Voice user interface

Sensory's VoiceHub Lets Anyone Add a Natural Language UI to Anything

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Cryptography, Speech recognition, Surveillance, Civil law common law), Artificial intelligence, Chatbots, Customer service, Virtual assistant, Biometrics, Authentication, Voice user interface, Social domain

"Providing free access to flexible tools like VoiceHub helps to accelerate the next wave of branded voice experiences and domain-specific, customized voice assistants," said Todd Mozer, CEO at Sensory.

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"Providing free access to flexible tools like VoiceHub helps to accelerate the next wave of branded voice experiences and domain-specific, customized voice assistants," said Todd Mozer, CEO at Sensory.
Attendees will learn how to create custom wake words, domain-specific language models, and integrate with the ST development platforms.
For wake word phrase spotted commands VoiceHub supports dozens of platforms from companies such as ST, DSPG and Ambiq.
Sensory's product line includes TrulyHandsfree voice control, TrulySecure biometric authentication, and TrulyNatural large vocabulary natural language embedded speech recognition.

ReadSpeaker and SoundHound Inc. Partner to Provide Humanlike Voices for Branded Voice Assistants

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

ReadSpeaker , the most trusted, independent digital voice partner for global businesses, today announced it has partnered with SoundHound, Inc. , the leading innovator of voice AI and conversational intelligence technologies, to include ReadSpeakers text-to-speech (TTS) technology on the Houndify Voice AI platform.

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ReadSpeaker , the most trusted, independent digital voice partner for global businesses, today announced it has partnered with SoundHound, Inc. , the leading innovator of voice AI and conversational intelligence technologies, to include ReadSpeakers text-to-speech (TTS) technology on the Houndify Voice AI platform.
Developers using Houndify will now have the ability to add ReadSpeakers hyper-personalized and lifelike voices to their custom voice assistants.
ReadSpeaker is the most trusted, independent digital voice partner for global brands.
Houndify, our independent voice AI platform, allows developers to build custom voice assistants with a branded wake word for any product or service.

DSP Group’s SmartVoice Selected by Lightcomm Technology to Enable Always-On Voice Control in Tablets

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Personal computing, Tablet computer, Voice user interface, Computing, Human–computer interaction, Science and technology

Fast and seamless access to those capabilities through low-power, reliable, always-on voice control is critical for a satisfying user experience.

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Fast and seamless access to those capabilities through low-power, reliable, always-on voice control is critical for a satisfying user experience.
We are very excited to be working with Lightcomm Technology on the development of high-performance voice control to help users take full advantage of their tablets capabilities, said Yosi Brosh, CVP, SmartVoice Product Line of DSP Group.
For our latest tablets, this translates to accurate, reliable, always-on voice detection and command response at minimal power consumption.
Building upon our core competencies in the area of voice processing, DSP Group invests heavily in innovation for the smart future.

Over Half of U.S. Adults Are Now Using Voice Assistants Like Siri and Alexa on Smartphones - New Market Data from Voicebot Research

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Thursday, November 12, 2020

User interface techniques, Science and technology, Articles, Telecommunications engineering, Internet of things, Smart speaker, Wireless, Artificial intelligence, Voice user interface, Mobile app

Adults in Mobile Apps

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Voicebot Research began conducting market analysis about the rising Voice AI industry in 2016 as part of Voicebot.ai, the leading global publication that tracks devices and software leveraging voice assistant and AI technologies.
Voicebot Research publishes more than a dozen reports annually ranging from smart speaker and smart home device adoption across several countries to marketer adoption of voice apps as well as voice assistant use in the car, for healthcare, shopping, and more.
The research is the most widely cited voice AI data globally in the news media, academic research, and at technology conferences.
You can download reports and become a member at research.voicebot.ai .

Sensory Unveils VoiceHub Portal for Fast, Free, Flexible Wake Word and Voice UI Model Development

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Computing, Software, Operating systems, Smartphones, Technical communication tools, User interface techniques, Alphabet Inc., Android, Microsoft Word, Prototype, Voice user interface

Designed with flexibility in mind, VoiceHub allows users to easily select languages and model sizes through drop down menus.

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Designed with flexibility in mind, VoiceHub allows users to easily select languages and model sizes through drop down menus.
Sensory's VoiceHub empowers developers with free tools to immediately create custom wake words and voice command sets for their applications.
VoiceHub outputs wake word and voice command set models, compatible with a companion Android application for quick prototyping, or as code for specific target DSPs for more advanced proof-of-concept testing.
Additionally, since VoiceHub trains voice models similarly to TrulyHandsfree, the wake word and voice control models created in VoiceHub are very accurate and in most cases suitable for mass production.

