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Voice Recognition Goodies Coming with iPhone 3.0

— cultofmac.com — iPhone 3.0 firmware, expected to be released in June, may provide native voice activation and voice-enabled services... previously available only with third-party applications, according to emerging reports . Code-named Jibbler , according to ... (more) Voice Recognition Goodies Coming with iPhone 3.0

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iPhone 3.0 Will Have "Jibbler" Voice Controls, Talk Back to You Like iPod Shuffle [IPhone 3.0]
Gizmodo — Ars reports that buried in the iPhone 3.0 OS is evidence of voice control features codenamed "Jibbler," as well as synthesized voice responses from the phone, a la iPod shuffle. It looks like Jibbler is an "enhancement" to the iPhone's SpringBoard app—the essentially invisible app that manages the homescreen and launches applications—and might be controlled by the headset. Unlike the shuffle, which lets your computer do all of the synthesizing ...

Jibbler voice controls added to iPhone 3.0?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... Ars points out that the new iPhone OS has some special speech-related references with a codename Jibbler.  It looks to provide voice synthesis and also rudimentary voice recognition for functions like voice calling and possibly more advance featres like voice navigation of Springboard, the Finder of the iPhone. ...

Voice Recognition Goodies Coming with iPhone 3.0
Cult of Mac — ... iPhone 3.0 firmware, expected to be released in June, may provide native voice activation and voice-enabled services previously available only with third-party applications, according to emerging reports. ...

News: More signs of voice control found in iPhone OS 3.0
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — More evidence pointing to the possibility of a voice control feature in iPhone OS 3.0 has been found in the latest beta version of the software. Citing anonymous sources, Ars Technica reports that a number of references to classes and methods related to the code name “Jibbler” have been discovered in the software, which appear to suggest support for both voice synthesis and voice recognition. References to Jibbler, which appears to be an enhancement to the iPhone’s home page SpringBoard application, include VSSpeechSynthesizer, VSRecognitionSession, ...

‘Jibbler’ Springboard code points to voice control, speech synthesis in iPhone OS 3.0
MacDailyNews — ... application, the Finder-esque app that acts as a launcher and will support the newly announced 3.0 Spotlight search," Foresman reports. "There's no indication whether these voice features will be tied to newer hardware expected this summer or if the features will be compatible with existing iPhone hardware," Foresman reports. "Besides the coolness factor that the voice control features add to the iPhone, they also bring the promise of voice-controlled dialing." Full article here .

iPhone Software 3.0 may offer voice control, dialing - report
AppleInsider — ... within the International preferences of the upcoming release, contacts speaking to Ars have located a number of function calls to voice control features apparently nicknamed "Jibbler." While details are few and far between, the features appear to tie into the new version of the Springboard application that serves as the iPhone's home screen and application launcher. In particular, references to VSSpeechSynthesizer, VSRecognitionSession, SBVoiceControlDisableHandlerActions, SBSensitiveJibblerEnabled, and SBVoiceControlSoundCompletion were uncovered. While those methods ...

New iPhone Could Have Voice Recognition, HD Video Output
Silicon Alley Insider — More new rumored features coming to Apple's iPhone 3.0 software and new iPhone hardware, both expected this summer. Voice control features appear to be part of the iPhone 3.0 software, Ars Technica details. Apple is planning HD video output for the new iPhone, including 720p and 1080i output, according to PhoneNews, which reports that Apple is asking resellers to put old AV cables on clearance ahead of new cables being released. Both sound plausible, although we're not sure if shuffling HD video -- 4+ GB for a feature ...

5Words for April 21st, 2009
Technologizer — ... It’s sweltering in San Francisco… Windows 7 Starter Edition’s okay. iPhone to get voice control? More on Microsoft’s Europe case. Sharp’s touchpad has an LCD. Twitter’s limit on daily following. Are pirates big music buyers? A real-time ray-tracing card. Belkin iPod charger: almost invisible. ShareThis ...

