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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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Swype v1.5.6 Update

Posted May 30, 2013 at 1:24 pm, by

Hello Swype’rs and Swype’ettes! We’re just over a month into the release of Swype on Google Play, and so far we could not be more pleased with the reception: we just passed 500,000 downloads, we’re getting lots of great feature requests, and users around the world are helping our development teams narrow in on improvements and bug fixes. To keep the ball rolling, we’ve just released Swype v1.5.6 on Google Play. This update includes new languages, bug fixes, and other optimizations. In particular: -       We’ve added eight new languages! Afrikaans, Sesotho, Sundanese, Swahili, Xhosa, Zuluo, Javanese, and Irish… -       We removed the fade in/fade out animation in Dragon Dictation’s UI to speed up your user experience when dictating text… -      … read more

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Keeping it Real: Five Tips for More Effective To-Do Lists

Posted May 30, 2013 at 9:40 am, by

The world we live in seems to get busier every day. And, trying to navigate your way through a busy day can be infinitely more frustrating when your efforts to stay organized go awry. How often have you tried putting together a to-do list, only to get back to your desk after a meeting or phone call and find yourself unable to interpret what you jotted down before? Many of us rely on our lists of daily tasks to keep us on track, and these five tips can help make yours more effective. Give your notes a fighting chance! The demands of a busy day don’t grant you much downtime, but when it comes to keeping yourself organized, try allotting… read more

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Tips & Tricks: Organize Your Summer

Posted May 23, 2013 at 9:00 am, by

The temperature is getting hotter, the flip flops are out, and more folks are taking nice, long drives – convertible optional. The signs that summer is just around the corner are here. And for me, summer always means the coolest music events like Summerfest and Gathering of the Vibes, BBQs, and tons (and I mean TONS) of weddings. With a schedule this packed, it’s hard to keep on track with day-to-day events. But this summer you can organize your busy life with Dragon Mobile Assistant. Here are some quick tips that may come in handy when you’re on-the-go this summer: Update your calendar while you’re on the move – never miss an important task or date again! Just tell Dragon… read more

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Nuance to Receive Easter Seals’ Team Hoyt Award

Posted May 22, 2013 at 4:58 pm, by

As an acknowledgement of the role its Dragon NaturallySpeaking software plays in helping people with disabilities overcome hurdles in their daily lives, Nuance will receive the prestigious Team Hoyt Award from Easter Seals – a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that children and adults with disabilities have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play – on June 19. The award will be presented at the Easter Seals Evening of Empowerment gala in Boston, which will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the organization’s Assistive Technology program. ”As a company that has long admired and supported Easter Seals’ pioneering efforts in assistive technologies, we at Nuance are truly honored to be recognized for this year’s Team Hoyt Award,” said Peter Mahoney,… read more

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Tips & Tricks: How to Speak Your Notes with the All New Dragon Notes App

Posted May 16, 2013 at 9:00 am, by

Yesterday, we launched our new note-taking app – Dragon Notes – a quick and fun app that lets you speak notes, create and organize to do lists, and more – using your voice. Dragon Notes is the perfect app if you need to be hyper-organized at work, want to organize your daily to-dos, or anyone looking for a simple way to capture notes and ideas in the office, at home or on-the-go – no pen or paper required. Dragon Notes is super-easy to use. Just click the Dragon flame and speak. That’s all it takes to get started. You can dictate a note (up to 30 seconds) then have your words automatically appear in a date/time stamped note in the… read more