Speech Recognition - Coming of Age!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QKZjHvlxFxWIdg-maYzWeVwvBsKhn0tri2kjSkXqyZK8AtZl9OZBV0fRxri2qEmXZ0Um5scUt1qD4udygMKIf8OmcTwXQPyhSadrK7mIWYoBtZ9rCD7KiBtBpAMhDa69qNLfoutHFIA/s1600/megaphone.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QKZjHvlxFxWIdg-maYzWeVwvBsKhn0tri2kjSkXqyZK8AtZl9OZBV0fRxri2qEmXZ0Um5scUt1qD4udygMKIf8OmcTwXQPyhSadrK7mIWYoBtZ9rCD7KiBtBpAMhDa69qNLfoutHFIA/s1600/megaphone.png" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ever since I've been involved in the field of assistive technology there's always been the hope that speech recognition could assist students with the writing process. While speech recognition has been effective for some of the students we work with, it hasn't always worked out for the majority of the students that we work with. In the last six months there's been some new developments that make speech recognition a reality for many students. For many of us that are using smart phones we find ourselves using speech recognition more and more on daily basis for text messaging and for writing emails. Now students can take advantage of speech recognition on mobile devices such as iPhone's, iPad, Android phones, Windows tablets as well with as within Google Docs. With the advent of machine learning the speech recognition engines keep getting better and better and do not require initial training. This has made it a very easy entry for students to trial speech recognition. Prior to this time, students would have to spend a considerable amount of time training and creating a profile. With the advent of mobile devices this is a thing of the past. Over the last six months I've been using a number of different speech workflows that I wanted to share with you.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKnVUTj22ut3DarPvb4GQmOHXseJPgK0jOOOW9Vyudvyx7uDpoUhQVJjJMbM7UHh_QheB47Pn2D6RG_v6-gT9XGgQaVAvhU0QvrOAzsm-4fcq-w67_58zyL6veH3Yu-niZcU0W-KwlXk/s1600/voicetyping.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKnVUTj22ut3DarPvb4GQmOHXseJPgK0jOOOW9Vyudvyx7uDpoUhQVJjJMbM7UHh_QheB47Pn2D6RG_v6-gT9XGgQaVAvhU0QvrOAzsm-4fcq-w67_58zyL6veH3Yu-niZcU0W-KwlXk/s320/voicetyping.PNG" width="225" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Google recently added Voice Typing to Google Docs which really has taken speech recognition to the next level. By simply plugging in a microphone to a desktop computer students can start to use speech recognition immediately. I have found that the speech recognition that's built into Google Docs to be very accurate and allows students to quickly get their ideas down. Voice Typing opens up all kinds of opportunities for students to quickly get their ideas down on the page. With the advent of this API other companies have been using and integrating the Voice Typing into their apps. You will now find Voice Typing integrated into <a href="http://donjohnston.com/portfolio-item/cowriter-universal/" target="_blank">Co:Writer Universal</a>, <a href="http://www.goqsoftware.com/wordQ4c.php" target="_blank">WordQ</a>, as well as<a href="https://rwchrome.texthelp.com/drive/Support/Home" target="_blank"> Read and Write for Google Chrome</a>. Having Voice Yyping integrated into these applications give students a new way to get their ideas down on the page. It's really exciting to work with students and watch them as the words fly onto the computer screen. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With the advent of so many stews students using iPads and the new system IOS 9, SIRI has become a better contender in the area of speech recognition. Anytime student see the microphone at the bottom of the keyboard they can click and speak and the text gets immediately transcribed. Although it's not perfect it certainly is a very fast way to input text on the iPhone or  iPad. SIRI is wonderful in that it works throughout the operating system giving students access to it from wherever application they are using. I am working with many students that are currently using SIRI instead of writing which has worked out really well.