Sunnyvale, Calif. — Sensory, Inc. has announced the availability of BlueGenie Lite, a low-cost speech output solution for Bluetooth devices running on the industry's most popular chipsets, CSR's BlueCore 3 and BlueCore 5. Following the release of the complete BlueGenie Voice Interface last year, this solution tailors the software capabilities to focus on voice output only, enabling voice menus and prompts to improve usability for a wide range of Bluetooth headsets and hands-free car kits.
BlueGenie Lite replaces beeps and flashing lights on Bluetooth headsets with a high-quality human voice that speaks in the user's language of choice. The architecture includes multiple language capabilities and also provides for customized accents or personalities (for example, the voice of a teen idol could be used as interface for a product targeting teens). Headset manufacturers can easily implement these features to enable fast differentiation and appeal to a broad range of geographies and customers worldwide.
Based on Sensory's proprietary SX compression and synthesis technology, BlueGenie Lite is optimized for more cost-sensitive headset solutions and features lower data and processing requirements. Implementation with 20 seconds of prompts requires approximately 27 Kbytes of code/constant memory and 2 Kbytes data RAM, which allows the complete solution to fit into most headset systems. Processing requirements are said to be minimal, which helps to extend battery life.
The solution facilitates an intuitive voice menu and prompts-based user interface. It can be easily navigated to select key operations such as redialing the last caller, storing a quick-dial number, checking the battery level, or reestablishing a lost connection. Another popular feature is enabling the headset to speak the caller ID phone number or name of an incoming call, said Sensory.
Pricing: The BlueGenie Voice Interface is priced at $1 in volume and BlueGenie Lite is a third of the price.
Availability: BlueGenie Lite is available now to headset OEMs, with a "plug-in" architecture to fit into the CSR source code libraries.
Product information: BlueGenie
Sensory, Inc., www.sensoryinc.com
