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Nuance Mobile Gives Users the Power to Be the World’s Fastest Text Messager
Written by Nuance Communications, Inc.
Tuesday, 24 October 2006
Nuance Mobile Dictation Prevails in Speed Challenge Against World Champion Texter;
Speech Solution Enters Messages in a Fraction of the Time Required for Standard
Text Entry
ORLANDO, Fla.-- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading supplier
of speech and imaging solutions, today announced that Nuance® Mobile Dictation
triumphed over the world champion texter in a challenge to determine the fastest
and most accurate way to send text messages and email using mobile devices. “The
Amazing Race: Mobile Text Messaging” took place at Conversations Mobile, a premier
speech event for the mobile communications industry being held in Orlando this
week.
In a classic match-up of man vs. machine, Ben Cook, recently crowned the world
champion of text messaging, raced against Nuance Mobile Dictation, the speech
recognition technology that allows mobile phone users to create text messages
using speech. Cook, a teen from Utah, holds the Guinness World Record for the
fastest entry of a 160-character standardized message on a mobile device: “The
razor toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most
ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human.”
Cook’s previous triple tap record for the standard message stood at 42.22 seconds.
Nuance Mobile Dictation crushed the world record time, completing the message
in 16.32 seconds.
“Mobile phone subscribers sent over a trillion SMS messages last year – despite
the data entry constraints of cumbersome phone keypads – so one can imagine the
potential of this market given a simple and intuitive speech-driven SMS interface,”
said Michael Thompson, vice president and general manager, telco, search and communications,
Nuance. “This technology, currently in trials with carriers, will increase the
accessibility of mobile dictation for end users, thereby creating tremendous value
for messaging client developers and carriers.”
The complete Amazing Race competition featured four participants: Ben Cook using
triple tap input; a former Tegic employee using T9 input; a proficient typist
using a Blackberry device with a full QWERTY keyboard; and Nuance’s own staff
member demonstrating Nuance Mobile Dictation. Contestants were scored based on
the time required to complete the entry of the exact text messages, including
appropriate spelling, punctuation and capitalization. In addition to the world
record message, the contestants raced using messages average texters would send
today, such as: “I’m on my way. I’ll be there in 30 minutes.” Nuance easily claimed
victory completing the message in 7.86 seconds, followed by a strong effort from
Cook at 16.25 seconds. The contestants using the Blackberry and T9 devices came
in a distant third and fourth at 30 seconds and 58 seconds.
Nuance Mobile Dictation is an application built upon the Nuance Mobile Speech
Platform announced earlier this week. It features “dictate anywhere” functionality
on Windows Mobile and Symbian OSs, allowing users to dictate wherever they see
a blinking cursor on their device screen. Nuance Mobile Dictation can also be
ported to other OSs and applications.
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for business 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.
For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
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