Why the human voice is so versatile
Macaques and baboons – two distantly related primates – are able to produce a similar range of voice-like sounds to humans.
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2017
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Troy Wolverton: At CES, voice assistants assert themselves
In the very near future, instead of controlling your gadgets by pressing buttons or tapping on screens, you may just talk to them.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 13, 2017
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Study shows dog-directed speech more effective on puppies than adult dogs
(Phys.org)—A small team of researchers from the U.S., the U.K. and France has found that puppies are more receptive to dog-directed speech than are adult dogs. In their paper published in the journal Proceedings of the ...
Gadget makers offer voice controls through Amazon's Alexa
Amazon doesn't have an official presence at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas but its Alexa voice control software seems to be everywhere.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 5, 2017
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Lenovo launches 'home assistant' with Amazon Alexa
Chinese tech giant Lenovo announced Tuesday it was launching a smart home assistant powered by Amazon's Alexa, becoming the latest firm to enter the market for voice-activated devices.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 4, 2017
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Gov't proposal envisions phone calls on airline flights
Airlines could let passengers make in-flight phone calls using Wi-Fi under a proposal from federal regulators.
Telecom
Dec 9, 2016
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What makes your voice yours? Researchers take steps to characterize and quantify voice quality
What are the characteristics of the way you say, "hello," (or anything else for that matter) that makes you recognizable over the phone? Despite the increasing amount of literature on personal voice quality, very little is ...
General Physics
Dec 2, 2016
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Amazon's Alexa voice assistant arrives on Fire tablets
Amazon's Fire tablets are getting the Alexa voice assistant.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 26, 2016
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Study reveals human ability to make ourselves sound bigger
Research from the University of Sussex suggests that humans are unique among primates in being able to intentionally alter the frequencies of our voices to sound larger or smaller than we really are, a capacity that is likely ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2016
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Blappy, a new Bluetooth chat app for people with sensory disabilities
Blappy is a smartphone application that enables fluid communication between people with visual and/or auditory disabilities. Voice messages can be changed into text and vice versa; in addition, high-contrast images can be ...
Software
Oct 7, 2016
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