As expected, Apple revealed the new iPhone 2.0 Monday. Windows into Silicon Valley blogger Alex Lewis reports that it will ship with the Cisco VPN as well as the new 2.0 software including Exchange ActiveSync, and A-GPS. Also see: iPhone 2.0 release slated for early July
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Nuance for the iPhone
In his close-to-two-hour keynote at the WWDC in San Francisco, Steve Jobs discussed the new iPhone 3G, its new price points (very nice!), and highlighting
some of its new applications (available soon via the developers website that is due to be launched shortly), which are sure to get iPhone and Apple enthusiasts in general excited about what is coming out this summer. One way I think they could certainly improve the iPhone in light of these new development kits, is to include speech and/or voice activated applications. In today’s world where hands-free laws and sheer convenience seem to be putting a heavy demand on a user-friendly interface. What is easier than using just voice to control your handset? If you can dictate text messages, emails, conduct searches, dial from a contact list, play music and discover hidden applications just by speaking your request, I would think this would be some of the most sought after applications on any phone – especially the iPhone!
Both embedded and downloadable applications from Nuance Communications can do all of that and more...and they all work on the iPhone. The human voice is a powerful thing, and we think it is the next big step for improving the mobile device. We are excited to see what is next for the WWDC this week!
-Nuance (www.nuance.com)
Voice Interfact to iPhone
If Nuance works on the iPhone, could it not also be implemented on the iMac?
Intel demoed a similar capability on P3 chip based systems Internally to its own employees in the mid 90's, but sadly that product feature never made its way to market. With a decade to improve upon the technology one would think it cannot be that far from prime time ready with Apple.