This does sound exciting! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Pattison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "GUI Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Access-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PC Audio" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 8:26 PM Subject: Fwd: [Talks] Nuance Communications and GracenoteAnnounceSpeech-EnabledMedia Player Applications for Mobile Devices
> >>From: Tim Noonan [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: Vip-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>If this partnership results in devices that provide accessibility to >>all features, not just music selection, it will be very >>exciting! >> >>Tim >> >>Business Wire >>Wednesday, April 05, 2006 >>Nuance Communications and >>Gracenote Announce >>Speech-Enabled Media Player >>Applications for Mobile >>Devices >>CTIA Wireless 2006 - Expanded >>Partnership Delivers Full >>Voice Control of Music >>Collections on Mobile Devices >>LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS >>WIRE)--April 5, 2006--Nuance >>Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: >>NUAN), the world's leading >>supplier of speech and imaging >>solutions, and >>Gracenote, a global leader in >>digital entertainment >>technology, today announced a >>joint partnership to develop >>and market speech-enabled >>solutions for >>digital music collections on >>mobile devices. The >>partnership expands joint >>development efforts >>established in January 2005 to >>develop speech-enabled >>automotive >>entertainment solutions. The >>companies will demonstrate the >>new mobile functionality in >>Booth # 5044 at CTIA Wireless >>2006, being held this week in >>Las >>Vegas, Nevada. >>The joint offering provides a >>rich voice-activated interface >>to select a song, artist or >>playlist on MP3-enabled mobile >>devices. This combined >>solution >>uses underlying speech >>capabilities from Nuance and >>Gracenote's MediaVOCS phonetic >>database and playlist >>navigation to allow users to >>quickly and easily >>find and play the music stored >>on their mobile devices. >>Nuance's best-in-class >>text-to-speech engine for the >>mobile environment then >>delivers verbal feedback >>for hands-free and eyes-free >>activation and selection >>verification. >>"As handset manufacturers >>offer enhanced memory on >>mobile devices -- with >>expected capacity for >>thousands of songs within the >>next year - it is becoming >>increasingly difficult for >>consumers to navigate the >>large music collections stored >>on their mobile devices," said >>Marc Theeuwes, director, >>mobile products, >>Gracenote. "By working >>together, Gracenote and Nuance >>are making it easy for music >>lovers to access their >>favorite songs on mobile >>devices through speech." >>"Nuance's advanced natural >>language technology allows >>users to simply say 'play' and >>then name the song title, >>genre or artist," said Craig >>Peddie, vice >>president and general manager, >>Embedded Speech Solutions, >>Nuance. "There is no >>requirement for a strict >>command interface that must be >>used in order to >>make the MP3 player function. >>Combining Nuance's advanced >>speech recognition technology >>with Gracenote's extensive >>database of media information >>will also >>allow people to simple say, >>'Play the Boss,' and the >>player will use the >>information contained in >>Gracenote's database to >>recognize the nickname for >>Bruce >>Springsteen, and then start to >>play songs recorded by Bruce >>Springsteen." >>The combined Nuance and >>Gracenote solution allows >>mobile device manufacturers to >>quickly deploy speech >>recognition technology in all >>types of MP3-enabled >>phones and to pass on superior >>performance and usability to >>their customers. >>In addition, the solution will >>make it easier for consumers >>to manage and enjoy their >>mobile music collections by >>using voice >>command-and-control to: >> -- Navigate to all media >>instantly: >> -- Play any >>individual song out of a >>collection, just by >> saying its name. >> -- Instantly hear a >>new mix, such as music from >>specific >> genres, artists, >>albums, regions, decades, or >>years. >> -- Playlist instant new >>custom mixes: >> -- Describe any >>combination of qualities of >>the music they >> want to hear in >>natural language - such as >>"60s Detroit >> Soul" to generate >>new mixes on the fly. >> -- Keep in the mood >>of the song currently playing >>by asking >> for "More like >>this." >> -- Find information on >>artists and songs: >> -- Consumers will be >>able to get more information >>on a >> favorite song >>they've been hearing by >>asking, "What is >> this?" >>About Gracenote >>Gracenote is a leader in >>global digital entertainment >>technology. Formerly known as >>CDDB, Gracenote provides >>businesses with critical >>embedded software >>and metadata that enable >>consumers to better manage, >>enjoy and discover digital >>media. Headquartered in >>Emeryville, California, >>Gracenote also has offices >>in New York, Tokyo, Berlin and >>Seoul. Gracenote's solutions >>are embedded in leading media >>players such as Apple iTunes, >>Yahoo Music Engine, >>RealNetworks >>Rhapsody, Napster and AOL >>Winamp, as well as software >>applications for Creative and >>iRiver portable devices. >>Gracenote's technology powers >>leading home >>and automobile consumer >>electronics brands such as >>Alpine, Denon and Marantz, >>Kenwood, Panasonic, Philips, >>Pioneer, Samsung, Sony and >>Yamaha, as well as >>international mobile music >>applications for KDDI (Japan), >>KTF (Korea), Musiwave >>(Portugal), and Oi (Brazil).. >>For more information about >>Gracenote, please >>refer to >>www.gracenote.com/corporate/. >>About Nuance Communications, >>Inc. >>Nuance is the leading provider >>of speech and imaging >>solutions for business and >>consumers around the world. >>Its technologies, >>applications, and services >>make the user experience more >>compelling by transforming the >>way people interact with >>information and how they >>create, share, and use >>documents. Every >>day, millions of users and >>thousands of businesses >>experience Nuance's proven >>applications. For more >>information, please visit >>www.nuance.com. >>Nuance and the Nuance logo are >>trademarks or registered >>trademarks of Nuance >>Communications, Inc. or its >>affiliates in the United >>States and/or other countries. >>All other company names or >>product names may be the >>trademarks of their respective >>owners. >>Contacts >>Nuance Communications, Inc. >>Kristen Wylie, 781-565-5428 >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>or >>Gracenote >>Marc Theeuwes, 510-759-3083 >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>http://home..businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060405005225&newsLang=en > > Regards Steve > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype: steve1963 > MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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