April 25, 2008 Love your phone even more with Vlingo Play video

(Scot Yount, NECN) - How much do you love your cell phone?? Most people couldn't live without one, but one Cambridge, Massachusetts company thinks it has a way to make you love it even more.

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There are more than 3 billion cell phone users out there.....and most of them have phones that can take you to the Internet.....clumsily.

“We really feel like we are unlocking the power of the mobile Internet by simply using your voice.”

Vlingo - speech recognition software for your phone....anybody can use it.

“Just so hard to enter in information....12 keys triple-tap make all the difference in the world....and makes the internet usable on mobile phones.”

Now we are talking…but we have all been frustrated by calling an airline for instance...voice recognition can put you in voice mail hell....not so with Vlingo.

“When you speak into your mobile phone, we actually take your voice through a data connection and it returns the text to the phone.”

If there is a problem...the technology allows you to correct the mistake...the software in essence learns your voice and the way you speak and is much more likely to get it right next time.

Need more proof? Yahoo has bought Vlingo for its one search mobile web search.....Yahoo was so impressed, it not only wanted to buy the technology, but wanted to be an investor as well chipping in some $20 million.