STEPHEN Hawking was an English-born national treasure – however his computer’s voice did leave some puzzled. The legendary scientist, who wrote A Brief History of Time, eventually had to rely on a ...

To most owners of the new iPhone, the voice-activated feature called Siri is more than a virtual “assistant” who can help schedule appointments, find a good nearby pizza or tell you if it’s going to ...

image: In the modern day, our interactions with voice-based devices and services continue to increase. In this light, researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology and RIKEN, Japan, have performed a ...

The Centre for Speech Technology Research at the University of Edinburgh is finally helping to promote the forthcoming computer voice revolution. At last, we are beginning to hear what sounds like a ...

Lee Ridley is Britain's only stand-up comedian to use a solely computer-generated voice. He was born with cerebral palsy and is unable to speak. He has put together a short film in which three people ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. One of the more exciting and promising technologies in the ...

We befriend, hire and fall in love with people who remind us of ourselves. And apparently we decide whether or not to remain on hold with the automated bank teller for the same reason. New research ...

For decades, Majel Barrett provided the voice of the Federation's computer systems–but times are changing in the 25th century. Reading time 2 minutes Since Majel Barrett sadly passed in 2008, Star ...

Saying: "I love you," should sound quite different from saying: "I hate you," but in Lee Ridley's case they both sound exactly like anything else he would say. Lee is Britain's only stand-up comedian ...