Texting while driving is a big no-no. It is impossible for a driver to keep their eyes on the road while simultaneously reading and typing a text message. Researchers hope to change that, by introducing voice recognition which converts the text to speech, and speech back to text. This would allow a driver to hear the text message through their headset or speakers, and then respond by simply speaking.
Having done some work in the voice field, I can attest to the fact that voice recognition is quite challenging. It is hard to get all aspects of the unique qualities, accents, and cadences of individual voices into a software program that can then transcribe the speech into text. Still, the research is interesting.
With the announcements this week that Verizon will be launching Android phones with Google Voice capability and AT&T will also be allowing VoIP services on its iPhone after pressure from the FCC, it appears that we are at the beginning of a revolution of how traditional phone calls are made and placed. Today, you can make cheap or even free phone calls using Voice over IP technology (VoIP).
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Internet Radio has come a long way in the past few years. What started as something that a few people did as a hobby has now become a full-fledged entertainment option. When Internet Radio started, people were restricted to listening on their home PCs or laptops. While this may be a good option when working, it is hardly practical for those who like to listen on the go.
Podcasting helped to expand the possibilities of online radio to go by allowing users to download mp3 copies of an internet radio broadcast onto their iPods or other portable music player. While this added some portability, in the last year, there has been an explosion of options for listening to Internet radio.
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Categories: Articles, Mobile Phones, Multimedia Tags: AccuRadio, Andriod, Audio, Blackberry, Internet Radio, iPhone, Pandora, Radio, RealRadio, Shoutcast
I love Chipotle. I also love cool technology. Put the two together, and you have Chipotle’s new online ordering iPhone app. The app seems very straightforward. It detects via GPS where the nearest Chipotle is, and then allows you to customize your burrito order, making ordering take-out even that much more easy. The app is so thorough, it even has selections for two different kinds of meat and the various toppings!
Unfortunately for me in this case, I don’t have an iPhone. My phone is a company-issued Blackberry Tour. One can only hope that Chipotle sees the wisdom and business sense of releasing its app to other Smart Phones. On second thought, however, NOT having the Chipotle App on my phone is probably very good for my waistline.
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