Voice and language solutions provider Nuance has launched the
next-gen version of its popular Swype keyboard. The next-gen version takes a step
forward with a four-in-one keyboard, which seeks to change the way people
communicate and input text on mobile devices. The new Swype version combines
touch and voice input with unique adaptive capabilities to understand users’
preferences over time – becoming smarter and more personalized every time they
swype, speak, tap and write.
The new platform has been optimized for Google's Android
software and the beta version is available for download from here. It may not much time for the official
app to come to the Google Play store.
Some of its major features include:
Next Word Prediction:
Nuance has integrated the Swype with its XT9 portfolio, which includes 300,000
words in English and supports 50 languages for text and 35 for voice. Swype also
gets smarter based on historical usage, so prediction becomes more accurate
with each use.
Voice-Text Dictionary
Syncing: The app has a personal dictionary and every new word a user enters
on the keyboard gets added to their personal dictionary for speech and text. Users
can also allow the app to pick or learn words from emails, texts and posts.
These updates are then mapped into Swype’s unified language model, so people
can immediately speak or write that same word no matter how unique or
specialized.
Language Downloads:
Swype supports the download of over 55 languages, removing the barriers of
geography.
Four-in-One Keyboard:
The app has four input modalities in one keyboard. This allows users to swype
from letter to letter; type rapidly with predictive text input powered by XT9;
speak their text naturally through a fully integrated Dragon button; or, simply
write letters, words and symbols using their fingertip. The best thing is that
multiple options can be used for a single text, i.e. users can switch back and
forth between modalities on the fly.
You can watch this YouTube clipping for its
capabilities.
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