AdelaVoice Launches StartTalking
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Posted on September 30, 2010 at 5:07:01 AM
AdelaVoice Launches StartTalking
Addresses Distracted Driving Problem with World's First True Eyes- and Hands-Free Text Messaging Application for Mobile Phones
100 Percent Speech-Controlled App Lets Users Compose, Hear And Respond To Text Messages Without Touching A Single Button Or Looking At Their Phones
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- AdelaVoice today launched StartTalking (http://www.starttalking.com), the world's first smartphone application that lets motorists keep their eyes on the road and hands upon the wheel. StartTalking addresses the issue of distracted driving throughout the entire process of composing, sending and receiving text messages, removing the visual and physical distractions normally associated with text messaging.
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StartTalking is different from any other solution because it is truly hands and eyes free, eliminating any touching or looking at the mobile phone. Today's existing text messaging applications offer certain hands-free features, but ultimately require visual or physical interaction to initiate, compose, review, edit, or send text messages. StartTalking eliminates those interactions. In fact, StartTalking operates with the mobile phone's display screen off, further reducing distractions while enhancing battery life.
StartTalking is entirely voice-controlled. Users simply speak commands, dictate messages and listen to messages without having to touch a single button or look at a screen. StartTalking users speak their phone's pre-assigned name, which "wakes up" the handset and initiates a dialog through which the user dictates and sends text messages.
Currently in open beta, StartTalking works with smartphones running Android 2.0 or later and is now available for download from the Android Market or by using an Android phone's browser to visit http://m.starttalking.com. Visitors using personal computers to the StartTalking website can also send an SMS download link to their Android phone. StartTalking works with wired headsets or the Android handset's speakerphone function.
"We created StartTalking to minimize the physical and visual interactions normally associated with creating, sending and receiving text messages," said Chris Hassett, AdelaVoice CEO. "We believe that it is every driver's responsibility to stay alert and minimize distractions while driving. When used properly, StartTalking can be an excellent tool to help drivers meet these responsibilities."
In addition to sending traditional text messages, StartTalking supports creating audio recordings in a user's voice and sends them through AdelaVoice's Short Voice Service (SVS) to any mobile smartphone. The recipient hears the message in the sender's own voice. SVS messages represent a very personal way to extend text messaging and, by definition, are always 100 percent accurate.
Shiv Bakhshi, founder and principal analyst of Mobile Perspectives, said: "The distractions that mobile phones can cause drivers are fairly well understood and have prompted formal restrictions in several states. Any technology or solution that helps minimize such distraction should find a welcome audience."
Additional resources:
For more information, visit http://www.starttalking.com.
To view AdelaVoice's Chris Hassett and StartTalking live from Mobilize 2010, please watch the live Launchpad! Webcast that begins at 5:50 p.m. PDT (exact programming time is dependent on the event schedule).
For today's VNR, B-Roll and other StartTalking videos visit http://www.starttalking.com/media/videos.php. For logos and graphics, please visit the StartTalking Electronic Press Kit at http://www.starttalking.com/media/.
Find us on Facebook at http://tinyurl.com/3axyuxl and Twitter at http://twitter.com/adelavoice.
About AdelaVoice
Headquartered in Boston, AdelaVoice inspires the development of creative solutions for mobile phones and smart devices by enabling a natural conversation between devices and owners, determining intent and initiating action. The company, backed by Stage 1 Ventures, was founded in 2010 and launched StartTalking, the world's first true 100 percent hands-free and eyes-free messaging application for your mobile phone. For more information, visit http://www.starttalking.com.
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CONTACT: Cheryl Cink, Comunicano for AdelaVoice, ccink@comunicano.com, +1-530-219-3949
Web Site: http://www.starttalking.com
Addresses Distracted Driving Problem with World's First True Eyes- and Hands-Free Text Messaging Application for Mobile Phones
100 Percent Speech-Controlled App Lets Users Compose, Hear And Respond To Text Messages Without Touching A Single Button Or Looking At Their Phones
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- AdelaVoice today launched StartTalking (http://www.starttalking.com), the world's first smartphone application that lets motorists keep their eyes on the road and hands upon the wheel. StartTalking addresses the issue of distracted driving throughout the entire process of composing, sending and receiving text messages, removing the visual and physical distractions normally associated with text messaging.
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/adelavoice/46420/
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100930/MM73574 )
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100930/MM73574 )
StartTalking is different from any other solution because it is truly hands and eyes free, eliminating any touching or looking at the mobile phone. Today's existing text messaging applications offer certain hands-free features, but ultimately require visual or physical interaction to initiate, compose, review, edit, or send text messages. StartTalking eliminates those interactions. In fact, StartTalking operates with the mobile phone's display screen off, further reducing distractions while enhancing battery life.
StartTalking is entirely voice-controlled. Users simply speak commands, dictate messages and listen to messages without having to touch a single button or look at a screen. StartTalking users speak their phone's pre-assigned name, which "wakes up" the handset and initiates a dialog through which the user dictates and sends text messages.
Currently in open beta, StartTalking works with smartphones running Android 2.0 or later and is now available for download from the Android Market or by using an Android phone's browser to visit http://m.starttalking.com. Visitors using personal computers to the StartTalking website can also send an SMS download link to their Android phone. StartTalking works with wired headsets or the Android handset's speakerphone function.
"We created StartTalking to minimize the physical and visual interactions normally associated with creating, sending and receiving text messages," said Chris Hassett, AdelaVoice CEO. "We believe that it is every driver's responsibility to stay alert and minimize distractions while driving. When used properly, StartTalking can be an excellent tool to help drivers meet these responsibilities."
In addition to sending traditional text messages, StartTalking supports creating audio recordings in a user's voice and sends them through AdelaVoice's Short Voice Service (SVS) to any mobile smartphone. The recipient hears the message in the sender's own voice. SVS messages represent a very personal way to extend text messaging and, by definition, are always 100 percent accurate.
Shiv Bakhshi, founder and principal analyst of Mobile Perspectives, said: "The distractions that mobile phones can cause drivers are fairly well understood and have prompted formal restrictions in several states. Any technology or solution that helps minimize such distraction should find a welcome audience."
Additional resources:
For more information, visit http://www.starttalking.com.
To view AdelaVoice's Chris Hassett and StartTalking live from Mobilize 2010, please watch the live Launchpad! Webcast that begins at 5:50 p.m. PDT (exact programming time is dependent on the event schedule).
For today's VNR, B-Roll and other StartTalking videos visit http://www.starttalking.com/media/videos.php. For logos and graphics, please visit the StartTalking Electronic Press Kit at http://www.starttalking.com/media/.
Find us on Facebook at http://tinyurl.com/3axyuxl and Twitter at http://twitter.com/adelavoice.
About AdelaVoice
Headquartered in Boston, AdelaVoice inspires the development of creative solutions for mobile phones and smart devices by enabling a natural conversation between devices and owners, determining intent and initiating action. The company, backed by Stage 1 Ventures, was founded in 2010 and launched StartTalking, the world's first true 100 percent hands-free and eyes-free messaging application for your mobile phone. For more information, visit http://www.starttalking.com.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100929/STARTTALKINGLOGO )
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100929/STARTTALKINGLOGO )
SOURCE AdelaVoice
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Photo:http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100929/STARTTALKINGLOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100930/MM73574
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Photo:http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100930/MM73574
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
Video:http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/adelavoice/46420
AdelaVoice
CONTACT: Cheryl Cink, Comunicano for AdelaVoice, ccink@comunicano.com, +1-530-219-3949
Web Site: http://www.starttalking.com