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another interesting application that I came across is called <a href="http://myechoapp.com/" target="_blank">myEcho</a> and it's an app that you can install on your iPhone and takes advantage of the SIRI technology. This workflow is great if a student has an iPhone and is working on the Windows platform. The student can first purchase <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myecho-dictation/id870120293?mt=8" target="_blank">myEcho aoo for IOS</a> for a $1.99 and then install the companion app on their Windows desktop, laptop or tablet. Once the iPhone and the computer had been </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_pZ8CKa9hfQlObnEExCkNaQCZoZ5-urfDlUfJRxta54UI3WfEBEDUepOQvw3TSHk4c-4CMxw_2xtP1XcOZ7CZi6SoHmN9IDAi5pNHAxcrS1V9shZqh7XbeCc6alJBch2nezTuO6m-rI/s1600/myecho.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_pZ8CKa9hfQlObnEExCkNaQCZoZ5-urfDlUfJRxta54UI3WfEBEDUepOQvw3TSHk4c-4CMxw_2xtP1XcOZ7CZi6SoHmN9IDAi5pNHAxcrS1V9shZqh7XbeCc6alJBch2nezTuO6m-rI/s200/myecho.png" width="198" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">paired up, the students simply brings up the myEcho app- clicks on the microphone and begins to dictate. When when you click on the done button the text automatically gets sent to whatever application is open. This would allow a student to use speech recognition using their iPhone as the input mechanism and would allow them to type text directly into an application like Microsoft Word or any application that can accept text. Just like SIRI there is about a 15 second limit but you can continue to add text to your document by clicking on the microphone button. This application is not limited to one computer which would enable a student to  have the <a href="http://myechoapp.com/download" target="_blank">myEcho companion</a> installed on his many computers as they have access to. This is a great solution for students that have an iPhone but are still using a Windows computer at school or at home for productivity</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdfC-dwA10nHyhB53Ttj0rgJcLpbk1sTTufTdIgDtAZzDDnh53CDezlfLpWhvBRACdjRrJ_JQMf9fBg1rlSmUZSVYfspj2dT9dksWU3TirnnR7smX1o2-0ql8VZWxg6hP3-EGCPTZxSg/s1600/IMG_0912.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdfC-dwA10nHyhB53Ttj0rgJcLpbk1sTTufTdIgDtAZzDDnh53CDezlfLpWhvBRACdjRrJ_JQMf9fBg1rlSmUZSVYfspj2dT9dksWU3TirnnR7smX1o2-0ql8VZWxg6hP3-EGCPTZxSg/s320/IMG_0912.PNG" width="180" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This past week Nuance the developers of Dragon NaturallySpeaking released a new app for Android and IOS called <a href="http://www.nuance.com/for-business/by-product/dragon/dragon-anywhere/index.htm" target="_blank">Dragon Anywhere</a>. Dragon Anywhere is a mobile solution with hands-free use while doing speech recognition. Dragon Anywhere allows the student to dictate for as long as they need without having to tap on the microphone button on the keyboard. Dragon Anywhere allows the students to use voice commands to select text, export text and to move the cursor around the document totally hands-free. This power it has been unprecedented until the release of Dragon Anywhere. Once the student has done the dictation it's easy to export the text via email it or even place it in Drop Box.The one downside to <a href="http://www.nuance.com/for-business/by-product/dragon/dragon-anywhere/index.htm" target="_blank">Dragon Anywhere </a>is that there is a monthly subscription fee of $15 to use the app. It really would be great if  Nuance had an educational pricing schedule for students to that schools could begin to pay for this service.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Certainly you can see a lot has changed over the last couple of years with regards to speech recognition- making it a much more viable alternative for students that have difficulty in the area of written language. With a little practice these tools can become an invaluable part of their assistive technology toolkit.</span>