Report: iPhone 3.0 may include voice recognition, synthesis features
Macworld — ... I don’t know about you, but I talk to my iPhone all the time: “Hurry up, iPhone”; “How come I can't press this button!?”; “Why, iPhone, whyyyyyyyy?” Most of the time it ends in tears—for me, anyway; I suspect the iPhone is silently laughing at me. However, rumors suggest that the iPhone may soon be more receptive to my pleas: Ars Technica reports that uncovered software frameworks in the iPhone 3.0 beta might represent speech recognition and synthesis systems . Of course, this isn’t exactly out of left field. Both the latest iPod nano and iPod shuffle include speech synthesis ...

Voice Control Coming to iPhone Software 3.0?
Mac|Life — iphone Ars' sources have discovered a new hidden feature in the iPhone 3.0 beta software. This week's super-fun find is voice control and feedback. Using the codename "Jibbler," the new feature could potentially allow users to control their iPhones using the power of their voice. The new services were discovered to be tied to the SpringBoard of the iPhone and could potentially bring a feature to the iPhone that many older phones have had for a while, voice dialing. Whether these new features will make it into the final version of iPhone OS 3.0, or if the features will make it ...

iPhone 3.0 Beta Reveals More Clues of Voice Control
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... testing an earlier version of the 3.0 beta discovered a configuration file called "Voice Control." Ars speculates Jibbler could also introduce voice-enabled dialing — a feature oddly missing from the iPhone. It's worth nothing, however, there are already voice-recognition apps available in the App Store: SayWho, a dialer; SayWhere, which looks up directions and businesses; and Google Mobile, which performs Google search queries. iPhone OS 3.0 to feature voice control and feedback [ArsTechnica] See ...

New-iPhone Features Begin Surfacing
PhoneReport v2.0 - latest news, specs, reviews, interviews, and analysis — CUPERTINO, USA - The new iPhone is nowhere to be seen, but features from the upcoming software version are now being uncovered, and an upgrade on the phone's carrier of choice has also drawn direct conclusions. Ars Technica reports that "Jibbler", the codename for a new component on the iPhone OS 3.0, will be a component that will ...

iPhone Software 3.0 to Have Voice Capabilities?
The Mac Observer — ... on April 22nd, 2009 at 9:12 AM When version 3.0 of the iPhone's operating system is released this summer, it may include speech and voice recognition capabilities, allowing users to not only speak commands but also have the handset respond to those statements. Ars Technica says the technology goes by the code name "Jibbler" and will be part of the iPhone's SpringBoard software, which launches applications and will offer a search function in OS 3.0. Jibbler's speech capability is said to be similar to the new iPod shuffle's ability to speak playlist and track names, with the ...

iPhone Voice Control Features Discovered In iPhone 3.0
iPhone News Feeds — ... is also the possibility that it will also be controlled by use of the iPhone headset. Here’s arundown of the classes and methods discovered (’SB’ is a reference to the SpringBoard, and VS is believed to be a reference to a new ‘Voice Services’ class): VSSpeechSynthesizer VSRecognitionSession SBVoiceControlDisableHandlerActions SBSensitiveJibblerEnabled SBVoiceControlSoundCompletion [via ArsTechnica.com] Post from: Talk iPhone 3G iPhone ...

Voice Control For the New iPhone?
Planet iPhones — ...      Sources of the famous Ars Technica may have found files that could indicate a possible voice-recognition (really close to the new iPod Shuffle) feature added to the SpringBoard. ...

You're A Loudmouth, Baby: Voice Control Buried in OS 3.0
iSmashPhone — ... does it? That may change Very Soon Now.  Further spelunking in the OS 3.0 beta code has uncovered a component called "Jibbler," which looks like it will provide not just voice synthesis, but also voice recognition.  Hands-free voice commands have been sorely lacking in the iPhone to date; this may be the light at the end of that particular tunnel. No word on whether the vox code will work with older hardware, or if it's lying in wait for the "4G" iPhone. [Via Ars Technica] ...

Apple Finally Making the iPhone a Good Listener
TheAppleBlog — ... According to recent findings reported by Ars Technica, upcoming iPhone software will likely support voice recognition and feedback. So not only will you be able to talk to your phone, but it will talk back to you, probably via something along the same lines as the new iPod Shuffle’s VoiceOver features. The new voice software goes by the codename “Jibbler.” ...