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terça-feira, abril 05, 2005
Interfaces de Voz para Televisões
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At least two companies, the OneVideo Technology Corporation and Agile TV, are developing speech-recognition products that will let viewers change channels with voice prompts like "search" and "find." The Comcast Corporation, the country's largest cable provider, and other companies are testing the systems that have the potential to do for television what the Clapper did for the lamp.
Though a voice-activated channel changer is not a new idea, the current incarnation has been prompted as much by advertising as by convenience. The device would make it easier for consumers to order a movie, a pizza or a car dealer's brochure, eliminating the need to dial toll-free numbers or to scroll through menus on the television.
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The New York Times
At least two companies, the OneVideo Technology Corporation and Agile TV, are developing speech-recognition products that will let viewers change channels with voice prompts like "search" and "find." The Comcast Corporation, the country's largest cable provider, and other companies are testing the systems that have the potential to do for television what the Clapper did for the lamp.
Though a voice-activated channel changer is not a new idea, the current incarnation has been prompted as much by advertising as by convenience. The device would make it easier for consumers to order a movie, a pizza or a car dealer's brochure, eliminating the need to dial toll-free numbers or to scroll through menus on the television.
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The New York Times
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