Windows Phone Thoughts: Microsoft Voice Command 1.5 Released

"Voice Command transforms your Pocket PC into your own virtual personal assistant, letting you use your voice to look up contacts and place phone calls, get calendar information, play and control your music, and get key device status and information. Voice Command makes it easier and more convenient than ever to take your digital lifestyle with you wherever you go. The state-of-the-art speech technology means you will never have to pre-record important phone numbers or use difficult commands to access the information you need. Simply select one of the many commands that is most natural to you and let Voice Command do the rest."



Microsoft Voice Command 1.5 has finally been released. All versions of Windows Mobile 2003 are fully supported. Users of Version 1.0 may upgrade to Version 1.5 by following the instructions specified at your place of purchase, otherwise non-existing users may download a trial version or purchase the full version at Handango. Being a U.S. English version, it is still only available to residents of the United States and Canada. [Affiliate]

List of updates include:
• Added disambiguation among identical and homophonic contact records.
• Added status features to access battery level, signal strength, time, date, ringer volume, and low battery warnings.
• Added spoken caller ID feature that speaks the name or number of the calling party.
• Tuned microphone behavior for several devices, including variations of the XDA II and XDA III.
• Added support for Windows Media Player 10 found in Ozone AKU2 and later.
• Improved support for yellow page style contacts.