May 09 Talk Skype from Your Phone
Found in:Skype, voice, WiFi,

That’s right, Skype is expanding their horizon. We have been using this cool app for years for talking free of charge with friends and family. Skype have been developing more and more tools to ease itself into our communication based life and we can’t say we hate it.

It’s no surprise AT&T and other carriers are thinking, according to rumors, about developing a similar VoIP product to compete against Skype and offer it to their cell phone plans subscribers. In the mean time Skype beta for smart(er) phones is out and you can download it here.


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Apr 15 How to enhance Your windows mobile device with voice operated email client
Found in:Tips, How To, Pocket PC, email, windows mobile, voice,

Enhancing windows mobile pocket pc / smartphones with voice functions is loved by lots of people and that's why I am happy to introduce you Speereo Voice Mailer for WM devices. It is a freeware voice operated program with unique function of creating audio e-mail message.

Speereo Voice Mailer is designed for frequent e-mail users who wish to expand the capabilities of their devices by trading up standard Graphic User Interface to the comfortable Voice Interface. In the program original e-mail functions are voice enabled. Speech commands are especially helpful for smartphone owners due to limited screen size and resolution of such devices.


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May 01 Hewlett Packard iPAQ 514 Voice Messenger Review
Found in:Devices, Smartphone, Reviews, voice,

The first Windows Mobile smartphone from Hewlett Packard, the iPAQ 514 Voice Messenger has just scored 8/10 score from TrustedReviews. If you are interested or plan to order this devices this review is good for reading.

Although not aimed primarily at consumers it may well be that the price and the strong reputation of Hewlett Packard mean the iPAQ 514 Voice Messenger enjoys some success with this market. Certainly HP has shown with its first Windows Mobile Smartphone that it knows how to construct an easy to use device with some very handy features.

Read the whole review here.

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Sep 19 VoiceMinder for Wndows Mobile Smartphone released
Found in:Smartphone, Software, voice,

Smartphone and Pocket PC software developers WebIS has just released simple solution for those of us who keep track of their task items via email on Smartphone devices. It is called VoiceMinder and allows you to quickly record a voice note and have it sent on its way to your email address of choice with just two button presses.

No user interface to mess with. No complexities. Just drive/walk/whatever and press the user-configured hotkey to start recording and the hotkey again to stop - instant voice mail!

VoiceMinder is a single-button push to start, single-button push to finish, fully automated solution that allows you to record a voice memo and email it to a specific email address. The key to having VoiceMinder unlock your productivity is to have it be incredibly streamlined and focused. It is a one-trick pony, yes, but it is a really useful trick.

VoiceMinder lets you save your voice notes to a local database for sending later on when you are connected via ActiveSync or Wifi. The scenario there is that when you sync with your desktop PC, VoiceMinder will use the ActiveSync pass-through connection to deliver the voice memos to your Inbox. The default voice memo recording level is quite space-efficient: a 23 second recording is only 183 KB.

VoiceMinder Features:

* SSL SMTP support
* SMTP Authentication
* SOCKS proxy support
* Custom Subject with timestamp
* Custom To/From Options
* Test your account simply
* WAV files recorded efficiently
* Disconnected mode saves recordings until later
* Smartphone and Pocket PC support
* Windows Mobile 5 and 2003/SE support

VoiceMinder is priced $9.95 and is available for order here.

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May 12 Speereo Software launched Speereo Voice Translator 3.0 for Pocket PC
Found in:Software, Pocket PC, Smartphone, voice,

Speereo Software UK Ltd. has launched new version of Speereo Voice Translator 3.0 with embedded Speereo Mobile Travel Service for Pocket PC. Speereo Voice Translator is a phrase book, which includes about 4,000 most commonly used phrases including business, technical, medical and legal terms, colloquial phrases, idioms, and slang. Once you pronounce a proper phrase in one of the provided 11 Asian and European languages (English, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Korean, Portugal, Japanese, Spanish, Russian), Speereo Voice Translator immediately reads back the same phrase in the other language.

