Todd Allcock wrote:
> 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.
>
Thank you.
Very helpful.
mike

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