Beijing Electric Vehicle (BJEV) Selects Cerence for an Intelligent Voice Assistant in ARCFOX’s First Electric SUV: αT

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Thursday, September 24, 2020

Human–computer interaction, User interface techniques, Computational linguistics, User interfaces, Artificial intelligence, Computer accessibility, Speech recognition, Automatic identification and data capture, Voice user interface, Enhancement, Speech synthesis, Gesture

In our highly anticipated ARCFOX T, were harnessing the power of Cerences voice expertise to enhance drivers experience with us, said BJEV.

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In our highly anticipated ARCFOX T, were harnessing the power of Cerences voice expertise to enhance drivers experience with us, said BJEV.
Cerence delivered us a first-of-its-kind, multimodal, emotional interaction with voice, touch, gesture, and innovative AI, enabling an incredible user experience that seamlessly integrates with our IMC platform.
Through Cerence Drive's hybrid architecture, ARCFOXs Ts voice assistant integrates embedded and cloud-based technologies, including speech recognition, natural language understanding (NLU), text to speech (TTS), and speech signal enhancement (SSE).
As such, its an honor to power innovative voice technology in ARCFOXs highly anticipated electric SUV.

ProtoPie Introduces Full Voice Functionality Prototyping

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Monday, September 21, 2020

User interface techniques, Human–computer interaction, Voice user interface, Prototype, Human behavior, VUI, Mobile app, User interface, Design

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --ProtoPie, the award-winning prototyping tool, today launches the ability to design voice interactions within digital prototypes.

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SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --ProtoPie, the award-winning prototyping tool, today launches the ability to design voice interactions within digital prototypes.
Rather than merely mimicking voice functionality, this new feature from ProtoPie is fully equipped, tapping into the text-to-speech and speech-to-text engines built into a user's browser or operating system, iOS or Android.
Yim continued, "The integration of voice functionality is expected to have broad implications for diverse verticals, from automotive, to IoT appliances, to mobile applications.
What sets ProtoPie's Voice User Interface prototyping feature apart from other existing VUI prototyping features is the visual interface, which not only allows for voice interaction but allows designers to affect micro-interactions.

TalkSocket provides hands-free use of Amazon Alexa on the go

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

User interface techniques, Speech recognition, Voice user interface, Alexa, Human–computer interaction, Artificial intelligence, User interfaces, Amazon Alexa

Unlike the variety of push-to-talk Alexa accessories on the market, TalkSocket is completely voice-activated.

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Unlike the variety of push-to-talk Alexa accessories on the market, TalkSocket is completely voice-activated.
TalkSocket sends commands to the Alexa app over Bluetooth to process the request immediately, even if a user's phone is locked.
With TalkSocket, Alexa is triggered immediately with a wake word.
"TalkSocket gives voice assistant users a way to experience the same convenience and sophistication they enjoy at home wherever they go," said TalkSocket CEO Andrew DeLorenzo.

SoundHound Inc.’s Houndify Voice AI Powers In-Car Assistant in Honda’s Newest European Models

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Thursday, August 27, 2020

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200827005197/en/

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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200827005197/en/
New Honda e and Jazz Cars in Europe to Feature In-Car Voice Assistant (Photo: Business Wire)
Houndify voice AI includes patented Speech-to-Meaning and Deep Meaning Understanding technologies to deliver unprecedented speed and accuracy in voice recognition and responses.
To learn more about Honda Personal Assistant, powered by Houndify, visit SoundHound Inc.s Speech-to-Meaning blog .
Developers interested in exploring Houndifys independent voice AI platform can visit Houndify.com to learn more and register for a free account.
Through the Houndify platform , we aim to bring voice-enabled AI to everyone and enable others to build on top of it.

Start Meetings With Voice Using Logitech Solutions for Zoom Rooms With Alexa for Business

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Consumer electronics, Technology, Audio, Video, Telecommunications, Software, Hardware, Human–computer interaction, Lausanne, Logitech, Alexa, Voice user interface, Companies, Economy of Switzerland

Logitech Solutions for Zoom Rooms support Alexa for Business with the Logitech Tap controller, Mini PC, and a Zoom Certified Logitech Rally or MeetUp conferencecam.

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Logitech Solutions for Zoom Rooms support Alexa for Business with the Logitech Tap controller, Mini PC, and a Zoom Certified Logitech Rally or MeetUp conferencecam.
We are delighted to collaborate with Logitech and Zoom to introduce hands-free voice control to their industry leading room solution, said Collin Davis, General Manager for Alexa for Business, Amazon Web Services, Inc. Customers love using Alexa for Business to voice enable meeting rooms, and by integrating directly with Zoom Rooms, Alexa for Business has never been easier to deploy.
To learn more about Logitech Solutions for Zoom Rooms with Alexa for Business, please visit here and here .
Simply download the Alexa for Business application onto the Logitech Zoom Rooms Mini PC and activate the integration with Alexa for Business.