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Tegware Bagel and Boogie Board Perfect Together!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0CLXb4PUB4wh22yurLUg82F2GArkIeIRaay6FA9dVPu8YtJgmywzpmRrMQgjGHjPO7TZm732GZ4RaLBxjyWsfFWv7Ebrju_vf5zK8-DQB5RQp38bZ94Q5vzhX_ECJfVQRo-qjplhm2g/s1600/tegware3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0CLXb4PUB4wh22yurLUg82F2GArkIeIRaay6FA9dVPu8YtJgmywzpmRrMQgjGHjPO7TZm732GZ4RaLBxjyWsfFWv7Ebrju_vf5zK8-DQB5RQp38bZ94Q5vzhX_ECJfVQRo-qjplhm2g/s1600/tegware3.JPG" width="105" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have been following the digital writing market for some time now and was intrigued when I learned about a new product from Tegware, called the <a href="http://tegware.com/" target="_blank">Tegware Bagel</a>, which marries an iPhone case with a small Boogie Board eWriter display, which was released at CES 2014. Having reviewed the original <a href="http://assistivetek.blogspot.com/2010/04/boogie-board-new-age-etch-sketch.html" target="_blank">Boogie Board</a> when it was released, I saw first-hand how liberating it was to use for jotting down notes and for doodling and have enjoyed using one ever since. In fact, I now keep a </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Boogie Board </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jot 4.5  on my desk at work to write down reminders and telephone numbers instead of wasting paper. There is a certain beauty in the simplicity of technology when it is done right and in this regard, Tegware has found a sweet </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>spot for using <a href="http://www.kentdisplays.com/" target="_blank">Kent Display's eWriter</a> technology to marry it to an iPhone case. At first glance one might say why would you need to have another display when you have a digital device <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLX1IL67F_dH8NjwSdnMeizOyWENTH24eYT1OSBSyqdrE-WAkoMe9VpRuaOquksbq4JKn8F8L5-dPJdMhp4IhmdNn000yovSLUJIZH0BWsVXxYxU5aeQ7qIjAMu3K_N40x9qUCsulVBE/s1600/tegwarebagel2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLX1IL67F_dH8NjwSdnMeizOyWENTH24eYT1OSBSyqdrE-WAkoMe9VpRuaOquksbq4JKn8F8L5-dPJdMhp4IhmdNn000yovSLUJIZH0BWsVXxYxU5aeQ7qIjAMu3K_N40x9qUCsulVBE/s1600/tegwarebagel2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>like an iPhone? That was my first reaction, but soon I realized that there are times when you just want to jot something down quickly when you are on the phone and having access to the Tegware Bagel is ideal for that. <br /><br />The Tegware Bagel uses the pressure sensitive Boogie Board eWriter technology which gives you the smooth feel of writing on paper. The <a href="http://tegware.com/" target="_blank">Tegware Bagel iPhone</a> case is lightweight with a magnetic closure, has a good feel, and is made of high quality synthetic leather and is suited for the iPhone 5/5s and comes in a variety of colors to match your personal needs. The folio case comes with a stylus but in a pinch you could always use your finger. Once you jot something down you can quickly erase it by clicking on the erase button, which quickly refreshes the screen. The Tegware Bagel is powered by a non-replaceable built-in coin battery and has been rated for up to 50,000 erasures. If you have used the original Boogie Board then you will feel right at home using the Tegware Bagel. Writing or jotting down things feels really natural on the Tegware Bagel and is a really handy compliment to your iPhone. Short of being able to take the Tegaware Bagel out of the case to use in other venues, the product delivers a high quality writing experience for jotting things down when you are in a pinch. Now if Tegware can build the Boogie Board Sync into the Tegware Bagel it would take this product into a whole new realm!<br /><br /><br />

