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what you can learn from robots (hint: it’s not world domination)

Kathleen Savino — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:55:15 +0000

Engkey, is a squat little robot that looks a little like a futuristic Russian nesting doll.

Oscar the cat versus Paro the Robot Seal

Kathleen Savino — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:50:56 +0000

I have to admit speechheads, I was a bit of a skeptic when I saw Paro, the robot baby seal on a tv show, but the article and video in the NY times may have changed my mind

Is Your GPS Sexy or Driving You Crazy?

Kathleen Savino — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:26:54 +0000

At some point I do think there was a "Shut up!" and an eventual silencing of the GPS.

Glowing Robot Baby Wants To Snuggle

Kathleen Savino — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:21:42 +0000

Yotaro does more than just glow; he cries and pours fake baby snot from a tiny implanted tube; responds to touch and can be calmed by a rattle attached to sensors.

Talk Like a Dog, or a Jerkface. Up to You.

Kathleen Savino — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:06:24 +0000

Voice forge infuses TTS with various personalities.

Make Wild Gestures or Just Talk

Kathleen Savino — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:18:55 +0000

Kincect's selling point is that you control it with your (possibly wild) gestures and voice. You will be able to talk live with friends about the game, so you can heckle and argue in real-time

Excuse me, TV, Would You Tell Me What’s On?

Kathleen Savino — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:00:32 +0000

My grandma Katie, rest her soul, probably would have liked the talking television from Ocean Blue Software, a company based in the UK and Korea. The telly will be able to use text to speech to read programming schedules so viewers (or TV listeners) with failing sight (or no sight at all) can hear what's going to be on.

That’s Santos, not Sampson

Kathleen Savino — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:24:45 +0000

Santos is the first biofidelic avatar--for you speech-heads who cut Latin class that loosely translates to something like 'true to life' avatar.

I Know What You’re Doing This Summer

Kathleen Savino — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:13:18 +0000

You'll be coming to SpeekTEK, NYC. Why? Not only because NYC is one of the greatest places to visit for the sightseeing and the food (seriously, have you had better pizza anywhere else?) but also because this SpeechTEK is not to be missed if you are indeed a true speechhead.