Microsoft Voice Command 1.5 for Pocket PC & Pocket PC Phone Edition

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Product Features

• Start up any program in your Start menu by speaking
• Appointment reminders read the details of your appointment aloud to you
• Use your voice to select your music by album, artist or genre
• Place phone calls by name or by number
• Incoming calls are announced by name or number

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007A5XDM
• Item model number: T67-00043
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 5, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,293 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

Product Description

Voice Command transforms your Pocket PC into your own virtual personal assistant, letting you use your voice to look up contacts, make phone calls, get calendar information, play and control your music, as well as start programs. Voice Command makes it easier and more convenient than ever to take your digital lifestyle with you wherever you go.

Because Voice Command has state-of-the-art speech technology, you will never have to prerecord important phone numbers or use difficult commands to access the information that you need. Simply select one of the many commands that is most natural to you and let Voice Command do the rest. You can even ask, "What can I say?" at any time to help find an appropriate command.

Main Features

Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation

Manufacturer Part Number: T67-00043

Manufacturer Website Address: www.microsoft.com

Software Sub Type: Voice Recognition

Software Name: Voice Command v.1.5 - Complete Product

Features & Benefits:

Updated calling features:

Pocket PC Phone Edition users can take full advantage of incoming caller ID without ever looking down at the screen. Incoming call information is announced as calls are received. Users who think they may have missed a call can simply ask, "What calls did I miss?" and Voice Command will recite the time and phone number of missed calls.

Voice-controlled utilities:

Users can start any program in the Start menu or programs folder, such as Inbox, Calculator or Solitaire. They can get signal strength, battery level, time and date by voice. Voice Command will even alert users when the battery is getting low to ensure strong battery life on the go.

Advanced voice technology:

Users can go beyond today's limited voice options by using phonetic speech recognition and text-to-speech technology. Instead of requiring users to store prerecorded names of

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Microsoft's Smallest and Best Applications, July 13, 2005

By	Emmanuel Decelis (Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is by far the handiest application when you are on the road. Voice recognition software which understands English in no matter which accent, from my Greek mom to my Australian daughter.

If you're over 50 and don't have your glasses on to call someone, no problem. Michelle (MS Voice Command 1.5) will call the number for you, only after she asks you which of the three numbers you have listed, you would like to call. This is really brilliant.

On the down side, I wish it could do more, like, read and write SMS and e-mail messages as well as Word docs for me.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impossible to live without, May 24, 2005

By	Tech Geek (USA) - See all my reviews

I tried the demo version and after 2 days of it I couldn't go back.

This gets most everything I say right the first time, and on the odd errors it seems to learn very quickly.

Totally painless.

The only thing I wish it did was work with my bluetooth headset. Something everyone is wishing for.

I tried Fonix voicecentral and it didn't recognize anything I said.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely useful, September 6, 2005

By	Andrew Mckay (SLC, UT) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have found this software to be very useful, particularly for those who are in the car all the time and/or who have large databases that take some time to sort through. I use the "show (contact name)" command all the time and it immediately pulls up the information screen for that contact, saving me having to sort through my contact list. I can then just click which number or email address I want to use dial/send to.

Also, the "Dial 801-897-XXX" is a great feature when driving or simply to keep me from having to use the little on-screen phone keys of my smart-phone.

To be desired: I wish it had a feature that let it read your emails to you...the technology is already there. Also, it makes me repeat myself often if I don't make extra effort to speak clearly when I'm giving a voice command. Overall, I'm very satisfied and much safer on the road because of this software.