As handsets become more loaded with new functionalities, they become harder to master and any new features - even simple tasks such as making a phone call – requires lengthy search and many clicks. As an example, dialling a name from your address book will require on average 13 clicks. Speech recognition and text-to-speech can now be embedded in a handset to provide a powerful way to access in a simple and intuitive ways all these new functions that are now on the fingertips of all mobile users. Nuance offers today a set of application modules to address those needs:

• SMS reader
  Leveraging Nuance's high quality text-to-speech engine RealSpeak Mobile and Vocalizer for Mobile, the SMS reader module enables automatic read-outs of text messages.
• Voice Activated Dialling (VAD) & Free Mode
  The VAD module allows a user make calls by simply saying the name of the person or a phone number. This module can be extended into a complete hands-free / eyes-free solution (Free Mode) by including audio read-out of caller ID and incoming messages. More
• Voice enabled MP3
  Using a speech-enabled MP3 handset, a user can play songs and control the media player by voice, without having to scroll through a play list that can store thousands of songs. More
• Talks & Zooms
  Targeted at the blind and low-vision community, TALKS & ZOOMS combines a screen reader with a screen magnifier, enabling carriers and handset OEMs to comply with accessibility regulations. More
• T9 Nav
  T9 Nav is a new mobile discovery solution that provides a fast, direct way to access all features, applications and content on a device by simply typing the first few letters of the name. More