At 16 Apr 2007 18:12:39 +0000 mike wrote:
> Dell Axim X51V WM5
>
> I'm finding no useful info about what Voice Command 1.6 can do.

It has a very limited command set.

> I'm not interested in browsing contacts or dialing the phone etc.
> I'd like to issue voice commands like:
> "google search pocket PC"
> "next page"
> "scroll down"
> "open link"


Nope- it can "call" or "show" (contact by name), "dial" (number) "start"
(shortcut or link in programs folder/subfolder), "play" (media file or
files)

It can also speak your incoming e-mails (sender/subject only) and
calendar appointments.

Plus you ask it a limited number of status questions ("What's the
battery/signal strength level?", "what time/date is it?"


> Speech to text into a note would be nice.
> Or speech to text into an email body.
> Or any place text can be input.

Nope. You can't add any words, commands or phrases it doesn't already
know.

> Can I add voice commands to run other programs or scripts?

Yes, as long a you create a .lnk file for it an put it in the start menu
or programs folder. I.e. you can't say "start internet explorer at
www.google.com, but if you create a link to google (which will open IE,
of course) and call it "Google.lnk" you can say "start google" to display
(but not speak the contents of) the page.

> How about programmable voice output thru bluetooth?


Notifactions can be set to play through bluetooth always, when available
or never.

> Or maybe a SDK or API to let me add voice commands to a program?

I don't know.

> And what about bluetooth compatibility?
> I couldn't tolerate the crippled WM5 MS Bluetooth stack and loaded
> the Widcomm. Will that affect Voice Command 1.6 operation?

Don't know- I use the MS stack.

> Sounds like you have to press a button every time you want voice input.
> Doesn't that negate most of the benefit of voice input?

Not really- you tap the button on device or BT headset and speak the
command. It doesn't understand more that a few words so the button press
isn't a hardship- it's not like it does speech-to-text where pressing a
button repeatedly would get tedious.

> Sounds like a cool toy, but not clear that you can do anything
> but run a few dedicated MS applications????

Or shortcuts you create.