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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. 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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  4. 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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