DriveSafe.ly Gets Things Done, Gets Features on Lifehacker
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The folks over at lifehacker know all the right ways to streamline your life with handy tips and downloads. Now DriveSafe.ly 2.0 joins that list. For the full story and a special treat for lifehacker readers follow the link to the full review. Be sure to leave a comment or drop us a line elsewhere, such as our facebook page.
Android/Blackberry
; There are apps that read your email or SMS while you’re driving (and DIY solutions), and apps that can send messages with your voice. DriveSafe.ly combines and automates the two for total voice-controlled messaging, and Lifehacker readers can try it out.
DriveSafe.ly Drives the Message Home
The DriveSafe.ly mes
sage is certainly spreading and as our latest version hits mobile devices everywhere the New York Post took notice. After the test run here’s what Tech Corner writer Hilary Lewis had to say about our app:
TechCrunch Article – Voice Response is now in DriveSafe.ly 2.0
The wait is finally over. You can now respond by voice to incoming text messages with DriveSafe.ly 2.0 Pro for BlackBerry and Android devices. DriveSafe.ly 2.0 will read all of your incoming messages aloud in real time and the Pro version will allow you to respond by voice. You can Get DriveSafe.ly Pro Here. After hearing an incoming message, you can say “Respond” then dictate a message, and even review the message before sending – All completely hands-free. There are other voice commands like “Call-Back”, which calls back the sender, “Repeat Message”, which re-reads the last message, “Cancel”, etc.
TechCrunch wrote a great article about DriveSafe.ly. Make sure you read the article carefully. There is a special Pro code in there that will work through the month of October, 2010. Also make sure you have the latest version of DriveSafe.ly because the code will not work in older versions.
DriveSafe.ly on CNN
During CNN’s weekly segment, Tech Time, a very familiar app made an appearance. Presented by Marc Salzman, DriveSafe.ly was previewed and reviewed on air. Check out the video for yourselves:
The Word on DriveSafe.ly 2.0
With the latest version of our hit app finally available to the public the reviews have started to come in. Dozens of users have already voiced their opinion, including The Berry Fix.
Their overall impressions?
“DriveSafe.ly is an excellent app that does just what it advertises. DriveSafe reads your messages and lets you respond with great accuracy. It even picked up well on my Southern accent, which is often a problem for voice recognition software. I love DriveSafe.ly and will continue using it anytime I am behind the wheel. DriveSafe.ly is the best application to avoid texting while driving that is available for BlackBerry. We at TheBerryFix.com encourage all our readers to use safe driving practices and turning off your phone or using an app like DriveSafe.ly are the best ways to go while driving.” – Berry Fix (Full Review)
Check back here for more reviews from the community or voice your own opinion on our Facebook page.
CTIA Round-Up
As promised DriveSafe.ly 2.0 and all its exciting features were on display at this years CTIA in San Francisco. Heath Ahrens was there to show off our iSpeech tech as well as our flagship application DriveSafe.ly
Today, check out an interview with Heath Ahrens conducted by our friends at bNetTV
Check back here all week for more videos and updates showcasing all of our big reveals at CTIA and more.
Speech® Announces DriveSafe.ly™ 2.0 Distracted Driving App and Opening of Speech APIs
Leading distracted driving app creator opens award-winning text to speech and voice recognition APIs to mobile developers.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 7, 2010
iSpeech®, creator of the DriveSafe.ly™, and Caller ID Reader™ mobile apps announces the launch of DriveSafe.ly™ 2.0, reading text (SMS) and email messages aloud and allowing voice response, hands free. iSpeech’s award-winning anti-distracted driving app, DriveSafe.ly™, first launched one year ago. Since then, the first of its kind application has been used by over 6 million people and has read over one-quarter-billion messages to users. With DriveSafe.ly™ 2.0, iSpeech® hopes to reduce the danger created by texting while driving by allowing people to send and receive txt messages (SMS) and emails entirely by voice.
The DriveSafe.ly™ 2.0 technology provides a smooth user experience with human-sounding text to speech (TTS) and human quality automated speech recognition (ASR). Once activated, it is possible to communicate by sending and receiving messages without touching the phone. Once an incoming txt message is read aloud, the user can choose to replay the message, speak a response back to the sender or even call back the sender. DriveSafe.ly™ 2.0 is available for BlackBerry on BlackBerry App World™ with version 2.0 for Android and iPhone coming soon.
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