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iPhone Tip: The home button triple-click

iPhone Tip: The home button triple-clickYes, VoiceControl is very goodWhen I tried it out on the iPhone, I was pleased to see that their implementation was nearly as good as Microsoft's implementation on WindowsMobile. Good job Apple!you tried it?does that mean you actually set foot in an apple store?In what...

Tags: voice control, Apple iPhone, voice command, Apple Inc., car, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

2009 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD

Photo gallery:2009 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WDThe external aesthetic of the 2009 Honda CR-V mixes the Honda Civic's space-age design with the face and bulk of a bulldog. Although you may never catch us calling the CR-V attractive, its looks aren't offensive. More importantly, spend some time behind the wheel and...

Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Voice Command, Honda CR-V, Honda Motor Co.

Product reviews 2008-10-15

2008 BMW 128i Convertible

Photo gallery:2008 BMW 128i ConvertibleExcept for its price, the 2008 BMW 128i Convertible may be the least BMW-like car from the automaker. Oh, it does have all the cutting-edge tech found in BMW's other models, including a pop-up LCD that is surprisingly immune to glare. But where its turbo-charged brother,...

Tags: iDrive, BMW AG, car, Cunningham, Apple iPod, voice command

Product reviews 2008-09-05

2008 BMW 750i

Photo gallery:BMW 750iWhen driving a big sporty European sedan, such as the 2008 BMW 750i, we can't help but think we should be chasing James Bond through the Swiss Alps on some winding road while our compatriots lean out the windows and shoot at him. Of course, we...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, cabin gadget, iDrive, voice command, BMW AG, MP3, MP3 CD

Product reviews 2008-03-12

Media Center Communicator 3 (Windows)

Imagine walking into your home and using your voice to tell your Media Center to play MP3 or iTunes music, call to order a pizza, set the thermostat or home theater lighting, play a photo slideshow, watch and record live TV, read and send E-mail or video chat with a...

Tags: Netscape Communicator, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows, Photograph, Media Center Communicator, Voice Command, Media Center PCs, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2007-06-22

Are voice commands the way to control your mobile phone?

Are voice commands the way to control your mobile phone?Might work on other carrier's networksI tried MVC on the XV6700 with Verizon Wireless and it did work as the service is compatible with the Sprint equivilent of the PPC-6700. If you have a phone that's on Sprint and another network,...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, voice command, phone, mobile phone, mobile

Discussion threads 2006-09-08

Voice Studio 1.4.9 (Windows)

Animated characters show you how to save valuable time in launching programs, MP3s, folders, WebPages, documents, and many other procedures, with the use of your personalized voice commands. The many animated characters can interact with your voice, send keystrokes to any application, record/playback your mouse movements, tell jokes, talk back...

Tags: Ultimate Interactive Desktops, Voice Command, Advanced Macro Designer, Mice, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-03-27

VITO Voice2Go 1.52 (Mobile)

Call your contacts!Voice2Go is a voice dialing solution for your Pocket PC. Assign voice commands to your contacts and dial their numbers without touching anything. Voice commands can be assigned right from default windows mobile contacts.Hear who's calling you! Caller ID has been upgraded. From now on you are able...

Tags: Mobile, PC, VITO Technology, Voice Command, Voice2Go, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Desktops, Hardware, Software

Software downloads 2005-08-30

Xbox 360 keeps its voice

Xbox 360 keeps its voiceZDNet?Wow, for a "technical" publication, some of the editors at ZDNet are pretty clueless.As much as I like the current XBox, it never had any "voice recognition". Does the editor know what "voice recognition" really is? From his definition, that means that a simple telephone...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Game players, Microsoft Xbox 360, voice recognition, voice, Microsoft Xbox, headset, voice command

Discussion threads 2005-05-31

Additional Resources

MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.7 (Mac)

MacSpeech Dictate provides a whole new way to interact with your Mac. Instead of typing, use your voice to input text; rather than clicking your mouse, just speak commands. With MacSpeech Dictate, it's easy. Amazing Accuracy: MacSpeech Dictate will astonish you with its accuracy. You simply talk and leave the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mouse, MacSpeech Dictate, Keyboards, Mice, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Jabra Stone

Not many Bluetooth headsets combine style and performance, and when they do, they stand out. Examples include the Aliph Jawbone Prime, the BlueAnt Q1, and the Plantronics Discovery 975. Jabra, a company that has been in the Bluetooth business a long time, attempts to come up with yet another headset...

