Comments on: I Talk, Vlingo Listens

By: The Next Evolution in Mobile Search Will Be Built on Voice: Tech News and Analysis «

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:45:56 +0000

[...] of dictating text, I’m dictating actions. As a user it’s natural, intuitive, and far less awkward if I [...]

By: Vlingo Introduces Text-reading Function for Drivers – GigaOM

Vlingo Introduces Text-reading Function for Drivers – GigaOM — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:04:15 +0000

[...] repercussions for a patent infringement suit brought by Nuance in 2008. Consumers are increasingly turning to speech-recognition offerings as a way to minimize keystrokes as they navigate their phones. So if Vlingo can continue to offer [...]

By: Could Yap Be The Next Big Speech Recognition Player? – GigaOM

Could Yap Be The Next Big Speech Recognition Player? – GigaOM — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:09:47 +0000

[...] Could Yap Be The Next Big Speech Recognition Player? By Colin Gibbs Mar. 22, 2010, 8:26am PDT No Comments 0 The speech recognition field has quietly gotten a little more crowded. Yap, a Charlotte, N.C.-based startup, today said it has been tapped to power Microsoft’s Talk-to-Text mobile application, which Sprint offers to BlackBerry users. The app uses Yap’s web-based speech recognition technology to automatically transcribe users’ spoken words into texts and e-mails, much like services such as Vlingo. [...]

By: curl bench

curl bench — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:46:07 +0000

The big problem with voice navigation is that I always feel a bit dumb uttering random phrases into my phone when other people are around...

By: AT&T Backs Vlingo as Nuance Lawsuit Looms

AT&T Backs Vlingo as Nuance Lawsuit Looms — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:57:17 +0000

[...] underscores the increasing attention it’s attracting from investors, as voice is positioned as a superior navigation tool to device keypads and touchscreens -– especially for users behind the wheel. A Boston-area outfit, Vlingo began to gain traction in [...]

By: Say What? Naunce Buys Jott for Speech Recognition Service

Say What? Naunce Buys Jott for Speech Recognition Service — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:01:14 +0000

[...] eager to input information onto mobile phones or to maximize their time. For example, I use a program called vlingo to send urgent texts or emails while driving (for more on this topic check out the analysis over at [...]

By: Move Over Touch: Voice Recognition Grows Up

Move Over Touch: Voice Recognition Grows Up — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:07:26 +0000

[...] on their mobile phones (check out the demo). Sounds a lot like the functionality offered by my all-time favorite phone application, Vlingo, which prompted me to override the existing Nuance voice control on my [...]

By: Move Over Touch: Voice Recognition Grows Up

Move Over Touch: Voice Recognition Grows Up — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:07:26 +0000

By: Qualcomm’s Xiam Tells You Where It’s At

Qualcomm’s Xiam Tells You Where It’s At — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:42:51 +0000

[...] to join companies like Apple (s aapl), which pioneered touch, and Nuance ( s nuan), which has pushed speech recognition, in improving the way we navigate mobile [...]

By: Nuance Takes On Microsoft and Google With IBM Deal

Nuance Takes On Microsoft and Google With IBM Deal — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:25:08 +0000

[...] speech technology, countless startups license it to provide their own speech-dependent services, from Vlingo to Dial 4 Directions. With this deal, some such as Vlingo, which is currently being sued by Nuance for patent [...]

By: Voice « A song of despair

Voice « A song of despair — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:01:40 +0000

[...] such an application. Go check out vlingo – a cool app that also powers Yahoo! OneSearch (via GigaOm). For the moment available only for blackberry, these applications are exactly what i had been [...]

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:02:50 +0000

Hello

Vlingo has the ability to include punctuation in text messages & emails but the user needs to speak the punctuation.

Hope that helps!

By: Vlingo, control de voz para tu BlackBerry

Vlingo, control de voz para tu BlackBerry — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:00:46 +0000

[...] Via GigaOm [...]

By: Ofer

Ofer — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:59:23 +0000

Nuance and its predecessor (ScanSoft) has a long history of lawsuits which were in sync with their M&A and business strategy. In some cases, when competing on a large account or negotiating a good M&A price, Nuance used the lawsuit mechanism to get a better deal.

See further:
Nuance-Vlingo: If you are not sued, you do not exi(s)t : http://speechanalytics.blogspot.com/2008/06/nuance-vlingo-if-you-are-not-sued-you.html