Promptu – Voice Controlled Television
AgileTV has taken the wraps off a new TV voice control product they like to call Promptu, which enables subscribers of compatible cable TV services to perform advanced TV navigation using only their voice (via Slashdot). Just speak simple verbal commands like “Scan Drama,” “Channel 7,” “Find CSI,” “Find Actor Bill Murray” into the remote’s microphone while holding the green TALK button and get instant access to what’s available on Live TV, the Program Guide, and On Demand. Currently the product is going through trials with Comcast and Time Warner in the Philadelphia region, but it will most likely be available to the rest of the nation by year end (we hope).
Feature Highlights:
- Quickly find favorite programs and channels by name
- Easily search programs by title, actor, or sports team
- Effortlessly scan over 75 categories of programming
- Simply plug it in – set up is so easy you can do it yourself!
- Accurately carries out your commands
Related:
Promptu Voice Command Reference Card [PDF file]
Filed in: Peripherals
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Alexander Grundner is the Editor & Publisher of eHomeUpgrade. He has been following "Digital Home" developments since 2003. He's a fan of Ubuntu, Android, open source software, and cross-platform industry standard technologies related to media, networking, and the web. You can catch his daily tech musings on Twitter: @agrundner.
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