Skype have written a blog post explaining how their Skype Translator works which is currently available as a preview-release for the Spanish language. The blog includes a short Behind the …
VoiceOver for OS X adds speech to the interface
Apple have released VoiceOver for Mac OS X. The next version of OS X will include the new accessible spoken interface that provides a new way, through speech, audible cues, …
The W3C SSML becomes a W3C Recommendation
The W3C Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) has become a W3C Recommendation on 7 September 2004. This standard, aims to enable access to the Web using spoken interaction as an …
Bill Gates challenges Researchers to define the future of software computing
A copy of the Bill Gates speech from the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit 2004 in Redmond, Washington on August 2, 2004. His speech challenged academic researchers from around the world …
Language, music, syntax and the brain
A really interesting high-level article by Aniruddh D. Patel and published in Nature Neuroscience which looks at the comparative study and cognitive theory of music and language and its representation …
Electronic glove translates sign language to speech
Jose Hernandez-Rebollar, a researcher for George Washington University in the US has developed an electronic glove called the “AcceleGlove” that can translate the rapid hand movements used in sign language …
The voice & aural properties in CSS2
A comment by Paperhead in the Signal Vs. Noise blog mentioned a link to a W3School article commenting on CSS2 and the aural properties in stylesheets. The link to the …