As spotted on MacWord’s iPhone Central, Ars Technica is reporting that iPhone OS 3.0 to feature voice control and feedback.
Various voice-related features, under the codename “Jibbler,” have been discovered in the version of SpringBoard set to ship with the next update to Apple’s mobile operating system.
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Not much information is known at this time, but according to our own people familiar with the matter, Jibbler appears be an enhancement to the iPhone SpringBoard application, the Finder-esque app that acts as a launcher and will support the newly announced 3.0 Spotlight search. Jibbler may be controlled via the iPhone headset—button squeezes could be used to record short voice segments from the user, which Jibbler will then interpret. Voice synthesis can then be used to give the user a response, similar to the latest generation iPod shuffle, which can “read” playlists and track names—the difference being that the iPhone hardware itself could handle real-time voice synthesis.
This would be a giant leap forward for iPhone accessibility. The only way I can readily navigate my current phone, the Razr, is through its rudimentary audio feedback. The Razr repeats phone numbers as I dial them and has some basic voice commands. The iPhone, with its bigger brain has the potential to take this to a whole new level. It will be tricky for us Touch owners with the lack of a built-in microphone, but will be worth springing for an external one.
Keep your fingers crossed!
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