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Nuance Commentary on AAA Report Findings

Posted June 12, 2013 at 4:08 pm, by

Nuance respects the AAA and its recent study, and is working to better understand the methodology and technologies surveyed as part of the conclusions drawn in its report. We agree that driving distractions need to be minimized in an increasingly connected society and we continue to invest substantial resources toward this goal. It is critical that industry, government and consumers share responsibility for addressing distractions, notably ones that take your hands off the wheel and eyes off the road. We are at a point, in our mobile and connected worlds, where education, advertising and even legislation and bans have proven to be not enough to curb the very real dangers we face on today’s roads.  At the same time, innovations,… read more

Nuance Powers New Toyota G-BOOK Smartphone App in Japan

Posted June 7, 2013 at 12:45 pm, by

The connected car market continues to heat up, as Nuance announced that Dragon Drive is powering the voice capabilities behind Toyota’s new smart G-BOOK smartphone application, part of Toyota’s G-BOOK Telematics service in Japan. Dragon Drive’s Japanese voice recognition capabilities will be embedded by Toyota directly into the smart G-BOOK app, allowing users to seek out important information – such as directions and news – using natural voice input. For instance, people can say, “Find the nearest gas station,” “Looking for Italian restaurants open today,” “Find sports news,” and more. Dragon Drive features the same core Dragon voice recognition technology available as part of the successful Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search smartphone application in Japan. Toyota’s new smart G-BOOK smartphone… read more

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Nuance’s Tweddle Connect Wins Best Telematics Content Aggregator Award

Posted June 6, 2013 at 1:15 pm, by

Last week Nuance announced that it will be integrating the acquired Tweddle Connect app and connected services platform into its Dragon Drive connected car offering – and we’re proud to announce that the Tweddle Connect platform has just received the “Best Telematics Content Aggregator Award” at the 2013 Telematics Update Awards. The award recognizes and rewards companies that are producing platforms that have a unique way of aggregating content and bringing it into a vehicle. Tweddle Connect’s platform links cloud-based services with a car’s electronic system to deliver an authentic services experience, allowing drivers to complete tasks like searching for music, finding local points of interest, searching for  local restaurants – and much more. Tweddle Connect’s technologies were chosen among… read more

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2013 Outlook – Better, Smarter, Faster Technology

Posted February 11, 2013 at 9:55 am, by

From indestructible phones to smart TVs to interactive fitness gear, 2013 seems to be the year that tech is truly streamlined and integrated into our everyday lives. MSN Living recently shared their own top tech trends for 2013 – and the year is looking quite bright. Here are some of their top trends: On The Connected Home – “Our hope is you may soon be able to control everything from one app — and some outlets are trying to make this reality…” On Smarter TVs – “Tremendous improvements have been made to the complicated interfaces and annoying navigation you’ll find in current sets — though there is still a long ways to go for seamless use. This year’s TV offerings… read more

Express Yourself Naturally….with Vocalizer Expressive!

Posted January 31, 2013 at 9:38 am, by

Just released on January 31st, Vocalizer Expressive from Nuance transforms text-to-speech with an amazing new level of expressivity. You’ll immediately notice that the voice now has a unique personality and sounds more realistic than ever. Behind the scenes, Nuance’s advanced technology has optimized the read out of long text, so the speech output quality is second to none. Ideally suited for automotive, consumer electronics and accessibility markets, Vocalizer Expressive is the natural choice for in-car infotainment systems, cell phones, ebook readers, and even talking ATMs. With a voice portfolio of 42 languages and 71 voices, no matter where in the world you are, don’t be surprised to hear the new voice of Vocalizer Expressive. You can read all about it… read more

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The Connected Car Takes Center Stage at CES 2013

Posted January 16, 2013 at 11:02 am, by

CES calls it the “year of the connected car” and Its no secret that Dragon Drive is making the in-car conversational experience a widespread reality. Two key announcements at CES attested to its growing popularity. First, Nuance and Chrysler announced that Nuance’s automotive grade connected car platform is powering the voice capabilities of Chrysler’s Uconnect Access services. With Uconnect, drivers can enjoy hands-free message dictation, navigation and local business search simply by speaking. Uconnect Access is the first offering from a U.S. auto maker that introduces cloud-based, hands-free, voice-activated texting. In another “first”, Hyundai also unveiled its connected car prototype at CES with a new voice-enabled infotainment system powered by Dragon Drive. Hyundai’s new infotainment system deeply integrates Nuance’s Dragon… read more

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Live from CES: Nuance Powers Up ZTE’s New Car Mode App

Posted January 16, 2013 at 11:01 am, by

Another announcement at CES revealed that Nuance’s voice capabilities will be integrated as part of a new portfolio of ZTE Android devices worldwide. The result will be a “diverse set of mobile applications and devices” that foster a more natural, human interaction between people and their ZTE phones with support for more than 25 languages. Among those applications is ZTE’s new Car Mode application. By integrating Nuance’s powerful voice capabilities, this app lets users stay connected to people and content without bringing additional manual-visual distractions into the car. The hands-free experience enables access to phone functions that are used the most while driving, such as making phone calls, reading text messages and accessing music. Drivers simply engage Car Mode with… read more

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Nuance In The News & At CES 2013

Posted January 15, 2013 at 9:11 am, by

With the New Year underway, we’re moving forward with new innovations, new technologies and new partnerships for 2013 and beyond. Just last week, we headed to CES 2013 – and we made some pretty big announcements while we were there! From mobile updates to tech-loaded cars, we’ve got you covered: We unveiled Swype Living Language - In addition to integrating the power of Dragon voice recognition, Swype has also been augmented with three new features—a Living Language dictionary that crowd-sources language in real-time so users can choose from a library of the most up-to-date words globally, a Smart Editor feature that will learn and edit with you, and expanded language options (over 25!) These personalized, intelligent dictionaries that learn and adapt… read more