Speech Recognition with Javascript
Recently Google’s free text to speech api has made the rounds. The reverse is also possible, converting speech to text.
With speechapi.com’s javascript API, it is possible to build interesting speech-web mashups that include both speech-to-text as well as text-to-speech.
A combination of several technologies and open source tools make this possible. [...]
Project Kenai at JavaOne
At the JavaOne conference in San Francisco, demonstrate how developers will be able to use this new site to gain visibility, collaborate, and connect on projects over the Internet.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2422-19178_22-308350.html
Microsoft’s commitment to interoperability
Interoperability to be engineered at the core
At JavaOne in San Francisco, Microsoft’s Dan’l Lewin declares interoperability a fundamental responsibility given the company’s position in the industry. Based on today’s mixed computing environments, Lewin says, “there is an inevitable requirement for interoperability and choice.
Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2422-19178_22-309010.html