The way humans interact with technology has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade. Traditional interfaces, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. One of the more exciting and promising technologies in the ...

Q: Are there any free voice recognition programs for my computer that are worth trying? A: The pursuit to have computers understand human speech started in the early 1950s when Bell Labs designed a ...

Researchers have created a “biocomputer” made up of lab-grown human brain tissue and electronic circuits that they say can perform tasks including voice recognition. The idea is to build a “bridge ...

Windows 11 Voice Access is a major update to Microsoft's accessibility tools, allowing users to control their desktop entirely with voice commands — no hands or Internet connection required. The ...

Just like you would ask Google Assistant or Siri to accomplish tasks on your phone, you can also talk to your Windows PC to get things done hands-free. While you can use basic commands to perform ...

Microsoft has added a new feature called Voice Access to the latest build of Windows 11. Using this feature, users can control their computers via voice commands and extend the speech-recognition ...

For decades, researches have hoped that speech technology would provide a natural, intuitive link to computers, freeing us from the rigid world of windows, icons, menus and pointers. Instead of using ...

Voice recognition technology now reliably sits on our phones, smart speakers and other devices. And our use of this capability is multiplying. In this article, let’s consider how this now common ...

Frederick Jelinek, 77, a brilliant and determined engineer who overcame the challenges of a boyhood in Nazi-occupied Europe to come to the United States and teach computers how to recognize the sounds ...