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Apple made it into the Fortune-500 top-10

Last week, Apple finally managed to secure a spot in the Top-10 of Fortune-500's <b>list of most valuable companies</b>. Apple thereby replaced Hewlett Packard which has seen enormous losses, in fact the biggest losses of the entire list. While HP dropped from the 10th place to number 15, Apple made its first ever entry into the top-10 ranking at the 6th spot and is currently the only top-10 tech company present in the Fortune 500 list of most valuable companies.<br /><br />Here's the full top-10:<br /><br />1 - Wal-Mart - 469 billion dollars in revenue<br />2 - Exxon Mobile with 449 billion dollars in revenue<br />3 - Chevron with 233 billion dollars in revenue<br />4 - Phillips 66 with 169 billion dollars in revenue<br />5 - Berkshire Hathaway with 162 billion dollars in revenue<br />6 - <b>Apple</b> Inc. with 156 billion dollars in revenue<br />7 - General Motors (GM) with 152 billion dollars in revenue<br />8 - General Electric (GE) with 146 billion dollars in revenue<br />9 - Valero Energy with 138 billion dollars in revenue<br />10 - Ford Motor with 134 billion dollars in revenue<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/" target="_blank">CNN Money / Fortune</a><br /><br /><br />

Apple made it into the Fortune-500 top-10

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iPhone 6S features and specs video + possible release date

This is a concept design / prototype video of the <b></b><br /><h1 style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://tech-tech-news.blogspot.com/2012/10/iphone-6-what-we-can-expect-features.html">iPhone 6S</a></b></h1>Apple's news flagship smartphone and the company's most innovative smartphone in years, the iPhone 6S, will have a release date (launch date) in the second- or early third quater of 2014 which will be way ahead of its main rival and iPhone competitor's new model launch. It includes many great new features and specs such as dynamic fingerprint scanning, enhanced Siri functionality, haptic display technology and many more exciting new things we could only expect to come forward with the iPhone 6S! And to the great joy among many iPhone fanatics, yes the screen will be larger then the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S. Have a look:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7ozEFtkVb2E" width="560"></iframe></div>

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iPhone 6 / iPhone 6s, Features, specifications and release dates

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">A good reason to speculate early about the <b></b><br /><h1><b><a href="http://tech-tech-news.blogspot.com/2013/03/iphone-6s-features-video.html">iPhone 6</a> and iPhone 6s</b></h1>is that the latest release, iPhone 5 (and the upcoming iPhone 5s) does not carry many innovations apart from reduction in thickness and weight. In addition, Apple is under intense pressure from competitors, mainly Samsung to release sooner then they may wish for.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziIIse9SvqhoqkwfYtwsaMIsgkBIrYPasiiP15-LVcXKT1QZT4Wyoaa23jIWQ1JW9571NHa6dje23AIsHvTiKFbJnAls2bfH5rU9V2q3xcXo6cP6i8iToMfhjqhdTC-Y2TncWI1DGOc4/s1600/6372731_f260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziIIse9SvqhoqkwfYtwsaMIsgkBIrYPasiiP15-LVcXKT1QZT4Wyoaa23jIWQ1JW9571NHa6dje23AIsHvTiKFbJnAls2bfH5rU9V2q3xcXo6cP6i8iToMfhjqhdTC-Y2TncWI1DGOc4/s200/6372731_f260.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">iPhone 6 concept design released <br />by Apple Inc. back in 2011</td></tr></tbody></table>Market-speculation includes a wide range of topics. A more elegant overall design, curved screen, <i>p-Si LCD</i> screen technology, inclusion of a projector, wireless charging, expanded storage, improved antenna, new display glass technology and an edge-to-edge screen.<br /><br />We expect iPhone 6 / 6s will have all elegance and attraction that have characterized all previous iPhones. A larger display surface, thinner body and lighter weight.<br /><br />The iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6s are rumored to feature a radical curved screen. This design rumor appears to have originated because Apple reportedly asked lens technology companies about the equipments needed for polishing curved glass.