VOICE COMMAND NEWS AND UPDATES

Voice Command transforms your Pocket PC into your own virtual personal assistant, letting you use your voice to look up contacts, make phone calls, get calendar information, play and control your music, as well as start programs. Voice Command makes it easier and more convenient than ever to take your digital lifestyle with you wherever you go.
Because Voice Command has state-of-the-art speech technology, you will never have to prerecord important phone numbers or use difficult commands to access the information that you need. Simply select one of the many commands that is most natural to you and let Voice Command do the rest. You can even ask, "What can I say?" at any time to help find an appropriate command.
After you successfully install Voice Command on your Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003-based Pocket PC or Pocket PC Phone Edition, register your product so that you can get the most from the Voice Command program, future releases, and exciting offers for upgrades and accessories.


VOICE COMMAND BENEFITS

Voice Command is easy to use and makes interaction with your Pocket PC more fun and easier when you are on the go.

• New! Updated calling features. Pocket PC Phone Edition users can take full advantage of incoming caller ID without ever looking down at the screen. Incoming call information is announced as calls are received. Users who think they may have missed a call can simply ask, "What calls did I miss?" and Voice Command will recite the time and phone number of missed calls.

• New! Voice-controlled utilities. Users can start any program in the Start menu or programs folder, such as Inbox, Calculator or Solitaire. They can get signal strength, battery level, time and date by voice. Voice Command will even alert users when the battery is getting low to ensure strong battery life on the go.

• New! Free upgrade. Current registered users of Voice Command 1.0 can obtain a free upgrade.

• Advanced voice technology. Users can go beyond today's limited voice options by using phonetic speech recognition and text-to-speech technology. Instead of requiring users to store prerecorded names of their contacts, the software is designed to recognize what users say without any training, resulting in effortless, hands-free communication.

• Voice-controlled hands-free phone. Whether in the car, at the airport or walking down the street, people will enjoy true hands-free phone conversations without ever having to manually dial a number. They can simply say any name from their contact list. Voice Command will even announce incoming calls.

• Voice-controlled calendar lookup. Regardless of their location, users can simply ask their Pocket PC about the next appointment or calendar for the day, and the time, subject and location of each entry will be read aloud.

• Voice-controlled media player. The software turns a Pocket PC into a personal DJ that lets users select and play their favorite music by artist, album or genre using their voice instead of scrolling through a long list of songs. All versions of Windows Media® Player are supported, including versions 9 and 10.

Voice Command Features

You can use Voice Command with Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PCs and Pocket PC Phone Editions. When you use Voice Command, you no longer have to fumble with buttons to do a lot of different tasks. Voice Command includes the following voice-controlled features:

• Voice-controlled hands-free phone (when using a Pocket PC Phone Edition.)
Whether you are walking down the street or sitting at your desk, you can easily display contacts to view an address, phone number, or e-mail address.
Place phone calls to people who are in your address book by using your voice
o Just say "Call Nancy Anderson" to place a call or include "at home," "at work," or "on mobile" if there is more than one phone number listed. Voice Command will even tell you which numbers you have for Nancy Anderson and let you decide.

o If you ask to place a call to a contact who is not listed as one of your contacts, Voice Command tells you your other options are.

Dial your phone by voice using the phone number
If you need to call a number that is not in your contact list, just say the phone number; for example, "Dial 425 555 0137."

Callback or redial the last caller
o Use "callback" to call the last person who called you and "redial" to call the last person who you called.
o Simplifies calling people that are not in your contact list.
Incoming calls are announced by name or number
Missed calls are announced by name or number with a single command
Ask "What calls have I missed?"

Voice-controlled contact lookup
Voice-controlled calendar lookup
Voice-controlled media player
Voice-controlled utilities

• Voice-controlled contact lookup
View contacts with a voice command
Voice Command makes it easy for you to view your contacts with one command. If you want to view the details for a contact named Nancy Anderson, say "show Nancy Anderson."

• Voice-controlled calendar lookup
View your calendar with a single voice command
If you are at a stoplight or sitting in a meeting, you can easily view your calendar by saying, "show calendar."
Have the subject, time, and location of upcoming appointments read to you
As you are running out the door, you can easily have Voice Command read the details of your upcoming appointments out loud so you do not have to look at the screen to find out what is coming up.
o Check the time and location of your next appointments by saying, "what are my appointments."
o You can ask about your next appointment by saying, "what is my next appointment."
o You can also have Voice Command read your appointments for tomorrow by saying, "what are my appointments tomorrow."

• Voice-controlled media player
Use your voice to choose the music that you want to play from your collection by album, artist, or genre.

You can select the music that you want to listen to the way you think about it. You can even ask Voice Command to "play everything" in your entire music collection, turning your Pocket PC into your own personal DJ.

You can choose to control your music with your voice or use the large button interface just like radio buttons on your car stereo. If you are listening to new or unfamiliar music, you can ask "what song is this," and the name of the song and artist will be read to you.

• Voice-controlled utilities
Start any program that is on the Start menu or in the Programs folder, such as Inbox, Calculator, or Solitaire. You can even start additional programs that you added to your
Pocket PC.

Get signal strength, battery level, time, and date by voice. Also set ringer level and low battery alert by voice.

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