Speech Technologies

Speech technologies are technologies or devices that can understand and/or produce human-like speech. The speech generation is useful in applications such as text-to-speech, electrolarynges, speech prostheses or intelligent personal assistants. The former three technologies are used as a medical devices for people, who lost their voice. Speech synthesizers are also incorporated into devices which helped visually disabled people. Intelligent Personal Assistants allow the users to use their devices hands-free by merely saying required commands, mostly in plain, natural speech.

http://archive.is/YU9D

http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/Editorial/Cover-Story/The-2015-State-of-the-Speech-Technology-Industry-Speech-Engine-101922.aspx

http://www.pcworld.com/article/243060/speech_recognition_through_the_decades_how_we_ended_up_with_siri.html

16th April was chose as World Voice Day.

Main characteristics

http://www.speechatsri.com/products/eduspeak.shtml

Enhancement/Therapy/Treatment

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/feature/software/how-digital-assistants-are-replacing-our-brains-3530140/

Ethical & Health Issues

http://www.techadvisor.co.uk/opinion/internet/no-one-cares-about-privacy/

Related Technologies, Projects or Scientific Research

http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/News/Speech-Technology-News-Features/IBM-Makes-Watson-TTS-More-Expressive--109477.aspx

http://link.springer.com/journal/10772