Nuance Launches GPS-Based Mobile Voice Search Solution for BlackBerry Smartphones
Written by Nuance
Friday, 10 August 2007
One-Click, Voice-Driven Commands Make Mobile 411 as Easy as Saying, “Find Business Near Me”
BURLINGTON, Mass., August 9, 2007 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that Nuance® Voice Control™, a one-click mobile search and messaging service powered by speech technology, is now available for BlackBerry® smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM), including the BlackBerry® 8800 available today from AT&T, and the BlackBerry 8830 from Sprint.
Nuance Voice Control is a one-click mobile search and messaging application that is driven entirely by natural voice commands. The subscription-based application is integrated with the built-in GPS of the BlackBerry 8800 series smartphones, making Nuance Voice Control the first location-based mobile voice search application that uses natural speech as its input mechanism. Nuance Voice Control for BlackBerry users can conduct location-based business searches (411) and receive driving directions using voice destination entry.
Nuance Voice Control for BlackBerry users can dial a contact, search the Web for business listings (411), news, weather, stock quotes, sport scores and more, as well as dictate email and text messages or create calendar appointments by simply pressing a button and speaking a command. Nuance Voice Control is currently deployed in North America with Sprint and Rogers Wireless and can be downloaded through Handango.
Nuance Voice Control enhances the BlackBerry 8800 user experience with the following capabilities:
GPS-Based 411 by Voice – Enables users to ask for any business by name or category, with a single click.
Example: User presses a key on the BlackBerry smartphone, says “Find Business Pizza near me” and receives a complete list of nearby pizza restaurants displayed on the phone screen, including the address, phone number and map links. The combination of voice input, visual output and GPS access gives users the easiest tool for instantly finding relevant businesses.
GPS-Based Driving Directions by Voice – Enables users to get driving directions from their present position to any destination, with a single click.
Example: User presses a side key on the handset, says “Get directions from here to 1500 Broadway, New York, NY,” and receives door-to-door directions from his current location. Voice destination entry eliminates the time-consuming task of keying in street or city names by allowing users to simply speak a destination.
“Combining speech recognition with GPS functionality allows easy access to feature-rich location-based capabilities using simple voice commands,” said Michael Thompson, vice president and general manager, mobile search and communications, Nuance. “With Nuance Voice Control, it’s easier than ever to conduct 411 searches on mobile devices, with the added benefit of location relevance. Nuance Voice Control also brings mobile navigation to a new level of convenience. With voice-enabled driving directions, users simply push one button and speak a destination point to the NVC application. Directions from their present position are then displayed on the handset’s screen. All it takes is one click.”
For more information about Nuance Voice Control, including a demo of available functionality, please visit www.nuance.com/mobiledevices. BlackBerry 8800 Series users can download Nuance Voice Control directly from their mobile devices, by visiting www.nuancevoicecontrol.com from their BlackBerry Internet browser.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance is a 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, the Nuance logo, and Voice Control are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.
The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.
Do you have a location-aware application, social location service or other location-sensitive service that you'd like to share with us? Please browse this growing directory of Social location Services and feel free to leave a link to your favorite service! See the Directory HERE
Nokia Dev Summit - Join us in San Francisco, a center of mobile application development,
for two days packed with technical and business sessions, hands-on
coding labs, demos, and networking opportunities. San Fran June 9-10, 2010
The Location Business Summit,
being held on April 28th-29th in Amsterdam - The largest location
conference in Europe features an unrivalled speaker line-up with
executives never seen at a LBS event before. This epic list of 50+
speakers includes the advertising agencies, brand names and mobile
operators the industry demands - Quote 'LBSzone' and register before
March 12th to claim a $350 discount
SocialTech 2010 - SocialTech
2010 brings together the visionaries and experts who are using the
power of social media to transform the way that B2B technology
companies market their products and services. March 25, 2010, San Jose,
CA
The NAVTEQ 2010 Global LBS Challenge Awards Ceremony
will be held during Ignite at O'Reilly Where 2.0. Be among the first to
hear as NAVTEQ announces the winners for the North America region.
Participants will be competing for a global prize pool of $10 million
and growing by showcasing pre-commercial location-enabled apps using
NAVTEQ map data & products. March 30, 2010, during Ignite Where,
7:30pm - 9:00pm, at the Marriott San Jose, CA
WHERE2.0 2010
- Now in its sixth year, the Where 2.0 Conference is where the
grassroots and leading edge developers building location-aware
technology intersect with the businesses and entrepreneurs seeking out
location apps, platforms, and hardware to gain a competitive edge. For
15% use Discount Code: whr10lbs
