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Drivesafe.ly Gets Things Done, Gets Featured on lifehacker

admin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:25:25 +0000

The folks over at lifehacker know all the right ways to streamline your life with handy tips and downloads. Now DriveSafe.ly 2.0 joins that list. For the full story and a special treat for lifehacker readers follow the link to the full review. Be sure to leave a comment or drop us a line elsewhere, such as our facebook page. Android/Blackberry; There are apps that read your email or SMS while you’re driving (and DIY solutions), and apps that can send messages with your voice. DriveSafe.ly combines and automates the two for total voice-controlled messaging, and Lifehacker readers can try it out.

TechCrunch Article – Voice Response is now in DriveSafe.ly 2.0

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:58:29 +0000

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.

The Word on DriveSafe.ly 2.0

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:51:42 +0000

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. 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.

CTIA Round-Up

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:59:30 +0000

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.

iSpeech® Announces DriveSafe.ly™ 2.0 Distracted Driving App and Opening of Speech APIs

admin — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:27:00 +0000

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. Additionally, iSpeech announced the opening of its text to speech (TTS) and automated speech recognition (ASR) APIs for mobile developers and content providers. The API speech enables mobile applications with human quality text to voice and voice recognition on any platform; specific SDKs for BlackBerry and iPhone are also available with Android and Windows to follow. “We have seen overwhelming demand for voice-enabled apps such as DriveSafe.ly and Caller ID Reader. We are excited to make this technology easily available to the mobile development community at large,” says Yaron Oren, iSpeech Chief Marketing Officer. iSpeech® is a Sponsor at CTIA, October 6-8, 2010 at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco, CA. For more info, stop by the iSpeech® booth, Telecom Council Innovation Showcase 908E. About iSpeech® iSpeech (http://www.iSpeech.org) is a leading provider of cloud-based speech technology and mobile apps. Founded in 2007, the company began as a vision to help college students learn by enabling them to listen to text-based study materials. Today, businesses, organizations and consumers worldwide choose iSpeech for its high quality, scalable and easy to use text-to-speech (TTS), automated speech recognition (ASR) and voice to text solutions. iSpeech’s flagship and award winning mobile app, DriveSafe.ly™, has read over a quarter billion text messages and emails aloud in real-time to over 6 million people. iSpeech® is a privately held company headquartered in Newark, NJ with offices in San Francisco and New York. iSpeech® and DriveSafe.ly™ are registered trademarks of iSpeech, Inc. © 2010 iSpeech, Inc. All rights reserved.

One Amazing Year

admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:49:01 +0000

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.

DriveSafe.ly Updates UI

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 21:04:14 +0000

The DriveSafe.ly UI has recently been updated with a new look. Check it out! We have gotten some great feedback on the change as many users have commented. In addition to the UI update, we have also released our new Bluetooth activation feature (automatically turns the app on/off when you open/close your Bluetooth).

The Responsible Solution for any Enterprise

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:34:29 +0000

Since its consumer launch 7 months ago, DriveSafe.ly^TM has officially read over 100,000,000 text and email messages to drivers free of charge– helping to keep their eyes on the road. To date, over 4 million people have used the app, making DriveSafe.ly^TM the leader in software solutions aimed to stop texting while driving. Now DriveSafe.ly^TMis available as a powerful Enterprise solution aimed at combating distracted driving for fleets, mobile workforces, mobile sales forces and other businesses seeking to institute safe driving policies. The Enterprise edition is feature-rich and includes full message encryption, policy management, easy device swapping and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server (BES) deployment. All of these added features come with what’s already standard of DriveSafe.ly^TM and the unbeatable voice quality no one can match. If any business is seeking to maintain productivity while instituting safe driving policies, DriveSafe.ly is the only choice.

DriveSafe.ly 1.12 is Now Live

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:24:17 +0000

While we all wait for the highly anticipated Version 2.0 of DriveSafe.ly, V1.12 has already hit the web! As many users will notice V1.12 features GREATLY enhanced compatibility with Bluetooth and other hands free devices. As always the update is completely free so make sure you head to www.DriveSafe.ly for more details on how to get the latest build! To get the program straight from your mobile device you can use the links below: Blackberry users can download direct here For Android users you can go right here

First Peek at 2.0

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:56:49 +0000

While the DriveSafe.ly team was at CES a lucky few individuals got to take a peek at early builds of our next big update. A few members from sprintusers were treated to a live demonstration of beta 2.0 by Heath and Tyler. Now you too can take a peek! Hope you all enjoy and check back often for more exciting updates.