speech to text - General Topics

my gf work with people who have suffered brain damage because of accidents with cars and strokes and the likes
she asked me about a speech to text application for pda's beause they have good experiences with using pda's because of problems with short term memory
have anybody had any experience with applications for making the dictaphoene into text on the pocketpc's ?

hey Rudegar try checking this out
http://www.pocketpcaddict.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4339

cheers mate
owe you one!
beers on me
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who did you say is suffering the brain damage???
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What simple organizer for a woman ?

My sister has been asking me for a while to find her first electronic organizer, but knowing her I can't give something too techy and complicated. She will barely connect it to her PC very often.
Main requirements are : calendar, notes and I suppose contacts.
Camera is a plus.
Do you know of an "easy" girly phone, that is not too geek like most of the ones we have ?
like the equivalent of the Palm Zire for instance, these ones were just doing the basics if you didn't look behind the shell.
thanks.
Does she want WM5, Palm, Symbian? Does it need to have a phone and if so does it need to be 3G?
Maybe something like HP iPaq 1950?
It is a WM5 device but it's one of the basic ones, no phone / GPS / BT (has WIFI though).
It's pretty stable so no need for "tech" stuff if you only want to use it as an organizer and it is very compact.
Plus if she wants to add some games or something later that will work too.
Don't underestimate women. My beautiful wife (yes she dose read this forum ) has had XDAI, XDAII and atom. She is not very good with understanding how computers work but still manages to work all the features of ppc's. The main question would probably be the price. Here the HP version of the atom (I can't remember name) is probably the cheapest pda phone and its got all the features.
Well, I'm not sure about your sis, but as far as I know, girls look for looks on things they use. So, probably the Zire22 are small and girlish enough for her to use. I personally used both Palm and Windows PDA. In organiser wise, I find Palm's builtin PIM is better and clearer. However, unless you get the advance version of Palm PDA (eg TX), your sis maybe having problem with the handwriting 'mechanism'.
Anyway, for Windows based PDA, I think it is very basic anyway. You just key in the required field without the need to know other things. If you are to use the PIM without much of your personal requirement, you won't need to do things like reg hack And, I find that girls can seems to tolerate things that they don't know (eg, they hardly customize a PC, though they seems to like to customize a bf). The most they want to do is to make them look pink.
Ask your sis, which PDA she likes (eg the looks and size, and colour) and it may help you in choosing. Let her have a look on the PalmZ22, as I remember, there are `converted` wives with Z22. It doesn't have a camera though.
http://euro.palm.com/uk/en/products/z22/domore.html
I agree with Hanmin
the look is more important,
I will check with her first of all.
I used a Palm for years before PPC and yes.. I forgot about the letter recognition :-(
thanks for your help guys !
if u want phone capibility and camera and ability to choose the colour of the device (it comes in white, red, orange, and silver) go with the upcoming treo 680.....its palmOS based though..
i think for a very basic user windows mobile is not good. for example activesync and hotsync......
Hum, in my mind the choice will be hard
Bring her in a shop and show her the main differences about capabilites, look and ... prices...
Sometime we want a very simple things but when we discover advanced features, we want ALL ! A geek is sleeping in all of us
Have a look at the o2 Stealth.
Just wondering, any updates on this? What is the one she chosen ?

Adding a new phone number during a conversation

Hi Folks,
I recently ran into a situation where I wanted to add a new phone number while I was driving and having a conversation over the speakerphone.
I switched to the keypad and pushed the digits one by one as they were read to me. However, there wasn't a way to save them into a new contact.
I was wondering if anyone encountered this problem before. Was I supposed to go to contacts \ New and then type the info? That can't be done while driving... I only wanted to save and a new phone number...
Thanks,
kingHTC
Trinity WM5
think pressing memo button creates an memo for that conversation
In memo mode there is not keypad
Rudegar said:
think pressing memo button creates an memo for that conversation
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Thanks for the reply.
I also thought of using the memo tool. However, adding comments to the memo is done by using the keyboard or by recording a voice message.
The keyboard isn't as comfortable as the keypad, and in fact, I can't believe anyone uses it during driving.
As for the voice recording, is it possible dial a number that you recorded?
My feeling is that the designers of the phone edition didn't think about usability that much.
Perhaps there is some kind of a 3rd party dialer with more options..?
Can someone please recommend ?
Thanks,
KingHTC
Trinity WM5
You wanted to type while talking while DRIVING
Bloody hell!
"Yes officer. I didn't see the child on the crossing as I was somewhat distracted"
nah
he's too drunk to care about that
besides not owning a license they cant
really take it
and the car is stolen btw jk
Thanks for the sersious reply
Thanks for the friendly replies. I didn't expect that from senior members.
But anyways... nobody is perfect.
Motorola's car phone kits have had this feature for many years now:
Checkout this one:
http://www.prairiemobile.com/motorola_M800.html
This model and many others are designed for use during driving i.e the buttons are very large, and so is the screen among other things. My point is, that I'm afraid PPC isn't yet a suitable replacement, and perhaps this is a limitation of the platform.
kingHTC
Trinity WM5
my post should be seen as a joke which was why i added the and jk part
OK, cool, point taken.
I wonder how the issue is solved on the iPhone... they claimed the user doesn't need a stylus at all.
Big buttons allowing the use of fat fingers?

iphone sucks!

