Nuance Advanced Speech Capabilities Debut on New T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide
New Genius Button Feature Enables ‘One-Button’ Voice Control of Favorite Apps, Dragon Dictation for Messaging and Text-to-Speech for Hands-Free Message Readback
Burlington, MA – May 4, 2010 – Nuance Communications,
Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced its innovative natural language speech
technology is featured on the new T-Mobile® myTouch 3G™ Slide,
the latest Android™-powered phone from T-Mobile USA, Inc.
The myTouch 3G Slide introduces T-Mobile’s Genius Button™ built
on Nuance’s intuitive speech platform. The first of its kind the Genius
Button provides consumers one-button voice access to control the phone and
its features including many of the mobile applications they use most – making
calls, sending emails and text messages, searching the Web, finding businesses
and directions, and much more.
The phone incorporates a revolutionary, pervasive voice interface that works
right out of the box - no apps to download, no premium download fees or recurring
monthly charges for use of the voice interface. Nuance’s successful
Dragon Dictation is also embedded on the smartphone for fast and easy text
dictation in any text field, and includes a convenient text-to-speech powered
feature for readback of incoming messages.
Nuance-powered voice-enabled features on the phone include:
Genius Button: An easy-to-access button on the front
of the new T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide allowing the use of voice commands to
control the phone. The button is enabled via Nuance’s intuitive speech
technology that takes advantage of advancements in natural language understanding
to allow users to say an entire command in just one shot – making it
faster and easier to use their favorite applications and services. For
example, just say:
- “Call Alex Jones at Home.”
- “Send Text to John Smith. I’ve got tickets to the Dodgers
game tonight, you in?”
- “Search for Recipes for Chocolate Cake.”
- “Find Sushi Restaurants near me”
- “Find Directions to 1 Wayside Drive, Burlington, Massachusetts.”
- “Show me the Calendar”
- And more.
The T-Mobile Genius Button is powered by the Nuance
Voice Control platform, the industry’s first platform-agnostic
mobile solution that seamlessly wraps embedded and connected speech capabilities
into one amazing mobile experience. The result is faster and more
accurate results that are optimized for the individual device.
Through the Genius Button users can also activate a feature that uses Nuance’s
text-to-speech technology to read incoming email and text messages when reading
them manually isn’t convenient. When the feature is enabled users are
alerted when a message is received, and can advise verbally whether or not
they want it read aloud, and if they’d like to respond.
Dragon Dictation: The myTouch 3G Slide features Dragon Dictation
to easily and quickly speak your text up to five times faster in any text
field, regardless of whether it’s an email, text message, calendar,
Twitter application or Web browser. Dragon Dictation leverages the
core speech technology found in the renowned PC-based Dragon NaturallySpeaking
dictation software.
“In partnering with Nuance, a leader in speech technology, we’ve
been able to create a new experience which makes it easier for our customers
to stay connected with the important people in their lives,” said Andrew
Sherrard, vice president, product development, T-Mobile USA. “Our
consumers now have the ability to easily and quickly communicate with their
favorite people through text and e-mail with the push of one button and the
sound of their voice.”
Michael Thompson, senior vice president and General Manager, Nuance Mobile
said, “We believe the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide’s speech capabilities
are perhaps the most innovative examples of how speech will elevate the mobile
experience. T-Mobile is truly taking advantage of our connected and embedded
natural language capabilities to bring an incredibly unique Android device
and one-of-a-kind consumer experience to market. Now T-Mobile consumers
have one-button, one-shot speech access for messaging, finding directions,
accessing information on the Web – and it’s all available right
out of the box.”
The MyTouch 3G Slide also features MyAccount 3.0 powered by Nuance Mobile
Care, which provides users with the ability to easily access and manage account
information directly from their phone. In fact, users can even open
MyAccount right from the Genius Button, making it even faster and simpler
for users to get real-time information about their account.
Availability
The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide is expected to be available in June, exclusively
from T-Mobile USA in three colors- black, white or red. Customers can
visit http://mytouch.t-mobile.com/ for
more information.
Nuance’s open speech and predictive text solutions enable today’s
leading wireless carriers and handset manufacturers to easily customize and
quickly bring-to-market advanced speech and text capabilities for today’s
fastest growing mobile platforms, such as Android. Only Nuance speech technology
is based on the world renowned Dragon speech technologies used by millions
of people on their PCs, mobile phones and other consumer electronics
About Nuance Mobile
Nuance Mobile builds innovative, intelligent and intuitive touch and speech
interfaces to simplify and enhance the way people interact with mobile
devices, applications, and services. Nuance Mobile solutions make
mobile devices and in-car systems easier to use, automate customer self-service,
and optimize the access and discovery of even the most advanced mobile
applications and content – regardless of technical know-how, location,
environment, or physical and literacy capabilities.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and
consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make
the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with
information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions
of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications
and professional services. For more information, please visit: nuance.com.
Nuance, Nuance Voice Control, Dragon Dictation, DriverMode and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States of America and/or other countries. myTouch, myTouch 3G Slide, the myTouch design are trademarks of T-Mobile USA. Google, Android, Android Market, are trademarks of Google Inc. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
The statements in this press release, relating to future plans or future events or services, are forward-looking statements which are subject to specific risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward looking statements, including fluctuations in demand for the Nuance products, the relationship with the partner and the continued development of Nuance products. The reader is warned not to rely on these forward-looking statements without reservation, since these are simply reflections of the current situation. Nuance disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this document.
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