<br /><br />The much talked about feature, the p-Si LCD screen seems to have created a lot of unnecessary confusion. Developed by Sharp, p-Si LCD is the next generation LCD. p-Si refers to <i>poly Silicon Liquid Crystal Display</i> and it allows monolithic integration, which means that the circuits powering the screen are integrated directly into it. As a result, the screen can be lighter, thinner and use less battery-power.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNNlvZLgRtySHAk3Vk45EAKxF3npyW4LQahtAWkpx0dHwRpCG6nudZuQuF8FKHahqji6z3_8vo-0Fl3Mi6LNoG2wc880KS1VQCWLquIZLPhm42FYjVG-d7e0ZnNfN9eqkudwSYTzObJ4/s1600/iPhone+6+6s+concept+model+features+specification+design+release+date.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNNlvZLgRtySHAk3Vk45EAKxF3npyW4LQahtAWkpx0dHwRpCG6nudZuQuF8FKHahqji6z3_8vo-0Fl3Mi6LNoG2wc880KS1VQCWLquIZLPhm42FYjVG-d7e0ZnNfN9eqkudwSYTzObJ4/s200/iPhone+6+6s+concept+model+features+specification+design+release+date.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s design concept</td></tr></tbody></table>It is widely assumed that the <u>iPhone 6</u> will have a built-in / integrated projector allowing theuser to project photos and videos on a walls and other flat surface. This is a highly valued capability by many, even though the projection distance may be limited.<br /><br />There ismuch speculation that the iPhone 6 will get a 128 GB storage capaxity. Currently, existing iPhones are available with 32 GB or 64 GB internal storage space. Additionally, analysts expect Apple may introduce an external storage option (memory card) of up to 1TB.<br /><br />The new iPhone 6 will most probably have the ability to be charged wireless using inductive charging, an advanced form of electromagnetic technology. Solar charging is another possibility. With this new technology, Apple will follow in the footsteps of Nokia, which was the first smartphone producer to incorporate <i>wireless charging</i> in their Nokia Lumia 920.<br />The Japanese daily Nikkan has reported that the <b>iPhone 6</b> will use a new, tough screen material called <b>Gorilla Glass</b>. The new material allows the phone to be lighter and thinner while making it more durable. This will will also give a small advantage in battery consumption.<br /><br />The 6th generation iPhone is widely expected to bear an improved antenna. This seems to be linked to the fiasco associated with the wrap-around antenna used in the iPhone 4. Apple will not come up with an entire new antenna design but rather going to improve on the existing design as used in the iPhone 4s and 5.<br /><br />The new iPhone6 is expected to have a revolutionary <i>edge-to-edge screen</i>. These rumours come from the fact that all of the main competitors have much bigger screens. The iPhone 6 is likely to have a 3.7" screen, moving it on par with competiting models on the market.<br /><br />It is also expected that Apple will remove the Home Button from the body making way for added screen-space.<br /><br />Given the short life-cycle of iPhones arising from itsrate of new product launches, it's good to remark that several options are available for users to trade-in an existing unit and upgrade to a newer model. For example, Apple will accept working phones by mail and send users a gift card reflecting the value of it as assessed by Apple.<br /><br />Summing-up, the iPhone is likely to continue asone of the global leaders in the smartphone market. Based upon the above list the iPhone 6 expected features and <i>specifications</i> are leading edge improvements and unlikely to disappoint the average consumer.<br /><br />Update: New concept features video released of the <b><a href="http://tech-tech-news.blogspot.com/2013/03/iphone-6s-features-video.html">iPhone 6s</a></b></div><br /><br /><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_GB/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script> <br /><div class="fb-comments" data-href="http://tech-tech-news.blogspot.com/2012/10/iphone-6-what-we-can-expect-features.html" data-num-posts="10" data-width="470"></div><br />