One of my good buddies touts his iphone for all the different apps he can have, and it never bothered me cause we have had them all, mostly for free.
And I respected iphone as a good handheld gaming/multimedia device. But, I had chosen Fuze as I needed a workhorse.
But today I learnt couple of facts about iphone:
1. No calendar based ringtone management aka they cant have their phone go silent on its own during a 'busy' appointment. And if you look at G-profile, I dont have words to describe its advance features!
2. In order to dial someone not on favorites, you need to go into 'all contacts', then locate it the alphabetical list, choose which no to call, and then you finally make the call (8+ taps). In Fuze (or even Nokia's) I just start typing the name of the person, and within 3-4 taps I can connect.
Once again, I felt good to choose a good phone. But I am amazed, that Apple thrives on being so user-friendly, and it lacks such important features!
Fuze Rocks! (especially with custom ROMs)
Ha ha ha...
But it has revolutionary new feautures. Copy files !!! Voice calling !!! Video camera!!! Compass !!!.
I heard that in 2023, iphone (v 2023GSTDSE) will have Video Calls too.
LOL...
freco said:
Ha ha ha...
But it has revolutionary new features. Copy files !!! Voice calling !!! Video camera!!! Compass !!!
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Wait till you see the features in the next revision. iPhone 3Gi announcement

EZ Input 2.0 + Swype + Sipchanger

Hello Everyone,
I went searching for EZ Input after I upgraded from my Asus P565 device. I didn't realize it at the time but EZ Input 1.5 which I had been using with my P565 worked well on the P565 however because the TG01 lacks a hardware d-pad you can not navigate through the word possibilities well. So I went searching.
I tried all the various flavors of EZ Input 2.0+ however all of the EZ Inputs after 2.0 have word addition issues and if people got it to work then it was not as simple to add a word as EZ Input v1.5. You always have to deliberately click on add word and blah blah blah, it just wasn't as simple as clicking on space, and I need the buttons on the bottom of the screen to function as my D-PAD so i can not downgrade to 1.5. Simply put, I didn't like the new EZ Input virtual keyboards. I desperately wanted a T9 keypad for my TG01 when I am riding my motorcycle and I obviously only have one hand free so I can not use Swype to type Or seriously when I am on a straightaway... and I do have two free hands, a beer is obviously much better to hold than a stylus, because I don't wear a helmet, it is easy to drink, I get thirsty on those long drives home.. needless to say, I was depressed with the predicament I was in.... but... then... like a bee flying into my eyes at 200k/h ... I quickly found a solution, I am sure many people know this already. It never hurts to re-state a little.
EZ Input 2.0 works perfectly on the TG01 and the word addition is as easy as typing in a word and then clicking the space button and then it will remember it for next time, it is nice, and beautiful. It is better than "Cootek TouchPal Virtual Keyboard v4.0"... i should know, I bought it, and EZ 2.0 is much quicker and more responsive for sure.
Also, I have tried all of the Swype versions that work on the TG01 and there seems to be a very serious lag issue with the new versions of it. I found one that works flawlessly. It is version "v3644:3645" (weird version number, but that is what is says on the screen). The coolest thing is that I happened to find them both in one happy package on http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B3NM7BJS .So check it out, I am sure this information is already out there somewhere, but I had a hell of a time finding it, so if someone else finds this useful, I am happy!
OHHH Don't forget to use Sleuth255's SIP Changer so you can set your virtual keyboard to whatever the heck ya want it to be. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=271008. I like Sleuth... you da man man... ehhehehe... honestly do not know what I would have done had it not been for the SIP Changer, just brings a nice finishing touch to yer input thingiez. HEY.. Also for the crazy people who also use CE-Star cuz ya happen to live in Mongolia like me. Make sure if you install it under windows mobile 6.5 and above that you do not install the handwriting component. Yulll mess up yer Windows Mobile, and pull out yer hair, I can promise you that. (Disappearing context menus)
-Kilihari
Kilihari said:
...Or seriously when I am on a straightaway... and I do have two free hands, a beer is obviously much better to hold than a stylus, because I don't wear a helmet, it is easy to drink, I get thirsty on those long drives home.. needless to say, I was depressed with the predicament I was in.... but... then... like a bee flying into my eyes at 200k/h ... I quickly found a solution, I am sure many people know this already. It never hurts to re-state a little
-Kilihari
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Out of topic(?!)
Even I'm not a biker and it is not quite clear to me, but what a heck are you talking about:
-no helmet on bike?
-drinking beer on straightways, even on bike?
-driving at 200km/h?
OMG I'm sure you're living in (motorists)heaven, no matter what you mean...
Really, (it's not easy to say for me, but) I envy you!!!
Cheers!!!
dude i ride a bike - its my fav thing, but you gotta wear a helmet & leathers, cos if you fall..... once you have the saftery gear you can make more speed than 200

[Q] How to Change Voice Quality in MS Voice Command 1.6.19214

I seem to have no trouble using a more recent modded MSVC from Bengalih lately which was installed over a Cookie WM6.5 ROM on my Fuze.
What I am looking for, however, is a tweak that would allow me to alter the voice tone or "gender". I find the built-in robotic voice is hard for me to distinguish some syllables. The higher-pitched tone that Microsoft uses is washed out with any moderate amount of the background noise common with driving - even with the windows rolled up.
Anyone has something or any advice, would be grateful for the reply.
I have relied on your forums here for so many things and I have a very stable phone that I won't likely outgrow for several more years thanks to all of you.
Thank you!
Perry Minor

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