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February 10, 2009 by admin
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Talk to Your BlackBerry (and Not Just Through It)
Give your thumbs a well-deserved rest, without having to worry about your productivity suffering for it, for smartphones just got smarter. On June 25, a Cambridge company that’s been working on developing speech-recognition software for mobile devices unveiled an application for RIM BlackBerry smartphones, making it the first company and the first mobile device to deliver a completely voice-powered interface. Vlingo Corp’s new BlackBerry app allows users to send text messages and emails, surf the internet, open applications on their devices (such as BlackBerry Maps and BlackBerry Calendar), search and browse contacts, dial phone calls, and send themselves memos – all using thei power of their own voice. This last utility – sending oneself voice memos – is provided in a novel (and long-awaited) new feature called Note2Self. This progressive new development in telecommunications technology will no doubt make it easier, quicker, and safer for people on-the-go to get their work done anywhere they go, without having to focus all of their attention squinting at their tiny screens and fumbling with their awkward keyboards.
Voice-recognition technology promises to make smartphone usage more efficient and economical. Skeptics about voice-recognition technology might decry that the software will no doubt require people to alter the way they speak to make sure their devices understand them and learn and memorize a whole new “vocabulary” – a verbal shorthand of sorts for controlling the various commands. However with Vlingo on the scene, nothing could be further from the truth. As it turns out, users of the new Vlingo speech-recognition software will be pleasantly surprised (maybe amazed even) to discover that they need not change how they speak or what they are saying to control their smartphone’s operations with their voice. That’s the whole point of Vlingo’s efforts – to make smartphones capable of understanding the human voice and human speech, the way people actually talk, what they say and how they say it. And of course, users can also integrate voice and typing controls into their use of their devices, without having to give up one for the other. This is especially useful when performing operations that may simply work better with the soon-to-be archaic power of touch. The Vlingo speech-recognition application for BlackBerry’s will be made available free of charge, though wireless carriers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, etc.) may decide to charge fees of their own for using the service. Vlingo’s entry into the voice-recognition arena started with a similar product developed for use in the oneSearch mobile portal provided by Yahoo!
Currently, the new app for BlackBerries supports only the latest models – the BlackBerry Curve, the BlackBerry Pearl, and the BlackBerry 8800 series. Vlingo has also announced that they are in the process of developing voice-recognition applications for Windows Mobile smartphones, the Apple iPhone, and Google’s upcoming Android OS.
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Variants of BlackBerry Pearl – Defining Business Through Technology
Blackberry Pearl 8100 belonging to the smartphone category is one of the world’s smallest and lightest smartphones. It comes with a complete digital camera, multimedia capabilities and expandable memory. Like other Blackberry phones, it offers the users everything that one can expect from a Blackberry model- phone, email, web browser, text messaging (SMS and MMS), instant messaging, organizer application etc.
The phone also has SureType keyboard technology in a QWERTY- style layout for fast text and email composition. This variant of Blackberry Pearl is the ultimate combination of style and technology. Talking about Blackberry 8110, this phone is loaded with advanced phone features like multimedia, digital camera, video recording, built-in GPS and expandable memory. This phone has many other features like wireless email, instant messaging, media player, camera, video recording etc. Further, the set has various options like Corporate Data access which helps in accessing corporate databases and applications from anywhere.
Switching over to Blackberry 8120, this smartphone is loaded with features like multimedia, digital camera, video recording, Wi-Fi capabilities and expandable memory. Like every other Blackberry, this phone too offers the full Blackberry experience featuring email, browser, text messaging (SMS and MMS), instant messaging, organizer application etc. This one is smart, stylish and small. Moving on to Blackberry 8130, this phone is designed to help one out in anything he wants to do. This phone also comes with advanced phone features, multimedia, video recording, built-in GPS and expandable memory. It has 64 MB in-built memory which is expandable via micro SD card.
This phone also has Bluetooth facility to enable the user to call through hands free dialogue. Besides, it also has rating for hearing aids. In other words, the Blackberry Pearl series is loaded with various splendid features and it is the only range under the brand which is loaded with a camera. The class and the style associated with these variants of the Blackberry speak for itself.
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