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Provider of embedded speech solutions SVOX announced that it is joining Open Handset Alliance, to bring its speech output solution, known under its development name SVOX Pico, to the Android platform.
The SVOX contribution to the platform is comprised of the SVOX Pico TTS engine, six language packages (US and UK English, German, French, Spanish and Italian) and tools that can be used to create new languages and voices.
Commenting on the announcement, SVOX CEO Martin Reber said: “SVOX is committed to bringing high quality speech to the mobile market, with first-class support and integration services. This is the first step in our mission to bring natural-language technology to the Android community.” He added “Device manufacturers, service providers and application vendors will all benefit from the newest TTS being part of the Android Platform.”
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
