Vlingo Corporation, which offers a voice-enabled user interface Vlingo
for wireless data services, has launched its voice enablement
application on Apple App Store. Vlingo for iPhone will allow users to
search the web, use Google Maps, dial phone numbers, and update their
Facebook and Twitter accounts by speaking into the device.
"The
iPhone offers an innovative multi-touch user interface that is
fundamentally transforming the wireless industry," said Dave Grannan,
CEO of vlingo. "We're proud to debut our breakthrough voice recognition
technology on iPhone, taking simplicity one step further by reducing
much of the reliance on typing, making mobile data and applications
easier to find and use."
Vlingo
for iPhone works across multiple applications on the iPhone. It gives
users access to the most commonly used features by using voice,
including:
PHONE. Initiate calls to anyone in your address book.
SEARCH. Look up anything through Yahoo! or Google in one step. Just
say, "Web search: concert tickets in Boston," and the results are
displayed.
MAPS.
Look up and map local listings. For example, by saying, "Find Italian
restaurants in San Francisco," vlingo will show choices and can
populate Google Maps with the touch of a button.
SOCIAL. Users can send Facebook and Twitter status updates without
typing. Vlingo also automatically embeds a web browser so users can
easily access the mobile versions of Facebook and Twitter to keep
track of their friends' updates.
Users
do not need to change how they speak or memorize a list of commands to
use the application, says the company.
