Monday, 20 May 2013

Best Voice Of The Week

Speech recognition has been somewhat of a UNICORN in the software industry; never really perfecting it or never able to make one without hitting a few bumps on the road. Several Pundits like Ray Kurzwell and Bill Gates have tried to develop and proclaim that speech recognition is the future of computing, but people still rely on input devices like Mouse, Keyboards, and other pointing devices.

Today, people are still curious as to the development of speech recognition software, and if they cost a few dollars or so. Several projects and companies have developed speech recognition programs over the last 2 decades, and some of them are in the 90% accuracy; meaning that even if you are able to train the software with your inflections, it still wouldn’t be good enough for others.

Every week, Linux-Tested.com will update the BEST VOICE OF THE WEEK, where we present to you the best voice recognition software in the open-source world:

Week # 1: Simon from Simon-listens.org

  • -          Simon is free open-source speech recognition software that will be able to replace your mouse and keyboard. It is very flexible software and allows customization for any other application that requires speech recognition. It is also a candidate for the European Project called E-INCLUSION because of its language-independent programming. The goal of the software is to give physically disabled people and senior citizens to do stuff on the Internet like chat, send emails, do internet banking a lot more. 

Week #2: Perlbox from Perlbox.org

  • -          Perlbox.org develops voice solution for Linux and Unix desktop control. One of their projects is called the Perlbox Voice Control with text-to-speech feature and voice control for specific applications. The text-to-speech feature wouldn’t be possible without the help of the Festival speech synthesizer. There are also desktop plugins which will allow you to control your Linux desktop with the use of your voice, including screen cycling, desktop cycling, quick-locking the screen, and invoking the run dialog. It also has a PSEUDO-COMMAND feature which allows you to enter commands that you may want to speak. There is no need to train the listening agent in this software because the Sphinx2 backend can be used by multiple users without any reconfiguration. It is also resistant to background and ambient noises. 

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Ubuntu 12.10 Top Performance Optimizations

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When Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS was released, it became a popular discourse among open-source software users. Not just because of it is a Long Term Support release, it is among the top stable choice for individual and corporate users. Not very long when an alpha version of its successor was announced, the “Quantal Quetzal” or Ubuntu 12.10. It is currently at its pre-release stage and not meant for production purposes. Even though it is scheduled to be released on October 18, notable performance optimizations have already been developed.

Various Linux information websites have initiated testing for the Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS successor. Aside from its structure more compatible with Intel hardware, various updates have been impressive among tests. Ranging from performance fixes to flourishing of additional features, The new “Quantal Quetzal” is packed with better and much stable system:

 

Linux Kernel 3.4 – With the release of Linux Kernel 3.4 a few months ago, its already been incorporated with Ubuntu 12.10. Its feature include extensive support for several graphic cards, security modules, and updates to Btrfs file system.

 

GCC 4.7 – The new Ubuntu 12.10 upgrades to GNU Compiler Collection 4.7 from version 4.6 of 12.04 LTS.

 

Python 3.0 – Ubuntu 12.10 desktop image will no longer include Python 2; instead it will transition to carrying Python 3 when the final version is released. Alpha-1 will have both as of now until further porting is done.

 

Before the debut of the beta version in September, there are possible two more alpha versions. From its October 18 release, support will be provided until April 2014.

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