Speereo Voice translator 3.0 is available in two versions: multilanguage and two language. 55 pairs of two language versions of Speereo Voice Translator for Symbian smartphones are currently available. Speereo Voice Translator for Windows Pocket PCs can translate phrases from English to other 10 languages. It is also possible to buy bundle package with discount: flight status and flight timetable (Excepted GPRS connection charge).

If you are a registered user of the multilingual Speereo Voice Translator, you can always upgrade your Voice Translator by downloading additional languages and other updated versions from the Speereo website. But you have to pay for new language for bi-lingual Voice Translator.

More information about Speereo Voice Translator 3.0 can be found here.

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Apr 18 VITO AudioNotes updated with new features
Found in:Software, Pocket PC, Smartphone, Communication, voice,

VITO Technology updates VITO AudioNotes. Now it’s become easier to make your voice notes on the go and manage them with minimum keystrokes. Recently released AudioNotes has already received a lot of feedback from the avid PPC and Smartphone users and turned out to be a real must have application.

VITO AudioNotes is a WM 2003/ WM 5.0 Smartphone and Pocket PC recorder that supports major world-wide spread formats: WAV and MP3. It records voice notes either in MP3 or WAV with different quality – low, middle or high. Apart from taking voice notes, VITO AudioNotes is especially good at recording phone calls on Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphones. Among indispensable features VITO AudioNotes offers you are: VAS (voice activated system) for gapless recording and Mic Auto Gain for increased microphone sensitivity. So that you don’t need to shout to record every word and when you keep silent recording pauses. User-friendly interface realized in form of control panels gives you full control of recording and playing your voice notes, lectures or phone calls.

Among new features presented in VITO AudioNotes there is an append option that allows you to continue recording to the same file after it has been stopped. Calls auto recording is self-explanatory: all you need now to automatically record incoming and outgoing calls is just have VITO AudioNotes running in background. Interface has also been tuned up: incoming and outgoing calls have the familiar differing icons and the corresponding name or phone number from your contacts.

VITO AudioNotes is available for $19.95 from here.

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Jan 08 Ideal Solution for Those who Travel and Need to Learn Languages!
Found in:Software, voice,

Communicating in a foreign language? Nothing's simpler! With Speereo Voice Translator you will forget about linguistic and geographical barriers. Just say a phrase in English and it gets immediately translated and articulated in the other language!

Features:

* 11 languages - German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean , Turkish, Portugese.
* 4,000 most used phrases - business, technical, medical, and legal terms, conversational phrases, idioms, and some slang are arranged in 16 main categories and 87 subcategories by subject, such as Travel, Useful, City, Buy Food, Shopping, Health and Entertainment.
* Travel Guides - Speereo Voice Translator has been enhanced by the Columbus Travel Guides on every country and many cities
* Free Device Change Service and Upgrades - If you got a new device you may take Speereo Voice Translator with you. Transfer your Speereo Voice Translator from one device to another at no additional charge! Get new versions for free!

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Dec 17 Free Web Voice Messaging System via Skype by ORB
Found in:Mobile News, voice,

While we are talking about Skype and Skype voicemails, there is a (free) and way more convenient and powerful way to use Skype as you voicemail system; I've posted about back in August already. All you need is Orb (which I'm a huge fan of) and Orb's V4S plug-in. However, Orb has updated V4S again with another cool feature: send voice messages to any E-Mail or Skype contact!Orb Networks yesterday announced a new version of V4S, the world's first software for free Web voice messaging, enabling users to send voice messages to any email or Skype contact.

From any Web browser (or directly form the Skype interface), V4S users can now easily create and send voice messages for free to all their friends, wherever they are. V4S voice messages can be played back from any device with a streaming audio player, including mobile phones and PDAs.

