Tag: voice
Meet The Real Woman Behind The Beloved Voice Of Siri
We've written so much about Siri lately. With the new iOS 7 Siri features, she's more useful than ever before. One thing I've never thought about is...who's the woman behind the voice of Siri? Surely it's a real woman who lent her voice to our beloved Siri. As it turns out, there is a real woman beh ...
Text Technology Adds Animated Face & Emotions To Your Text Messages
If you have experienced a close friendship or even a romantic relationship with someone online, you know that even though technology has progressed enough to make communication across the globe easy, it still has its limitations. There are so many aspects of a human being's personality and feelings ...
![First Time A Computer’s Artificial Voice Orders A Pizza [Video]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/first-artificial-voice-pizza-order-optimized.jpg "First Time A Computer’s Artificial Voice Orders A Pizza [Video]")
First Time A Computer’s Artificial Voice Orders A Pizza [Video]
When we were first introduced to Siri, not many people were overly excited. After all, an artificial voice (or a synthetic one) had been done before. What should have impressed us was really the intelligence behind it. The way we embraced Siri was with a bit of skepticism. Making a computer talk lik ...
Spotify CEO Demos A Siri Hack That Controls Spotify
We all love a good hack every now and then. As a matter of fact, I believe that every gadget we have ever seen, bought or tried has at some point been a simple hack to see if the intended approach was even possible. It is no surprise that tech geeks all over the world are taking perfectly new, good ...
Siri Hack Enables Voice-Controlled Home Automation
We all have those lazy days in our lives when we feel like doing absolutely nothing. Some people approach those days by just sitting on the couch all day watching TV, while others sit in front of the computer carelessly browsing away in search of pretty much nothing important at all. It's easy to co ...
The One Man Multitrack Star Wars Soundtrack
After you have watched all of the Star Wars movies, you pretty much come to expect some kind of awesome soundtrack and original music from them. If you were to hear it somewhere, you would know exactly what you were listening to just from the way the music was created and the vibe it expresses. That ...
![Voice Actors: The Voices Of Our Childhood Heroes [Epic List]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Childhood-Heroes-Voice-Actors-List-1-optimized.jpg "Voice Actors: The Voices Of Our Childhood Heroes [Epic List]")
Voice Actors: The Voices Of Our Childhood Heroes [Epic List]
We all go through periods in our lives when we watch certain shows and series on television or in the movies. As kids we were amazed by the all the worlds we could go to just by watching these shows and using our imagination. It wasn't unusual that we called the characters who we enjoyed watching he ...
North American Dialect Chart: Ya’ll Talk Funny
Lately, for whatever reason, I've been talking to more and more of my Twitter friends on the phone. One of the first things people usually notice when they talk to me is that I have a very southern accent (gimme a break... geez, after all, I do live in Atlanta). For some reason, that surprises a lot ...
Voiceprint: Create A Picture Of Your Voice
Have you ever thought about what the visual representation of your voice looks like? What would that sound look like if it were painted on a canvas? A lot of us save special audio clips. When we play them, they give us a certain feeling inside. Sound is very powerful. It's similar to when we li ...
Now You Can Make And Receive Calls From Gmail!
This is a huge deal for those of us that live in the States! As of today, Gmail users in the United States will be able to make and receive calls from their Gmail account. How cool is that?
According to Gmail, all calls made to phone numbers within the States and Canada will be free. However, ...
Do You Long for Peace in the World? – This Is for You
Wow, I haven't seen anything this powerful in a while. This five minute John Lennon interview about peace, called "I Met the Walrus," won the 2009 Emmy for "New Approaches." It was the first film ever to win an Emmy on behalf of the Internet.
According to YouTube, this is how the story goes, "I ...
Geektastic: Darth Vader’s Studio Recording Session For TomTom!
Today pretty much everyone has a GPS in their car to help them find their way in life. You probably know that you can usually customize the voices on it to mix it up a little bit. Ain't nothing more boring than just listening to the same voice hour after hour and mile after mile. It's annoying an ...
The Next Generation Fridge – Yes, It’s All About Touch!
Everything is advancing and there's really no stopping it. Soon enough the flippin pillow will have its own incorporated alarm clock and vibrator to wake you up in the morning. Maybe that already exists, I don't know. In either case, there is a lot of research and development going on in the world ...
Tame Your Phone with Google Voice
If you have not heard of the new service from Google you really need to check this out. You may remember Google acquired GrandCentral and are now rolling out the technology as their own but with lots of new features.
The basic idea of Google Voice is to have a single phone number that reaches yo ...
Woof! Dog Translator
Have you ever wondered what your dog is telling you when he barks? There is a gadget that was developed by the Japanese that will allow you to translate his barks.
The Bowlingual, a gadget that analyzes a dog's bark to detect its emotion, is being relaunched. The gadget can supposedly recognize ...
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