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The Lenovo Auto Twist AI PC, described as a proof of concept (POC), offers fascinating new features that could revolutionize the laptop experience. Unlike traditional laptops, the Auto Twist doesn't require manual effort; it can open and close seamlessly through voice commands. The device is...

Hello, This alert is for people with disabilities who use Dragon NaturallySpeaking 15! Windows 11 does not support Firefox, Google Chrome, and Google email. Microsoft's Edge browser does not support voice commands due to the demise of Internet ExplorerLink Removed There has never been a voice...

PLEASE NOTE: This is an alert for the disabled community that uses Dragon NaturallySpeaking 15! It is impossible to use Firefox, Google Chrome, and Google email with Windows 11. Due to the demise of Internet Explorer, I switched to Firefox after Microsoft's Edge browser was not voice-enabled...

ALERT to the disabled community who uses Dragon NaturallySpeaking 15! Windows 11 is NO GOOD. It doesn't allow any commands for using key applications, such as Firefox and Google Chrome and Google email. The Microsoft browser of Edge is also not voice-enabled, which is why I changed to using...

Link Removed Cortana helps make your life easier by making it easy to control your smart home devices from afar. Rush out of the house and forget to turn off the lights? No problem, just pull out your phone, open the Cortana app and say, “Hey Cortana, turn off the lights,” and she’ll take care...

It’s exciting to kick off the new year with our incredible partners at CES, the world’s gathering place for people who love consumer technology. As I walked the floor and met with our partners, it’s been amazing to see the amount of innovation in the Windows ecosystem and the trends that will...

Link Removed If you’re like me, you use Cortana to regularly add reminders, so you don’t miss anything at work or home. Which is why I’ve asked Cortana to remind me to check out the new voice-activated speaker our partners at Harman Kardon are releasing on Sunday, October 22 – the Harman Kardon...

BUDDY the parrot showed he’s a pretty clever boy by mimicking his owner to order online shopping via Amazon’s Alexa voice-controlled system. Shocked Corienne Pretorius could not work out how she had requested a £10 set of gift boxes until she realised her African grey had bought them. Link...

Beginning today the Link Removed is available to download for free from the Windows Store onto all Windows 10 devices. Built for Windows 10, the FXNOW app features Cortana integration, allowing you to launch the app with your voice, as well as Live Tiles, which if pinned to your Start menu...

Starting with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft Edge will support the Speech Synthesis APIs defined in the W3C Web Speech API Specification. These APIs allow websites to convert text to audible speech with customizable voice and language settings. With them, website developers can add...

Today we are excited to share that Link Removed! You can download it for free from the Windows Store to your Windows 10 PCs and Tablets. Link Removed Now Playing screen in the TuneIn Radio app for Windows 10 TuneIn Radio’s app lets you enjoy more than 100,000 stations worldwide – featuring...

Funny how some of the coolest projects come my way. Today project by Evan Cohen came via a "first time poster" on an internal Microsoft Distribution List, that happened to be subscribed to by a Channel 9 dev, who happened to read and realized it would be great of the Coding4Fun blog. Got to love...

Link Removed is now available to download for free from the Windows Store. Link Removed iHeartRadio brings you thousands of real radio stations covering Pop, Country, Hip-Hop, R&B, Alternative, Rock, Talk, News, Sports, Finance and Comedy all in one app. With the latest iHeartRadio app for...

I did find something cool! A couple weeks ago I said I wouldn't post anything more about the Microsoft Band (unless I found something really cool). Well today's project is officially cool! How could you not think Paul DeCarlo's recent project RPi + WinPhone + MS Band + Azure + Excel +...

If you've been following this blog for any length of time, you know how much I like the Kinect voice recognition and its potential. Every single time I use my Xbox One, it's just so natural to "Xbox Pause" or "Xbox Turn Off"... Zubair Ahmed has just shared a simple sample, but simple in that...

Hi I've been playing with Cortana today. Pretty neat, I set up a playlist with 175 pieces of music, a mixture of styles from Pop, Rock, Folk, and Broadway, with everyone from Barbara Streisand to Steeleye Span, Bruce Springsteen, and Joan Baez. Now all I have to do is say "Hey Cortana play my...

In Windows 7 speech recognition dictionary if I just keep hitting record and saying the word over and over does that improve recognition of that word?

Which has the best Speech Recognition Windows 7, Windows 8,or Dragon?

If Intel has its way, touch will be just one of the ways to control Windows 8 ultrabooks. The chipmaker is looking to add voice commands and Kinect-like gestures for what it calls “perceptual computing.” On Tuesday, Intel announced a partnership with Nuance Communications to put a locally hosted...

Following the foot steps of Windows Phone and Windows 8, the 2011 fall update for the Xbox 360 dashboard has been previewed again. Originally shown at E3, many were confused by the new system. Since then, Microsoft has worked fruitlessly on improving the navigation and other things on the new...