"Voice messaging fills the gap between real-time voice conversations and text-based messaging solutions," said Ian McCarthy, vice president of product marketing at Orb Networks, the creators of V4S. "Sometimes you just want to send someone a message in your own voice." McCarthyalso said "Orb continues to help consumers get the most out of their digital and broadband investments," .

Thanks to E-Mail and SMS alerts, users of V4S get their friends' voice messages delivered to them right away, wherever they are.V4S is the latest addition to the Orb platform, which gives users access from everywhere to their television, music, photos, and other digital content. To use Orb and Skype together with V4S you need a "always connected" PC an free Orb account, the Orb software, running on your always on PC, a Skype account , the latest Skype client software running on your always on PC as well and the V4S plug-in for Orb and Skype.

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Nov 29 VITO Voice2Go for Pocket PC Overview
Found in:Software, voice,

VITO Voice2Go is a Pocket PC program that allows managing your Pocket PC with your own voice. With VITO Voice2Go everything can be done by just telling the Pocket PC what you want - in your own language, in the way you like: # Starting and quitting applications # Calling your contacts and hanging up the phone # Modifying system settings # Pressing any buttons with your voice and macro recording Voice2Go is a voice dialing solution for your Pocket PC. Generally, Pocket PCs miss this capability; Voice2Go bridges the gap. Assign voice commands to your contacts' names and dial their numbers without touching to anything.
You are able to hear the name of the person that is calling you. Along with the ringtone, Voice2Go will loudly pronounce a command you've recorded for that person and only then will ring the tone.

After you hear who's calling, you have just to say a Magic Word for answering the phone (or for sending a busy tone if you're not in the mood today to talk to anyone except your Pocket PC)!

Voice2Go enables you to launch any programs you have installed on your Pocket PC just by pronouncing their names or commands that you have recorded.

Voice2Go isn't tied to any language or accent. You and only you record your own commands - the way you want them to be.

Say a Magic Word, and Voice2Go will turn itself on and will listen for the next your command - to launch an application, call a contact or anything else you have to order to your Pocket PC. Say a Magic Word, then say a command - and it's done!

Magic Word mode requires more power from your Pocket PC because it keeps listening to what you say all the time, so remember to keep it charged.



BE CAREFULL, THIS SOFTWARE IS NOT WORKING FOR DELL AXIM v51 Windows Mobile 5.0
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Nov 13 Use Your BlueTooth Headset With Voice Command On A JasJar
Found in:Tips, voice, Bluetooth,

The i-Mate JasJar comes with a program for voice dialing called Voice Speed Dial, or SDDialer.exe. It works like your typical voice dialing feature commonly found on phones. You have to create a voice tag for everyone you want to dial. Voice Command from Microsoft, however, leverages the power of the Windows Mobile OS. It reads all of your contacts and when you say "Call Jeff Smith on mobile" it recognizes "Call" as a command to dial a number from contacts, it will match your saying "Jeff Smith" to the appropriate contact and will then dial the number you have in the mobile field. It is pretty accurate. Unfortunately, it doesn't work with bluetooth headsets. You have to speak into the Pocket PC mic for it to work and can then use the headset to handle the rest of the call.

By hacking the registry, you can swap out the sddialer.exe with the voicecmd.exe app. This allows you to press the button on the headset, you hear Voice Command respond with the beep, give your command, it will repeat the command through the headset if so configured then wait for you to say "Correct" or "Cancel" and then dial. The steps are:

• Install Voice Command to the default location.
• Fire up a registry editor
• Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OEM\?VoiceCommand
• Modify the string marked "path" from the default \Windows\SDDialer.exe to \Program Files\Voice Command\VoiceCMD.exe

This JasJar hack and lots of other extremely useful hacks and tips are available at the XDA-Developers.com Universal Registry page. Remember, you are on your own with registry hacks. Done improperly, you can render your device unusable requiring a hard reset, so proceed at your own risk. Wink
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