I can also tell you it is very helpful with my helmet mounted BT headset
with the phone in the motorcycle saddle bag. It tells me who is calling, and
with my Cardo rider, I just need to say 'answer' to do so and nothing to let
it go to voice mail. With a tap on one button I can call home, or ask the
time.

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Sven
MS MVP Mobile Devices
"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in message
news:f00igq$t0o$2@aioe.org...
> 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.
>