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iPhone 6 release, features and specs

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3kdbuYUBO5T_0TzqcMgJ9pQH0zhxYZrwjY9LGvNHKcxcJLu_NErQdyLZKQskSkCY2rDlsFoINATwueKCu3g9xcX83MfRoo4Pq3J9ALRg5qapxWg4R3q8VDM97d4JnzwsARwMXecEH9I/s1600/iPhone+6+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3kdbuYUBO5T_0TzqcMgJ9pQH0zhxYZrwjY9LGvNHKcxcJLu_NErQdyLZKQskSkCY2rDlsFoINATwueKCu3g9xcX83MfRoo4Pq3J9ALRg5qapxWg4R3q8VDM97d4JnzwsARwMXecEH9I/s200/iPhone+6+logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple iPhone 6 release and features</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Cambria, serif;">As I’m writing this, it’s barely a month since Apple released</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"> </span></span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #555555; font-family: Cambria, serif; padding: 0cm;">its</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #555555; font-family: Cambria, serif; padding: 0cm;">iPhone 5</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Cambria, serif;">, and yet we’re already looking forward to all the new stuff  Apple will put into the <b><span style="font-size: large;">iPhone 6</span></b>.</span><br /><div style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">A newly released</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"> </span></span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><a href="http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2012129247" style="font-style: inherit; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #b63717; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">patent</span></a>, filed in March 2012, shows a truckload of new technologies currently being developed up in Apple’s R&D labs for new iDevices, including <u>tactile keyboard</u>, <u>laser microphone</u>, <u>laserspeaker</u>, and <u>flexible display</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><br /></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziIIse9SvqhoqkwfYtwsaMIsgkBIrYPasiiP15-LVcXKT1QZT4Wyoaa23jIWQ1JW9571NHa6dje23AIsHvTiKFbJnAls2bfH5rU9V2q3xcXo6cP6i8iToMfhjqhdTC-Y2TncWI1DGOc4/s1600/6372731_f260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziIIse9SvqhoqkwfYtwsaMIsgkBIrYPasiiP15-LVcXKT1QZT4Wyoaa23jIWQ1JW9571NHa6dje23AIsHvTiKFbJnAls2bfH5rU9V2q3xcXo6cP6i8iToMfhjqhdTC-Y2TncWI1DGOc4/s200/6372731_f260.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">iPhone 6 concept design prototype</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This is how we anticipate the new</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><b>iPhone 6</b> will look like.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Top feature: a <b>transparent screen</b> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-style: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 4.15pt; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-style: inherit;">All of these new features will reportedly work in line to give the user a dynamic iPhone 6 experience that aligns with the user’s needs: Flexible displays allow for more comfortable holding and typing, while the highly-advanced </span><u style="color: #555555; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-style: inherit;">tactile screen</u><span style="color: #555555; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-style: inherit;"> creates buttons when needed so the user can feel the letters as they type, or touch the topography on an Apple map.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 4.15pt; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">By placing an array of piezoelectric actuators below the display and activating them on demand for tactile feedback… this way you have a perfectly smooth surface when you browse the net or read your email. Call up a keyboard, and actuators pop up and now you can feel the letters as you type.</span><br /><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMKkv-JUUnsFG4OPpDmLvZOyElN-4sS6QYufZF_0L5teQHsPLOpUW4Se3Ql601SwTbJWkUzRPTb40GCNQRWzJex1_xbA2TjaBqcszW_Ysmzicj4t07NI4l6IowpC2RoSNTeGF0lqjtGI/s1600/iphone6+concept+design+technical+drawing+patent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMKkv-JUUnsFG4OPpDmLvZOyElN-4sS6QYufZF_0L5teQHsPLOpUW4Se3Ql601SwTbJWkUzRPTb40GCNQRWzJex1_xbA2TjaBqcszW_Ysmzicj4t07NI4l6IowpC2RoSNTeGF0lqjtGI/s200/iphone6+concept+design+technical+drawing+patent.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple's iPhone6 concept<br />design patent drawing</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Tactile display technology, which is useful for using your smart-phone without looking at it, has been something Apple has long been interested in: On May 7, Apple published</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"> </span></span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/iphone-5-feature-apple-patents-advanced-haptics-flexible-oled-screen-pictures-700381" style="font-style: inherit; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #b63717; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">a patent for </span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: #b63717; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">advanced haptics</span></a> using a <u>flexible OLED screen</u>, which would allow users to physically interact with their content by touching it – an experience accomplished with sensors and actuators working simultaneously.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"></span><br /><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Apple's multi-tiered system is extremely sophisticated: Using several layers of elastic screens stacked on top of each other, Apple's screen can produce 3D buttons or objects to interact with, as well as give texture to images, like topographical maps, but only when they're needed.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0cm 0cm 4.15pt; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxWGpz0GX7xsCbIenH2-FEqCOi0JLftSSmOW2uN96DnKMp9uuYIC7DUnp9XRxbXP-9EBs3zv7g8trCEbyLkYxKv3ehnwqTC3ga5IxwjztNRX9PfRPsAHfaoekmh-Wdhyphenhyphen3igJtvxOtrpI/s1600/iPhone+6+tactile+display+technology.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxWGpz0GX7xsCbIenH2-FEqCOi0JLftSSmOW2uN96DnKMp9uuYIC7DUnp9XRxbXP-9EBs3zv7g8trCEbyLkYxKv3ehnwqTC3ga5IxwjztNRX9PfRPsAHfaoekmh-Wdhyphenhyphen3igJtvxOtrpI/s200/iPhone+6+tactile+display+technology.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tactile display</i> technology to be<br />used in the new iPhone 6</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Apple's haptic system can respond to as well as create different types of actions, including vibration, net displacement, bending, deforming, or any one combination of those elements. Pretty exciting huh?<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><br /></span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Can't wait for the iPhone 6? Keep checking this blog regularly, we will be coming out with a more detailed iPhone 6 specs, features and prices article very soon!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

iPhone 6 release, features and specs

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