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“Hi TV” – Nuance’s Dragon Powers Voice for Samsung 2012 Smart TVs

Posted May 9, 2012 at 1:47 pm, by

Imagine if you could just say “Hi TV” and it would listen?  Well you can stop dreaming!   Nuance announced today that Samsung’s 2012 premium Smart TV line features voice capabilities powered by Dragon voice technology.   With the innovative voice control capabilities, Nuance and Samsung provide consumers with the simple and convenient “lean-back” experience, allowing consumers to just sit back, relax and speak to the TV.  Samsung’s Smart TVs will allow consumers to take full advantage of Nuance’s voice technologies including, using natural voice commands to change channels, searching for content on the Web, accessing Samsung’s Smart Hub and connecting with friends and family via Skype.   With the voice technologies featured in the 2012 lineup of Samsung’s Smart TVs, consumers read more

End-User Experience in the Digital Living Room

Posted March 20, 2012 at 3:03 pm, by

The battle to build the best end-user experience has extended from the handheld computing space into an entirely new territory: the connected TV market. The players in the TV ecosystem including service providers, consumer electronics vendors and Over-the-Top content providers are aggressively vying for greater control, and the outcome of today’s struggle will define the digital living room experience of tomorrow. It is also evident that the player who can control the content and make it readily available will have a better chance to win the user experience battle. What does the landscape look like? The TV market is governed by a unique set of relationship dynamics among industry players and the end-user that challenges traditional models of competition and read more

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Nuance’s Dragon TV to Voice Enable Panasonic Digital TVs

Posted February 27, 2012 at 7:49 pm, by

Last month at CES in Las Vegas, we pulled back the curtains and unveiled Dragon TV, a revolutionary speech-driven platform that makes finding and accessing content in today’s digital living room faster and easier than ever before. And today we’re coming to you live from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with more big news! We’re excited to announce that Panasonic will leverage the Dragon TV platform to develop a new portfolio of TVs, transforming the digital living room with voice and delivering incredible usability and accessibility to content with digital program guides. Connected TVs have unlocked a world of opportunity for consumers to experience and engage with a broad range of content, from movies and music to Internet and social read more

Join Nuance at Macworld!

Posted January 26, 2012 at 9:13 pm, by

Greetings Dragon Fans! This week, we’re here at Macworld in beautiful San Francisco, and as you can see from the picture below…the hard work is done! Yes, the booth is officially decked out with Dragon décor and we’re ready to hit the ground running! The Dragon team is on-hand to show you the latest and greatest that Nuance has to offer for iOS enthusiasts. From Dragon Go! for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to Dragon Dictate 2 for Mac, we’ve been busy making the Dragon experience even stronger. Swing by and you can also check out the all-new NDEV-powered PaperPort Notes app featuring Dragon – it just hit the App Store, and you’re going to love it! So come chat read more

ABRACADABRA! LG’s Magic Remote Puts The Power of Dragon TV in Your Hand

Posted January 20, 2012 at 7:44 pm, by

For all of you who dream of an easier and more intuitive way to find ‘what’s on’ without endless clicking through 1000s of channels — you’re going to love this. We’re excited to announce that our innovative Dragon TV platform is powering the voice recognition capabilities of the new LG Magic Remote for the LG Cinema 3D Smart TV! So what does this mean for you? With so many options to choose from, finding what you want on television can be frustrating. And the traditional TV remote simply isn’t up to the task. That’s where the LG Magic Remote steps in. Powered by Nuance’s renowned voice and natural language understanding capabilities, the LG Magic Remote lets you sit back and read more

Dragon TV – Now At Your Service

Posted January 9, 2012 at 3:13 pm, by

Finding ‘what’s on’ television – not the easiest experience with today’s expansive channel options and a non-intuitive means for searching for what you want. Click, click, click, click until you just give up! Those days are now over thanks to Dragon TV! Just tell Dragon TV what you want to watch and it delivers it instantly! Really, it’s that simple. Just say… “Go to AMC” “What’s on Sundance Channel at 9 p.m. tonight?” “When is Breaking Bad on?” “I want to watch VH1 Classics” “Find movies with Peter Sellers” And if you want to Skype, send Twitter posts or Facebook updates using just your voice – Dragon TV has you covered there as well! So, go ahead and express yourself! read more