[Electronics-talk] Cellphone Vocabulary

[David Andrews]

This is not a feature of Talks so if it is true, it is a feature of 
his phone itself, or from his phone service provider.

Dave

At 09:27 PM 12/12/2009, you wrote:
>tom:
>He has Talks.  I don't recall which model of phone he has.
>Vince
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Evans" <tevans2003 at sbcglobal.net>
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>
>>Vince,
>>What is the name of the product that the co worker has that allows him to
>>dictate a message or email?
>>tom
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
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>>[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheez
>>Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 10:24 AM
>>To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cellphone Vocabulary
>>
>>I understand the difference between voice recognition and text-to-speech.
>>My co-worker says if he wants to send a text message to a person, he just
>>speaks it, which then sends it in text form to the recipient.  That's why I
>>thought the term was speech-to-text, not text-to-speech--which is what his
>>phone does when he receives a text message.
>>However, I assume since he's using a phone that has Talks on it, that allows
>>
>>his phone to act as a screen-reader.
>>Vince
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jess" <jessica.trask.reagan at gmail.com>
>>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 8:48 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cellphone Vocabulary
>>
>>
>>>Vince,
>>>I believe what your talking about is Voice Recognition and not
>>>Tex-to-Speech. These are two different things. Voice Recognition you
>>>actually need to practice with so it understands what you are saying.
>>>Where Text to Speech actually would would read the screen to you. It also
>>>depends on what type of cell phone you purchase as well.
>>>Jessica
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Gabe Vega" <theblindtech at gmail.com>
>>>To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>><electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 10:26 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Cellphone Vocabulary
>>>
>>>
>>>>I can accomplish this same task on my IPhone with draggon dictate for
>>>>the IPhone.
>>>>
>>>>On 12/12/09, cheez <cheez at cox.net> wrote:
>>>>>Does anyone know what is the correct term used when asking if a
>>>>>cellphone
>>>>>has the feature that allows the user to verbalize a text message?
>>>>>I thought it was called speech-to-text.
>>>>>I know someone that says he can do this with his phone.     He also said
>>
>>>>>he
>>>>>has Talks.  Is this feature only available with software that has to be
>>>>>loaded onto a phone?  Thanks.
>>>>>Vince
>>>>>
>>>>>
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