I doubt we'd find voice recognition open source, and it would have to be
done "in the cloud" not on the pi. It may work fine for commands, but it
appears one can nearly always spot messages that were dictated. No personal
slight intended, as my typing is never perfect either, but I do try to
punctuate.
Tom Fowle
On Mon, Aug 07, 2017 at 07:58:15AM -0400, Ryan Mann wrote:
Voice input seems easier. However, If I was going to get a note taker, I===========================================================
wouldn't want one where voice input was the only option. If not Braille
input, I would require at least the option to use a bluetooth keyboard. On
my iPhone I use dictation for things such as text messages, but I would never
use it to take notes for a college lecture. Just to show how unreliable
dictation can be, I have a funny story. My dad picks me up breakfast usually
once a week. One time I meant to text him that I wanted Dunkin Donuts. When
I dictated, it came out I want f**ing donuts. Note that was a cuss word that
I didn't want to put on a public list. We laughed it off because he knows I
don't talk like that. If I used dictation for notes on an hour lecture, I
can't imagine how many mistakes there would be. I'm typing this email with
an iPhone using a logitech bluetooth keyboard.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 7, 2017, at 7:30 AM, David Arocho <darocho@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:vi
The question of the target market is an important one to consider. It
seems there is some consensus that Braille input is a likely candidate. I
have used such devices ever since the Blazie Braille 'n Speak came out, and
as a Braille user since birth I can understand why many of us feel
comfortable with that approach. However, the fact is that the large
majority of blind persons do not share our experience, and with the advent
of the IPhone and Android phones more and more blind users are used to
those devices, specially the voice input facilities that they provide. I
think a totally voice driven product would reach many more blind persons
and may circumvent all the hassles of keyboarding. In fact, I would hazard
a guess that speech driven i/o is the wave of the future. With the
advances of Artificial Intelligence driving personal assistants like Alexa
I see a move to computers that respond verbally to commands and other robot
functions. Be that as it may, a Personal Perky de
ce might do well to see how feasible it is with today's technology to===========================================================
produce a totally hands free voice driven computer for the blind. Some may
recall that talking books for the blind later inspired talking books for
the sighted. I do not think it is unrealistic to imagine a similar
progression with talking interactive computers which at first are developed
for the blind. Designing such a computer using a raspberry like device as
its base would be a revolutionary concept. I think it would attract
funding more readily than that currently under discussion.
David
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