Re: Truly hands-free voice-activated cell phones

"ironside65" wrote

> is anyone aware of any cell phones in the market that offers true
> hands-free voice-activated usage? I'm not talking the type where you
> have to reach up to the earpiece to toggle the voice functions (i.e.
> Bluetooth, etc.) or snap something on the cable. I'm looking for one
> that constantly monitors your voice for a trigger word or some such
> idea.

You watch too many Star Trek shows.
I'd hate to be the one constantly apologizing to people for calling them by accident.
- You know, Frankie, I'm getting tired of that neighbor's dog barking so much.
-- Maybe you could tell the neighbor that someone threatened to "call the police".
(ring, ring)... 9-1-1, what's your emergency?

On 2007-05-31, MasterBlaster <Nobody's.Home@My.Place> wrote:

> You watch too many Star Trek shows.
> I'd hate to be the one constantly apologizing to people for calling them by accident.
> - You know, Frankie, I'm getting tired of that neighbor's dog barking so much.
> -- Maybe you could tell the neighbor that someone threatened to "call the police".
> (ring, ring)... 9-1-1, what's your emergency?

That's silly.

My VoiceSignal-equipped phones (a Sprint Samsung SPHA660, a Sprint Samsung
SPHA620 and my current T-Mobile Motorola U6 PEBL) only respond to a handful
of commands: Name dial (dial out of the phonebook), Digit dial (dial by saying
the digits of the phone number), and a few others. At least with the VS
software, I don't see your scenario happening very often, if at all.

But with VS, I have to open the flip or press a button on the phone or
headset (depending on which phone it is and how I have it configured).
I'd like to... not have to do that.