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The Virtual Laser Keyboard (VKB)
http://www.virtual-laser-keyboard.com/ The Virtual Laser Keyboard (VKB) is the ULTIMATE new gudget for Blackberry, Smartphone and PDA owners or MAC & PC users! the VKB comes with an elegant leather jacket, making it the perfect addition to your collection (and just what you want to take out of your inner suit pocket in front of your business colleagues |
 
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MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
http://web.sls.csail.mit.edu/transcription/ Recorded lectures can be tedious to browse, making it difficult to effectively utilize the information they contain without expensive and time-consuming pre-processing. Researchers in the Spoken Language Systems Group in the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory are developing human language technologies that will enable educators and students around the world to more effectively create and disseminate recorded lecture material. So you can send your digital audio file (.wav only) to http://web.sls.csail.mit.edu/transcription/ and you'll get back an AI transcribed record of the file in an email. AI transcription is still in the best of circumstances still pretty poor. |
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SpinVox : See your voicemail as text
http://www.spinvox.com/ SpinVox converts your voicemails into text messages and sends them straight to your mobile phone or email. |
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Half-QWERTY
http://www.billbuxton.com/matias93.html Half-QWERTY: A One-handed Keyboard Facilitating Skill Transfer From QWERTY Half-QWERTY is a new one-handed typing technique, designed to facilitate the transfer of two-handed typing skill to the one-handed condition. It is performed on a standard keyboard, or a special half keyboard (with full-sized keys). In an experiment using touch typists, hunt-and-peck typing speeds were surpassed after 3-4 hours of practice. Subjects reached 50% of their two-handed typing speed after about 8 hours. |
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KITTY
http://cg.calit2.uci.edu/mediawiki/index.php/Research_Projects:_KITTY KITTY is a new hand- or finger-mounted data input device, designed for keyboard independent touch typing and supports traditional touch-typing skills as a method for alphanumeric data input. This glovetype device provides an ultra-portable solution for quiet data input into portable computer systems and full freedom of movement in mobile VR and AR environments. The KITTY design follows the concept of the column and row layout found on traditional keyboards, allowing users to draw from existing touch typing skills, easing the required training time. |
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Dasher : writing without a keyboard (free software)
http://www.l4l.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76&Itemid=1 Dasher : writing without a keyboard (free software) Free software for writing without a keyboard David MacKay demonstrated Dasher to us at the BETT 2006 Special Needs fringe - it was nothing short of amazing - this video is 65 mb but worth waiting for... Although it is software this video demo shows several other types of inputting devices that would be of specific interest to Special Needs students Alternative location for the video is http://www.ourmedia.org/node/143345 Main Dasher website is at http://www.dasher.org.uk/ |
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Windows Vista: Speech Recognition
http://tinyurl.com/k8lmj Windows Vista: Speech Recognition Speech Recognition in Windows Vista empowers you to interact with your computer by voice. Dictate documents and e-mail messages, fill out forms on the Web, manage applications, and more by speaking. |
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Speech Recognition with Windows XP
http://tinyurl.com/2233d Speech Recognition with Windows XP Explains how to install and use speech recognition in Windows XP. Microsoft site |
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Voice Recognition Software: Comparisons
http://www.io.com/~hcexres/tcm1603/acchtml/recomx7c.html Voice Recognition Software: Comparison and Recommendations This review is a little old ... but useful if looking at the development of voice recognition software applications. |
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Talking Technologies
http://www.talking.co.uk/ If you found this page as part of an internet search about speech input, voice recognition, voice to text, voice activation, voice command and control, dictation, screen readers, headsets, transcription, or training, it's probably what you want. Speech-To-Text, or speech recognition, is the software process that converts speech to text. Although voice recognition, or VR, is often perceived as being the same thing, true voice recognition uses pattern-matching to identify you. Text-To-Speech, or speech synthesis, is the software process that converts text to speech. Although voice synthesis is often perceived as being the same thing, true voice synthesis uses a mathematical model to generate an artificial voice. Generally, text-to-speech systems connect digitised fragments of human speech in real time. The final quality depends on the prosody rules |
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Computers and Speech (on Dyslexia Site)
http://www.dyslexic.com/articles.php?artid=18 Computers and Speech The Holy Grail for dyslexia and computing has been just this: being able to dictate to a computer and have the computer read everything back to you. How far are we today from that objective? VR Software | Speech in: Talking to Your Computer | Speech out: Getting your computer to talk to you | The hardware you need for computer speech | Text-To-Speech Software | Combining Speech In and Speech Out | Reading Books | voice recognition | dyslexia | |
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Gyration Wireless Products & Accessories
http://www.gyration.com/products.htm Gyration Wireless Products & Accessories | Cordless Optical Mouse | GyroRemote & Mobile Keyboard Suite | GyroRemote & Mobile Keyboard Suite | |
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ACE : touchscreens | voice input and output |
http://www.ace-centre.org.uk/acemain.asp The Oxford ACE Centre provides a focus for the use of technology with the communication and educational needs of young people with physical and communication difficulties. ACE : touchscreens | voice input and output | |
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Factsheets from AbilityNet - Voice Recognition Systems
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/content/factsheets/Factsheets-list.htm Factsheets from AbilityNet ... AbilityNet provides a wide range of services to individuals, professionals in the field of disability, employers and the public sector. AbilityNet is the UK's leading charity bringing the benefits of computer technology to adults and children with disabilities. Voice Recognition Systems | Voice in - Voice Out (Voice Recognition for Blind Users) | |
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Mouse Skills area on Shambles
http://www.shambles.net/pages/school/mouse/ Mouse Skills area on Shambles |
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Keyboarding Skills area on Shambles
