A Fun Hands-Free Experience
I just experienced something technically cool, which was new to me. I subscribe to Zune and use a Windows Phone, so it’s sometimes the device I use to listen to music.
Today, I was listening to music on my phone when I got a text, which means my phone vibrated a bit. But then, the music paused and I heard a computerized voice tell me that I had received a text from someone (it even speaks out your friend’s name). It then asked me if I wanted it read to me. I told it I did and it proceeded to read the message to me. It then asked if I wanted to speak a reply back! So I did, it recognized it perfectly. It then went back to playing music.
So, I was able listen to and respond to a text message, hands-free while listening to music. I think that’s pretty cool.
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