| Have you ever wanted to say something in Arabic | | | | because it's simply really hard to do." |
| but could not because you simply don't speak Arabic? | | | | It's certain that Arabic speech recognition is changing |
| Well, those days are over. A new iPhone mobile | | | | and improving rapidly. The technology has already |
| application created by Sakhr and Dial Directions has | | | | been successfully used in a number of businesses in |
| made it possible to translate from Arabic to English | | | | the Arab World. |
| (and vice versa) your spoken words...on the spot! | | | | What is Speech Recognition? |
| How cool is that! Can you imagine how important this | | | | Speech recognition (also known as voice recognition) |
| will be to the Tourism industry for instance in the | | | | is a technology that has become extremely popular |
| future? This is really big news and a great | | | | over the years and currently has a wide range of |
| achievement for Arabic voice recognition technology. | | | | applications. One common use is its implementation in |
| Watch Sakhr's iPone mobile speech to speech | | | | automated telephone systems, enabling callers to |
| translation demo | | | | browse through menu options and input choices |
| "I've seen Sakhr's speech-to-speech mobile translator | | | | without pressing any buttons. Speech recognition is |
| on the iPhone in action, and it could be a | | | | also used in homes and businesses where users |
| game-changer," said Hythem El-Nazer, the senior vice | | | | dictate to their computers and transcribe words into |
| president of Boston-based TA Associates, speaking | | | | applications such as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. |
| to Business Wire. ""Instant, open speech translation | | | | The technology is being widely used for transcription |
| on a mobile phone hasn't been done before now, | | | | in legal and medical fields as well. |