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IBM Develops Technology To Talk To Web

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dr-spaetzo-gets-a-job dept.

ProgramErgoSum writes to tell us that IBM's Indian-based research arm is trying to bring a new dimension to web interaction through voice interaction on your mobile phone. Developing a new protocol, Hyperspeech Transfer Protocol (HSTP), the hope is to allow users to talk to the web and get a response. Without more explanation I'm hoping this goes about as far as the gopher web. "The spoken web is a network of voice sites or interconnected voice and the response the company got in some pilot projects in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat and the kind of innovations that people came up with were just mind-boggling, Gupta said. "

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  1. I bought some Indian CD-R once by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They smelled of curry

  2. Summary title capitalization. by CannonballHead · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "To" is not supposed to be capitalized in a title. And people wonder why "computer people" can't write. (of course, that's the "stereotypical" computer person, but you know... the worst possible case is usually chosen for the stereotype ;))

  3. mod uP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  4. Re:NO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Way to inject your prejudice into a discussion about the spoken web. If you have RTF summary, it talks about a voice version of the WWW and not about call centers, you asshat.