The era of hands-free home control has arrived!
07/Sep/2012 10:21 Filed in:
New Products
HouseLogix is launching VoicePod®, a groundbreaking new device designed to speech-enable any home. Incorporating both speech recognition and speech output in a single wireless device, VoicePod is positioned as an exciting alternative to traditional keypads, remotes and touchpanels.
Each VoicePod provides both lightning-fast speech recognition and speech synthesis within a small tabletop unit that wirelessly communicates using Zigbee®. VoicePod’s patent-pending technology offers totally hands free control in any room. Users simply speak a wakeup phrase, such as “Hello VoicePod” and the unit comes to life. VoicePod’s dual processors instantly recognize and respond to commands such as “watch TV”, “make the lights bright”, “lower the temperature” and “lock the doors”. Users can also ask questions such as “what is the house status” and receive spoken responses from their homes.
VoicePod’s speaker-independent voice recognition requires no training. VoicePod’s vocabularies cover AV, security, lighting control, temperature control and more. VoicePod even offers secure speaker-verification technology for customized voice control applications.
VoicePod also features text-to-speech output, making it useful as a wireless announcement station. VoicePod is easy to configure and is completely customizable. VoicePod will ship in early 2013 and include full Control4 integration.
Tags: Smart Home, Home Automation, Voice Control