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 Talkz gives its users a plethora of options for communication, letting them text, doodle, send a video or even a voice message all within the app. You can send messages in other people's voice or if you can't send a voice recording, it will clone your voice and send a voice message.

So Wired says voice calls may be dying. Now Google is showing that people are becoming more comfortable with talking directly to devices for search. This could have implications for improved voice interfaces on mobile and other connected devices.

Dragon Drive lets drivers listen, write, edit, and respond to both text messages and emails using only their voice and Nuance is also planning to add additional functionality to the service, including the ability to control music playback and search for directions. And since BMW is also one of the companies that will be supporting the upcoming Eyes Free feature for Apple's Siri, new BMW owners should have plenty of options when it comes to voice control.

Assistant will be instantly compared to Apple's Siri, but the plan is to 'go beyond' Apple's iPhone 4S offering, by helping you make decisions, rather than simply serving-up information. TechCrunch sources say the voice-powered "do engine" is being developed by the Android team and will be powered by Google's own search engine, Google +1 and the Google+ social network.

Are these going to be the group messaging apps for voice that disrupt that portion of telecom's revenue?

voice controlled air conditioner

voice search on DirecTV using mobile phone to look for shows/movies or see whats on

 Mapkin is a new platform that lets friends send each other personalized directions, with custom instructions and voice recordings. Once users have created a route from one point to another, they can begin to add elements along the way. Choosing from a list of popular stop-off points or creating their own, they can include points of interest such as restaurants, gas stations and parking spaces. Mapkin enables users to also add their own comments along the way - directing friends to avoid a particular junction or simply making instructions clearer or more fun. To replace the limited selection available with standard GPS navigation devices, directions can be complemented with users' own voice recordings. Maps can then be saved and shared with friends over email, SMS or social networks.

AppleTV gunning for Xbox/GoogleTV as box of choice. I like the idea of a gesture/voice/apple remote system and the xbox controller/gesture/voice over google's giant remote approach.

pretty cool video on how people customized how they used the new google voice.

Line has supported one-on-one video and voice calling for some time, but this new feature takes things to a new level by allowing more than one person in on voice calls. In fact, Line said it supports up to 200 people concurrently.

"65 percent of people who own an Amazon Echo or Google Home can't imagine to going back to the days before they had a smart speaker,"

combining voice recognition and natural language processing with search to create a really smart way to easily find the things you want quickly. If you've already forgotten: It's kind of like Siri, except it works.

Santa will call you with a personalized voice message