http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/KeyBskills/ Keyboarding Skills area on Shambles |
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IBM Simply Speaking - Voice Recognition Software
http://www.scottrell.com/Speech/Simply.html IBM Simply Speaking - Voice Recognition Software - A review |
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VoiceRecognition.com
http://www.voicerecognition.com/ Voice recognition | newsletter | forum | news | industry trends | |
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CMU Sphinx - Open Source Speech Recognition Engines
http://fife.speech.cs.cmu.edu/sphinx/ CMU Sphinx - Open Source Speech Recognition Engines In summary, the CMU Sphinx Group is releasing a set of reasonably mature, world-class speech components that provide a basic level of technology to anyone interested in creating speech-using applications without the once-prohibitive initial investment cost in research and development; the same components are open to peer review by all researchers in the field, and are used for linguistic research as well. CMU is in the process of releasing the Sphinx speech recognizer. This site will be the canonical location for the release of the Sphinx II and III trainers, recognizers, acoustic and language models, and documentation. |
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Speech Recognition and Text to speech
http://www.tmaa.com/ recognition, text-to-speech .. a commercial approach. Covering business news and commercial opportunities created by speech recognition, text-to-speech and speaker verification technologies, published and edited by well-known analyst William Meisel for over ten years |
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ViaVoice
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/speech/ ViaVoice?personal computer software leverages generations of IBM voice recognition research and accomplishment. ViaVoice for Windows Release 10 product family offers a complete portfolio appealing to every level of user expertise, and our ViaVoice for Mac offerings were the first continuous speech products on their Apple Macintosh platforms in the consumer marketplace. By adding voice as an input option, ViaVoice can afford a ?ulti-modal?computer environment, freeing users from dependence on the mouse, keyboard and stylus for many applications. With ViaVoice, users who enter and access data and commands more rapidly by speaking than by typing or tapping can be more productive. ViaVoice users can also enjoy the ease-of-use speech can bring to their desktop, notebook and handheld computer activities. IBM ViaVoice for Macintosh and Windows product requirements and frequently asked questions are provided. A list of tested systems, sound cards, and microphones is also available. |
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Apple Speech Recognition
http://www.apple.com/macos/speech/ You don? have to be a Star Trek fan to know that the computer of the future will talk, listen and understand. That computer of the future is the Apple Macintosh of today. Apple? Speech Recognition and Speech Synthesis Technologies now give speech-savvy applications the power to carry out your voice commands, and even speak back to you in plain English, and now, Spanish. With a program using Apple Speech Recognition, you can ask ?hat time is it??and hear if you?e late for dinner. You can open your spreadsheet by saying ?pen the February forecast.?Or use voice command to control your starship in a game. The possibilities are as limitless as the human imagination. English Text-to-Speech (also known as Speech Synthesis) converts text to spoken words. Just imagine having this web page read aloud to you, or having information on your mac read to you over the phone! These, and more, applications are now possible with PlainTalk speech synthesis technology. |
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Speech Recognition: Welcome to the world of speech recognition!
http://www.becta.org.uk/teachers/teachers.cfm?section=1_7_1&id=2687 BECTA (UK) : Speech Recognition: Welcome to the world of speech recognition! What are speech recognition systems? Software | Hardware | Managing the learning | The three Ts | Enrolling | Helping learners | Ideas and activities | Questions and answers | Speech recognition in action | Will speech recognition systems work on a network? | Classroom noise seems to affect the quality of the voice recognition software. What can I do about this? | |
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BECTA (UK) Information sheet: Speech Recognition Systems
http://www.becta.org.uk/leaders/leaders.cfm?section=9_1&id=1448 BECTA (UK) Information sheet: Speech Recognition Systems A speech recognition system is a type of software that allows the user to have their spoken words converted into written text in a computer application such as a word processor or spreadsheet. The computer can also be controlled by the use of spoken commands. Speech recognition software can be installed on a personal computer of appropriate specification. The user speaks into a microphone (a headphone microphone is usually supplied with the product). The software generally requires an initial training and enrolment process in order to teach the software to recognise the voice of the user. A voice profile is then produced that is unique to that individual. This procedure also helps the user to learn how to 'speak' to a computer. |
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Speech Recognition Technology
http://www.naace.org/techbrief/hwbriefing2.doc “There is no doubt that voice will be the next interface between humans and machines,” said Dr Judith Markowitz, President of J. Markowitz Consultants. “Computing power and voice recognition accuracy rates have already improved to the extent where voice is now a viable alternative to typing for a growing number of people. |
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Dragon's NaturallySpeaking
http://www.naturalspeech.com/ Quote from a review: "The best overall product for continuous speech recognition, Dragon's NaturallySpeaking is a completely hands-off dictation system for those who enter large amounts of text or have repetitive strain injuries. IBM's ViaVoice, however, works better on lower-end MMX systems." |
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InfoTalk's speech recognition
http://www.infotalkcorp.com/ As a leading provider of multi-lingual conversational speech recognition technology in Asian languages, InfoTalk is the first company to deploy successful speech-activated applications in Great China. |
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A Factsheet from AbilityNet on Voice Recognition
http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/fullvis/Factsheets/Voice%20Recognition%20Systems.pdf note this is a 'pdf' files and will require an acrobat reader. |
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Comparisons of Packages
http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayTC.pl?/reviews/970901conspeech.htm NaturallySpeaking edges out ViaVoice with hands-free editing |
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ViaVoice 98 from IBM
http://www.software.ibm.com/is/voicetype/ '.. the number 1 Speech Software in the USA' |
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