Between this, voice-to-text, and text-to-voice systems, the lines between talking and texting are getting very blurred indeed. NEC used the NXTcomm show in Las Vegas to show off its "Bubble Text" technology, which is really nothing more than voice SMS -- record a quick snippet of talking, send it off, and the recipient gets a note in his or her inbox with your sonorous speech attached to it. At a high level, it's no different than attaching a sound clip to an MMS, but NEC appears to have streamlined the software to the point where setting up and sending the message is no more difficult than sending a traditional text -- and depending on your circumstances, it can actually be quite a bit easier since there's no actual texting involved. NEC claims that seven carriers have already deployed Bubble Talk, and it's in talks (bubble talks?) with several others. Follow the break for a video of Bubble Talk in action.
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posted Jun 29th 2008 3:02PM
I hate getting voice messages on xbox live. This sounds like that. whats wrong with calling the person and leaving a voicemail if they dont pickup or just sending them a text. If their not in a position to talk on the phone they probably arent in a position to listen to a voice message. Texting a message isn't that hard and can usually be done with a bit more discretion.
how is this different than leaving someone a voicemail?
This is dumb. Sony Ericsson have had a "Voice Message" feature for aaages (since what, the T610 in 2003?) which is similarly quick to use, only it sends it as a standard MMS message, so there's no number for the recipient to dial up or anything annoying like that.
My RAZR V3xx can do this, and it was made in 2006.
This is dumb. Sony Ericsson have had a "Voice Message" feature for aaages (since what, the T610 in 2003?) which is similarly quick to use, only it sends it as a standard MMS message, so there's no number for the recipient to dial up or anything annoying like that.
THIS IS NOT DUMB, this is uber-dumb! I totally agree with you guys's postings. Especially Chris's post. One of the main resons I prefer txt messages is its efficiancy and it's discretion. I'm not sure how efficant this is, but discrete it is not.
I can text my buddy "My boss is just as stupid as your boss" while I'm at work, but using text bubble kind of forces you to sensor your messages, not knowing where the recipient might be, and who they might be around.
STUPID IDEA.