Giving everyone a voice: Researchers aim to improve alternative communication devices
Synthesized speech technology has given a voice to many who can't speak. But that gift may not offer them a "voice" of their own.
Synthesized speech technology has given a voice to many who can't speak. But that gift may not offer them a "voice" of their own.
Other
Sep 11, 2012
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(Phys.org)—The good news is that the FBI is crawling out of the fingerprint age. They are moving up into a $1 billion project that will enable criminal searches and accurate identifications using updated technologies including ...
Technology's ceaseless pursuit of efficiency appears to be claiming another victim: voice mail.
Telecom
Sep 7, 2012
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U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's Tactical Satellite-4 successfully completes three weeks of intense testing, June 28, as part of the Navy's annual Trident Warrior Experiment 2012 (TW12). TacSat-4 is a Navy-led Joint mission ...
Engineering
Aug 29, 2012
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(Phys.org)—NASA's Mars Curiosity has debuted the first recorded human voice that traveled from Earth to another planet and back.
Space Exploration
Aug 28, 2012
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Have you ever heard an opera singing ape? Researchers in Japan have discovered that singing gibbons use the same vocal techniques as professional soprano singers. The study, published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Skype, the famous and widely used voice-over-Internet protocol service and software application that in 2011 became Microsoft's online message, phone and video chat service, is fighting off assumptions and ...
Think back to the last birthday party you attended. When the candles were lit, did you join everyone else in belting out the "Happy Birthday" song -- or were you too self-conscious to do more than mouth the words? Our everyday ...
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2012
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A smartphone app that caters mainly for bashful Asian lovers has recorded a million downloads since its launch last November, and now the developers are eyeing new markets.
Software
Jul 16, 2012
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For Apple Inc. in China, it's been one step forward and two steps back when it comes to lawsuits.
Business
Jul 6, 2012
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