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Speech Recongition in MSDN Magazine, January 2006

Robert Brown from the Speech and Natural Language team wrote a great article on Speech Recognition and Speech Synthesis targeted at a developer audience for the January 2006 issue of MSDN Magazine. Check it out here . Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 17, 2005 4:28 PM by robch | 0 Comments
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BillG Demo Day

Each quarter Bill Gates has a day set aside to get demos from people around the company on different products, features, and technologies. The idea behind it is to give Bill some hands on time with the products before they're ready for prime time. This Read More...
Posted Saturday, November 12, 2005 4:26 PM by robch | 6 Comments

CRN | Microsoft Business Strategy | Microsoft Execs Tout Product Roadmap to Approving Shareholders

In a recent article reported on CRN, Bill talked a little bit about Speech. During his remarks, Gates plugged the upcoming Office 12 and said it featured "dramatic interface improvements." He also noted that long-term investments in television technologies Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 10, 2005 3:31 PM by robch | 0 Comments

Connecting with the customer

On a different level entirely... :-) Enjoy: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/technet/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?videoid=9999 Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 09, 2005 3:58 PM by robch | 0 Comments
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Speak4CAD -- speech enabling AudoCAD

I found an interesting application tonight. Speak4CAD -- made by Enact Technology. Here's their blurb from their press release today; Atlanta , GA --Enact Technology, LLC has announced the release of its speak4CAD recognition software, the first software Read More...
Posted Friday, November 04, 2005 2:53 AM by robch | 0 Comments

Ford puts XP machine in F-Series pickups

Interesting story on CNET this morning about how Ford has put a full fledged Windows PC into their Ford F-Series pick up trucks. Ford is using a Stargate Mobile built tablet running Windows XP Tablet PC edition. The most interesting part of the story Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 03, 2005 5:05 PM by robch | 0 Comments
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