Nuance Powers Truly Hands-Free Messaging on New T-Mobile myTouch 4G
New Android-Powered Smartphone is First of its Kind to Feature Hands-Free Mode with Genius Button powered by Nuance’s Natural Language Voice and Text-to-Speech Technology
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that Nuance’s natural language voice technology powers the Genius Button and Hands-Free mode innovations on the T-Mobile® myTouch® 4G, allowing consumers to speak, receive and send text messages completely by voice.
The T-Mobile Genius Button, first introduced on the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide, gives consumers one-button, one-shot voice command for the features and mobile applications consumers use most to stay connected – making calls, sending emails and text messages, searching the Web, finding businesses and directions, and more. On the T-Mobile myTouch 4G, the Genius Button gets even smarter with Hands-Free mode.
Users simply press the Genius Button and say “Turn Hands-Free Mode on,” and from there, the Bluetooth-compatible Hands-Free mode allows consumers to speak to initiate an SMS text message, have text messages read out as they’re received, reply to text messages, and of course, send them. Hands-Free mode offers the read back of dictated messages to confirm accuracy, providing users the option to easily edit the dictated message as needed. Hands-Free mode also introduces voice-activated caller announcement, allowing users to hear both contact names and numbers without having to look at the phone.
“Our consumers love the Genius Button’s one-shot voice capabilities, as it allows them to simply speak to use the services they access every day. And now that Genius Button includes Hands-Free mode, messaging and multitasking just got easier. Users can listen to, send and reply to text messages even when their hands are busy, working, cooking – you name it. And with Nuance’s innovative technology, the voice interface has never been more natural to use,” said Andrew Sherrard, vice president, product management, T-Mobile USA.
Said Michael Thompson, senior vice president and general manager, Nuance Mobile, “T-Mobile’s Genius Button demonstrates how innovative voice capabilities can customize the smartphone experience and add significant consumer value right out of the box – no apps to download, just simple, one-button access to all your favorite apps and services. The T-Mobile myTouch 4G is the world’s first 4G phone to feature Nuance’s full breadth of intuitive, natural voice recognition and text-to-speech capabilities, including Hands-Free mode, which is revolutionizing mobile messaging. Working with T-Mobile, we plan to deliver mobile innovation to the consumer market for quite some time.”
T-Mobile’s Genius Button is a revolutionary, pervasive voice interface that works right out of the box – no apps to download, no premium download fees or recurring monthly charges for use of the voice interface. Genius Button and Hands-Free mode is powered by the Nuance Voice Control platform, the industry’s first platform-agnostic mobile solution that seamlessly wraps embedded and connected speech capabilities into one amazing mobile experience.
Nuance’s successful Dragon Dictation is also embedded on the T-Mobile myTouch 4G for fast and easy text dictation in any text field, as is T-Mobile’s MyAccount 3.0, powered by Nuance Mobile Care, which provide customers with the ability to easily access and manage account information directly from their phone.
Availability
The T-Mobile myTouch 4G is available nationwide through T-Mobile retail stores, online at http://www.t-mobile.com and through a variety of national retailers in black, white, plum or red. Customers can visit http://mytouch.t-mobile.com for more information about the myTouch family of smartphones including the myTouch 4G.
Nuance’s speech and predictive text solutions enable today’s leading wireless carriers and handset manufacturers to easily customize and quickly bring-to-market advanced speech and text capabilities for today’s fastest growing mobile platforms, such as Android. Only Nuance speech technology is based on the world renowned Dragon speech technologies used by millions of people on their PCs, mobile phones and other consumer electronics
About Nuance Mobile
Nuance Mobile builds innovative, intelligent and intuitive touch and speech interfaces to simplify and enhance the way people interact with mobile devices, applications, and services. Nuance Mobile solutions make mobile devices and in-car systems easier to use, automate customer self-service, and optimize the access and discovery of even the most advanced mobile applications and content – regardless of technical know-how, location, environment, or physical and literacy capabilities.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance’s proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit: nuance.com.
Nuance, Nuance Voice Control, Dragon Dictation, and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States of America and/or other countries. myTouch, myTouch 3G Slide, the myTouch design are trademarks of T-Mobile USA. Google, Android, Android Market, are trademarks of Google Inc. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
The statements in this press release, relating to future plans or future events or services, are forward-looking statements which are subject to specific risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward looking statements, including fluctuations in demand for the Nuance products, the relationship with the partner and the continued development of Nuance products. The reader is warned not to rely on these forward-looking statements without reservation, since these are simply reflections of the current situation. Nuance disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this document.
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T-Mobile
Tom Harlin, 425-383-4002
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