[access-uk] Re: Microsoft Gives Mobile Devices a Voice in Europe

  • From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:41:29 -0000

It is, thanks.


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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Sunil
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 11:08 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft Gives Mobile Devices a Voice in
Europe


Here's the UK version, this might be the URL George posted not sure:
http://www.handango.co.uk/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=172&platformI
d=2&productType=2&productId=151270
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 11:06 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft Gives Mobile Devices a Voice in
Europe


> Thanks, George, Sunil found it.
>
> So there's a demo and only for the US market by looks of things, 
> though I thought the UK one was supposed to be there!
>
> I'll come back to this later when I'm more awake . . ..
>
>
> --
> Carol
> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of George Bell
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 11:02 AM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft Gives Mobile Devices a Voice in 
> Europe
>
>
> Hi Carol,
>
> You first need to go to http://www.handango.co.uk and then
> do a search for "Voice Command" - without the quotes.
>
> The first that came up was in fact that product.
>
> The URL for it however is almost impossibly long, and is listed below 
> where it should end in -  Search=Voice+Command.
>
> There is a demo available, but right now I don't have time
> to try it as I'm expecting a visitor.
>
> George.
>
> http://www.handango.co.uk/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?productT
> ype=2&optionId=1_2_2&jid=X48X8893E682A7CBFX65X5CA8F218725&pl
> atformId=2&siteId=172&productId=151270&sectionId=0&catalog=3
> 0&txtSearch=Voice+Command
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
>> Behalf Of Carol
> Pearson
>> Sent: 11 March 2005 10:10
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft Gives Mobile Devices a Voice in 
>> Europe
>>
>> I've had a quick look on HANDANGO (one of my favourite
> sites)
>> and can't find this MS speech thing.
>>
>> Anyone else want to try???
>>
>>
>> --
>> Carol
>> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
>> Behalf Of George Bell
>> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 10:16 AM
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft Gives Mobile Devices a Voice in 
>> Europe
>>
>>
>> I have absolutely no idea, Steve.  I just saw the article
> the
>> morning myself, and thought it might be of interest to
> everyone here.
>>
>> Someone here also asked about the voice.  All I'd suggest there is 
>> that Microsoft will most likely be aiming at "sighted Jo Public" and 
>> the fact that it's potentially a hands free device.  Hence, I would 
>> expect a decent quality
> voice.
>>
>> George.
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
>> > Behalf Of Steve
> Holmes
>> > Sent: 11 March 2005 09:58
>> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Microsoft Gives Mobile Devices
> a Voice in
>> > Europe
>> >
>> > George,
>> >
>> > What devices for example is this to be able to be used
>> with?
>> >
>> > Is this an alternative to a screen reader?  i.e. were I
> to
>>
>> > purchase a pda from the high street, get this speech
>> software
>> > installed would I be able to have complete access as I
> do with my
>> > existing computer and screen reader?
>> >
>> > Steve
>> >
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