| Windows Speech Recognition allows the user to | | | | innovations is a clearer focus on user experience |
| control the computer or windows media device | | | | and needs. In the past companies failed to deliver |
| by giving specific voice commands. | | | | on their promises in this area due to many |
| Did anyone ever believe that Windows speech | | | | reasons - a lack of of experience, limited user |
| recognition would become such a prevalent tool? | | | | research and a failure to look at real market |
| When it came to market originally, voice | | | | opportunities. The benefits of voice control for |
| recognition was - at best - a novelty that quickly | | | | the visually impaired or those with mobility issues, |
| wore off once the lack of control was highly | | | | for example, are obvious. However for anyone |
| apparent. Initially the technology was used for | | | | who simply has a lot of media in different |
| speech to text dictation and later the opportunity | | | | formats, a media center voice control device |
| to provide assistance to users with sight and | | | | means they can enjoy easy navigation of their |
| mobility difficulties. | | | | media and avoid the endless menu selections |
| New technological developments now enable | | | | normally necessary to navigate through large |
| manufacturers to create a level of voice | | | | media collections. |
| recognition functionality that has never before | | | | The newer applications offer multi-faceted |
| been feasible. A new product recently launched - | | | | functionality; choose to remotely access your |
| a voice activated controller for your media centre | | | | media files to re-organise or "clean out" easily or |
| - offers the end user a practical and stylish | | | | sit back, tell the media center what you want to |
| device. Why bother clicking on a button and | | | | hear or view and enjoy endless entertainment |
| navigating countless menus when you can simply | | | | without lifting a finger. It's probably fair to say |
| just say what you want to hear or see? It's good | | | | that this is a technology that you should |
| to know that after so many false starts with | | | | experience for yourself - to understand the full |
| voice recognition technology, there are now new | | | | potential of voice activated media devices. With a |
| applications that are useful and actually work | | | | decent Windows 7 speech recognition remote |
| effectively. | | | | control, you may never have to leave your couch |
| One of the drivers of new voice control | | | | again. |