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October 20th, 2010
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Tech Crunch on DriveSafe.ly 2.0 The wait is finally over.  You can now respond by voice to incoming txt messages with DriveSafe.ly 2.0 Pro for BlackBerry and Android devices.  DriveSafe.ly 2.0 will read all of your incoming messages aloud in real time and the Pro version will allow you to respond by voice.  You can Get DriveSafe.ly Pro Here.  After hearing an incoming message, you can say "Respond" then dictate a message, and even review the message before sending - All completely hands-free.  There are other voice commands like "Call-Back", which calls back the sender, "Repeat Message", which re-reads the last message, "Cancel", etc. TechCrunch wrote a great article about DriveSafe.ly.  Make sure you read the article carefully.  There is a special Pro code in there that will work through the month of October, 2010.  Also make sure you have the latest version of DriveSafe.ly because the code will not work in older versions.
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October 19th, 2010
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During CNN's weekly segment, Tech Time a very familiar app made an appearance. Presented by Marc Salzman DriveSafe.ly was previewed and reviewed on air. Check out the video for yourselves:

October 15th, 2010
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With the latest version of our hit app finally available to the public the reviews have started to come in. Dozens of users have already voiced their opinion, including The Berry Fix. logo-for-site Their overall impressions? "DriveSafe.ly is an excellent app that does just what it advertises. DriveSafe reads your messages and lets you respond with great accuracy. It even picked up well on my Southern accent, which is often a problem for voice recognition software. I love DriveSafe.ly and will continue using it anytime I am behind the wheel. DriveSafe.ly is the best application to avoid texting while driving that is available for BlackBerry. We at TheBerryFix.com encourage all our readers to use safe driving practices and turning off your phone or using an app like DriveSafe.ly are the best ways to go while driving." - Berry Fix (Full Review) Check back here for more reviews from the community or voice your own opinion on our Facebook page.

October 14th, 2010
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As promised DriveSafe.ly 2.0 and all its exciting features were on display at this years CTIA in San Francisco. Heath Ahrens was there to show off our iSpeech tech as well as our flagship application DriveSafe.ly Today, check out an interview with Heath Ahrens conducted by our friends at bNetTV Check back here all week for more videos and updates showcasing all of our big reveals at CTIA and more.

October 7th, 2010
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Leading distracted driving app creator opens award-winning text to speech and voice recognition APIs to mobile developers. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 7, 2010 iSpeech®, creator of the DriveSafe.ly™, and Caller ID Reader™ mobile apps announces the launch of DriveSafe.ly™ 2.0, reading text (SMS) and email messages aloud and allowing voice response, hands free. iSpeech’s award-winning anti-distracted driving app, DriveSafe.ly™, first launched one year ago. Since then, the first of its kind application has been used by over 6 million people and has read over one-quarter-billion messages to users. With DriveSafe.ly™ 2.0, iSpeech® hopes to reduce the danger created by texting while driving by allowing people to send and receive txt messages (SMS) and emails entirely by voice. The DriveSafe.ly™ 2.0 technology provides a smooth user experience with human-sounding text to speech (TTS) and human quality automated speech recognition (ASR). Once activated, it is possible to communicate by sending and receiving messages without touching the phone. Once an incoming txt message is read aloud, the user can choose to replay the message, speak a response back to the sender or even call back the sender. DriveSafe.ly™ 2.0 is available for BlackBerry on BlackBerry App World™ with version 2.0 for Android and iPhone coming soon. Read the rest of this entry »

September 23rd, 2010
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After a year out in the wild DriveSafe.ly has converted over a quarter-billion text messages. That's right, a quarter-billion potential texting while driving incidents were avoided in just one year! We're just as busy this year as we were last, a new version of the app and plenty of exciting new features many you've craved yourselves on our facebook page, which by the way is almost a half-million strong. Also, dont' forget to keep an eye out for us at Blackberry DevCon and CTIA. Drop by our booths we'd love to show you the app in person. Stay tuned right here for the latest developments and keep voicing your opinions.

September 22nd, 2010
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Members of the DriveSafe.ly team attended the second annual safe driving summit and showcased the latest version of our hit app. With all the classic and new features aimed and combating distracted driving it wasn't long before we got noticed once again. Check out a spot from 9 News Now straight from the summit floor:

September 22nd, 2010
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by The Associated Press Making sure drivers keep their eyes on the road will require a network of tough laws, enforcement by police and personal responsibility, the government said Tuesday. Obama administration officials said during a second summit on distracted driving that it has made progress in pushing states to target drivers who send text messages and use mobile devices from the road, but too many people are being killed because of inattentive motorists. "Every time someone takes their focus off the road — even if it's just for a moment — they put their lives and the lives of others in danger," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Thirty states and the District of Columbia prohibit drivers from texting behind the wheel; eight states have passed laws barring drivers from using handheld cell phones. Nearly 5,500 people were killed last year in distracted-driving crashes. >>Full Story
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August 16th, 2010
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teens know dangerRecent surveys show that while the majority of teen drivers recognize the danger of being distracted, most will allow themselves to be distracted anyways. Some believe that nothing bad will happen, or that they are only distracted for a split second. Apps like DriveSafe.ly can save lives by taking away two of the “symptoms” of distracted driving – hands off the wheel and eyes off the road. It can also reduce the urge to respond immediately with the auto-respond feature, letting the sender know that the driver is currently unavailable and will reply later. Click here for more information.
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August 16th, 2010
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Teenagers, while more technologically savvy than many of their parents, are also more likely to be distracted by tech use. Even among the general population, the numbers show how destructive distracted driving can be. “In 2009, 104 million collisions were caused by drivers using cell phones; 200,000 collisions were caused by drivers text-messaging.” In response to the problem, California police officers have launched a campaign to educate teen drivers about the problem. Click here to read article. distracted driving - number one killer
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