There’s no doubt that virtual assistants and AI-based voice services are one of the next big things in the technology industry. Long the stuff of science fiction, voice-based computing represents the next leap in computer interface and usability paradigms. As…
Slack Gets Voice Calling on Desktop
Fellow team members can now talk to each other using their voices in Slack on the desktop. TechCrunch reported on Tuesday that Slack would roll this feature out soon after attending a conference in San Francisco. Josh Constine wrote: Slack…
Google Docs Now Lets You Be More Productive With Just Your Voice
Google announced some enhancements to Google Docs that should enable yo to be more productive with your voice. While Voice Typing has been available since last fall, you can also now edit and format your documents using just your voice.…
James Earl Jones Receives Award For His Voiceover Work
The 83-year-old James Earl Jones is known for his unique voice. He has voiced Mufasa in The Lion King as well as Darth Vader in the Star Wars films. It seems the actor is finally being recognized for his voiceover…
You Can Break Glass With Your Voice And Here’s The Science Behind It
Black Canary is an interesting super hero. Not only is she super powerful thanks to years of physical training, but she also has a sonic scream that shatters objects. While no person possesses an ability on par with Black Canary’s…
Google Search Android App Gets New Google Now, Voice And Offers Features
Google has launched an update to the Google Search app for Android with some new Google Now features, Voice actions and Offers integration. There are new Google Now TV cards. Google explains in a Google+ post, “If you have an…
Google Voice Looking to Other Service Providers
Android users on Sprint have been able to integrate Google Voice into their service for about a year now. Sprint partnered with Google last year bringing Sprint users online visual voicemail, custom greetings, free text messaging, lower priced international calls…
Bane, The Dark Knight Rises Villian’s Voice Gets a Twitter Account
Christopher Nolan’s Batman movie franchise has been a tentpole for Warner Brothers these past six years, and nothing looks to stop the third in the series, The Dark Knight Rises. However, one element of the Dark Knight Rises prologue sneak…
Siri Crack Lets You Use It On Other Devices
One of the major draws of the iPhone 4S is Siri, Apple’s voice assistant technology. But a team of developers claim that they have “cracked” Siri protocol, in theory opening it up to be used on almost any other device.…
Siri’s British Voice Didn’t Know He Was Siri
If you’re a U.S. user of Siri, Apple’s voice assistant feature for the iPhone 4S, you’re greeted by a mechanical yet still rather soothing voice of a woman. That changes for users in the UK. Their Siri is a man,…