Dragon lights fire under iPhone's dictation capabilities
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The nuts and bolts are also fairly simple. What you record is sent to servers at Nuance where a speech recognition algorithm converts the spoken word to print and sends it back to your handset. This is done with astounding speed. TUAW conducted a test that showed that the process took 1 second over Wi-Fi and 5 seconds on 3G. The site said that the app performed very accurately except in a noisy environment. Things like a period, new paragraph or question mark can be added by simply saying what you want on your letter. Nuance says that since there is no human involvement in the transcription, security is tight. It is the same stringent security used for processing private info in other areas of Nuance's business.
Michael Thompson, senior vp and general manager for Nuance Mobile says that for now, the application is free but at some point, that will change. The exec sees all sorts of potential for this to be used in areas like the legal and medical fields. And of course, dictating a shopping list on the run seems like a productive idea as well.
source: TUAW
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7 Comments
1. BeBoo posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:44 0
Look at that... no bars on that iPhone! Better use that new AT&T app to report that.
2. Illyich posted on 08 Dec 2009, 15:07 0
Oh, be nice. There's *two* bars. And that's a sweet achievement for the iPhone.
5. crappypunk posted on 08 Dec 2009, 15:43 0
I think this site is full of a bunch of vzw fans.. I mean I have a droid on vzw, and it's great, but it's just like anything that comes out for any other carrier is just crap lol, not only is that closed minded, but it inhibits technology from growing.. maybe that's why this is just a stupid blog spot lol I should shut my mouth.. err fingers? nm
6. deschats posted on 08 Dec 2009, 17:17 0
your totally right. but i would like to disagree on the droid thing. its a pretty advanced phone. what i would like is the hd2 with android and a different set of bottom row buttons. theres a phone for christmas.
7. YouLostTheGame posted on 08 Dec 2009, 19:31 0
Pointing out the failures of devices/networks shouldn't INHIBIT tech growth, but improve it. Thus, if something is broken, you FIX it, thus actually advancing growth in general. Just think, if no one spoke out about how horrible the first Storm was, we MIGHT not have seen a Storm2. Just a thought.
