Vlingo unveils new BlackBerry smartphone service
25th June 2008
Boston.com
Vlingo Corp., a Cambridge firm that offers speech recognition services for mobile devices, said today it is debuting a new application for BlackBerry smartphones.
"Vlingo gives BlackBerry smartphone users control over mobile information and tasks with the power of their voice," the company said in a press release.
Vlingo’s BlackBerry application lets users send emails and text messages, search the Web, open such applications as BlackBerry Calendar and BlackBerry Maps, dial their phones, look up contacts, and even send notes to themselves, all with the power of voice, vlingo said in its release.
The applications are generally available free of charge, though wireless charges may apply, vlingo said.
BlackBerry smartphones are made by
Research in Motion Ltd. of Canada.
To see a demonstration on the new service that was prepared by vlingo, please click
here. The demonstration is just under two minutes long.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)