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Platform-Independent Real-Time Speech Technology

Posted by Zonk on from the breakthrough! dept.

Odin's Raven writes "Opera Software's R-and-D department today announced the discovery of a new technology dubbed 'Opera SoundWave' - a platform-independent speech solution for short- and medium-range interpersonal communication. Based on open standards, Opera's patent-pending P2P speech technology uses analogue signals carried through open air, enabling users to communicate in real- time without the use of computers or mobile phones. Details (including link to tech preview) are available in their press release. I wonder how long it will be before a FOSS implementation of this technology emerges?"

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  1. What'll they think of next? by Limburgher · · Score: 5, Funny

    VOIP-over-sneakernet?

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  2. That's nothing. by FlyByPC · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm working on a platform-independent speech-to-text system, complete with OCR technology. It's all based on a massively parallel implementation of biotech.

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  3. This is getting stupid... by tyroneking · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...I mean how many more april fools jokes do we have to put up with? Who the hell are Opera?

  4. Enough already by int19h · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Let's call it a day.

  5. Patent Pending? by deutschemonte · · Score: 3, Funny

    On Human to Human speech?

    I would laugh if I didn't think a corporation has probably already tried to patent this.

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  6. a related project by FidelCatsro · · Score: 3, Funny

    I was reading up on a company called sutech who had developed a short range communications transfer technology powerd by Dead plant matter .
    It involves superheating the matter and using a blanketing system to shape the output

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  7. Re:April Fool's... by nomadic · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's not a joke. Jokes are supposed to be funny.

  8. You know it's only a matter of time before .... by KSobby · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know it's only a matter of time before some idiot comes along and figures out a way to amplify the signal and then start spamming us from a "soapbox" (TM - patent pending) with this crap.

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  9. Re:April Fool's... by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Funny

    My Submission 'Slashdotter gets laid' was rejected. CmdrTaco explained that no one would believe it.

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  10. It will be abused, no doubt about it by lildogie · · Score: 3, Funny

    Before long, the analog air waves will be clogged with sex-related content. And advertising.