On May 19, iSpeech attended the iEvening New Jersey conference at NJIT, attended by over 160 startup founders, numerous investors and Newark mayor Cory Booker. Five of the startups, including iSpeech, were pre-selected to present to a panel of 4 investors as part of the competition. CEO Heath Ahrens did the pitch and the panel selected iSpeech as the winner! The prize is an invitation to the Private Equity Forum in New York, sometime in June. iSpeech was chosen for its high-quality speech technology and innovative business model utilizing a proprietary ad platform.

For additional information, please visit this article.

Both DriveSafe.ly and Caller ID Reader, mobile applications using iSpeech text to speech technology, have been selected for the new book “Brilliant BlackBerry Apps For Dummies.” This is quite the honor, as the author considered hundreds of BlackBerry apps to determine the top few for inclusion and recommendation. In addition, both apps were chosen as some of the best apps in the Communication and Email categories.

The latest in the series of “For Dummies” books aims to take the work out of selecting which applications are best to enhance productivity and enjoyment of the BlackBerry platform. More information on the book can be found here: www.dummies.com/buy/9780470903025

Once again, DriveSafe.ly has been recognized by it’s customers and fans in the About.com Readers’ Choice Awards. The category of Office or Productivity app was narrowed down to 5 apps, but DriveSafe.ly was determined the “clear winner.” The award emphasizes how the application can be utilized in a corporate environment, by allowing employees to comply with new company policies and legal regulations aimed at safe driving. This win comes on the heels of the Mashable Best Mobile App 2010 award and the CES Mobile App Showdown earlier this year.

http://mobileoffice.about.com/od/mobilecomputingbasics/ss/readers-choice-best-mobile-products-2011_11.htm

Yaron Oren, CMO of iSpeech, was recently interviewed for a Podcast by Brian Prows of MobileBeyond. In the interview, they discussed how far speech technology – both text to speech and voice recognition – have come in the past few years. Also covered was the growth of the DriveSafe.ly application user base, and how more states are banning texting while driving due to increased awareness of the dangers of distraction. Click on the link to find the full iSpeech interview at MobileBeyond.

Just days after taking home the Mashable award for Best Mobile App of 2010, DriveSafe.ly has won the Mobile Apps Showdown at CES 2011. This award was based on audience response after 10 of the top mobile app developers gave quick presentations on their applications. The crowd at CES clearly chose DriveSafe.ly as the showdown winner! There was also another winner chosen by internet voting.

You can read more about the showdown and how it worked:

http://www.sprintusers.com/showdown-for-the-best-mobile-app/

http://www.sprintusers.com/the-winner-is-drivesafe-ly/

Watch a video clip of the showdown and the entertaining presentations here:

http://online.wsj.com/video/ces-apps-showdown-highlights-winners-and-crashers/7A414409-B0B6-47DF-ADDD-7644F851FDCD.html

At the Mashable awards gala on Thursday, January 6 in Las Vegas, DriveSafe.ly was announced as the winner of the Best Mobile App award for 2010. After 2 months of nominations – and 2 weeks of voting on finalists – DriveSafe.ly came out as the readers’ choice for Best Mobile App. iSpeech CEO Heath Ahrens was brought on stage to accept the award on behalf of the entire DriveSafe.ly team. We would like to thanks our fans for voting for DriveSafe.ly, and helping us take home this prestigious prize.

http://mashable.com/2011/01/13/best-mobile-app-winner/

Today, iSpeech and Cobra Electronics announced a partnership that will have DriveSafe.ly functioning through Cobra’s CB Radios and Marine products. This feature is available to those with BlackBerry and Android phones, with Cobra products that are Bluetooth-enabled. This partnership will expand the usage of DriveSafe.ly in the effort to reduce distracted-driving. Demos of the products in action will be available at the CES show in Las Vegas, from January 6-9. For additional information, visit the following link:

http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/11/01/n749200/cobra-and-ispeech-announce-partnership-to-enable-drivesafe-ly-text-and-e

After 2 weeks of voting on TheBerryFix.com, DriveSafe.ly has taken the number one spot as the Reader’s Choice for Best BlackBerry App of 2010. With over 28% of the vote, DriveSafe.ly was the clear winner over the second place finisher, which received just over 20% of votes. Thanks to all our fans who voted for us in the contest – you helped us win!

http://www.theberryfix.com/theberryfix-com-2010-readers-choice-app-award-winner-announced?utm_source=phandroid&utm_medium=site

We need your help again!

DriveSafe.ly and iSpeech are trying to win the Crunchies Awards categories of Best Mobile Application and Best Bootstrapped Startup. The Crunchies are sponsored by some of the biggest names in tech information – TechCrunch, GigaOm and VentureBeat – and is meant to recognize top companies and products for the year. Please visit the site HERE and nominate us in the appropriate fields (you will have to type in the names: Best Mobile App – DriveSafe.ly, Best Bootstrapped Startup – iSpeech). You can nominate once per day until December 24^th. Top nominees will be finalists for voting in January, with the awards ceremony on January 21^st.

DriveSafe.ly is also up for the Readers Choice award for Best BlackBerry App of 2010 at TheBerryFix.com. Visit the link and vote for us in the poll!

Great news!

Your favorite mobile application, DriveSafe.ly, is one of the five finalists in the Mashable awards Best Mobile App category for 2010. Readers were able to nominate any app they chose between September 27 and November 29. The top 5 nominees are voted on from December 1 through December 15, and the winner will be announced on Thursday, January 6 at the Mashable Awards Gala in Las Vegas!

We need your help!

Click HERE and vote for DriveSafe.ly as the Best Mobile App. You will need to log in with your Facebook or Twitter account in order to vote. There are only a few days left to vote, so help us win!

http://mashable.com/2010/12/03/best-mobile-app-nominees/?asid=e4f9235d