Tags: headset, Jabra, Stone

Product reviews 2009-11-17

Samsung Mythic SGH-A897 (AT&T)

Even though AT&T launched its live mobile TV service more than a year ago, but few support it-- the last one we saw was the Samsung Eternity, which was released in October 2008. Now it seems that AT&T may be looking to breathe fresh life to the service by releasing...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Telecom & Utilities, NOW IT, phone dialer, Mythic, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., home screen, phone, AT&T Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-14

2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i

Photo gallery:2010 Subaru Outback 2.5iAs much as we respect the general utility of many Subaru models, the cars have proved very limited in useful cabin electronics. That hasn't changed much for the 2010 model year, with Subaru moving very tentatively into accommodating personal electronics. The 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i maintains...

Tags: gear ratio, cargo area, Outback, Subaru

Product reviews 2009-11-11

LG Chocolate Touch (Verizon Wireless)

When the LG Chocolate first came into the scene with the VX8500 model back in 2006, it was preceded by a ton of hype. And such is the case with its fourth and most recent incarnation, the LG Chocolate Touch. As the name indicates, it is a touch screen phone...

Tags: LG Chocolate, phone, home screen, touch screen, LG Electronics Inc., Verizon Wireless

Product reviews 2009-11-07

2010 Lexus RX 450h

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus RX 450hRemember that Seinfeld episode where George Costanza said, "I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable?" Well, sitting in the 2010 Lexus RX 450h is like being draped in velvet, and, with the economical hybrid drivetrain, it is socially responsible. Lexus vehicles show...

Tags: Lexus

Product reviews 2009-11-03

2010 Infiniti QX56

Photo gallery:2010 Infiniti QX56Compared with sporting and agile cars such as the Infiniti G37 and FX50, the 2010 Infiniti QX56 is an odd throwback, a journey into yesteryear before the first hybrids strode the earth. Built on a truck frame, it rides like a railway car. The engine, big enough...

Tags: Infiniti QX56

Product reviews 2009-10-30

Samsung Caliber (U.S. Cellular)

We've seen plenty of Samsung touch-screen handsets come our way, but not many of them make it to U.S. Cellular, a regional carrier based in Chicago. The only one so far has been the Samsung Delve, which made it to the carrier's lineup late last year. Now another one has...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, U.S. Cellular, Samsung Caliber, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-10-29

Google Maps Navigation: The newest feature on Android

Google Maps Navigator is a feature on the newest Android 2.0 devices like Motorola's new Droid. The application basically makes the GPS device you currently use in your car useless. The features Google has packed into this application are better than most anything you would find...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Google Maps Navigator, Speech Recognition, Internet, Telecommunications, Emerging Technologies, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-10-29

Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: Over the next few days we will continue to test the Droid and add the results to this review.You have to hand it to Verizon Wireless: though the Google Android operating system now extends to a handful of devices, the carrier was able to get the tech world...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, display, Color Support, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., Motorola Droid

Product reviews 2009-10-29

2010 Scion xB

Photo gallery:2010 Scion xBWith funky styling and a reputation built around the tuner crowd and the sound-off set, the Scion xB almost single-handedly established the market for little boxy city cars in the North American market. However, the current generation xB faces stiff competition from the likes of the even-quirkier...

Tags: Performance management, Scion xB

Product reviews 2009-10-27