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Larry in Newbern, Tennessee listens to the podcast asked: “I was wondering if there was an app or anything for the iPhone where you’re playing a game and it has a chat room in there and stopping your game and tying in gets frustrating on that little keyboard and you hit the wrong buttons a lot. I was wondering if there was an app where I could use my headset and voice to text, something like that.”
It depends on what iPhone you have. The iPhone 4S comes with a built-in speech-to-text option. So, if you’re using that one, you should see a little microphone on the keyboard that should allow you to dictate text to your phone.
Even if you speak the text, your game will still likely be paused while you talk, so it may not give you as good a solution as you might want.
Other than that though, you won’t find anything that will do what you need. There are text-to-speech apps for the 4S and the previous iPhones, but they require that you open the app first to dictate. They won’t integrate with games and other apps.
Unfortunately, you won’t find a good solution that does not involve using the phone’s keyboard.
For more information tune in to Hour 2 of our podcast.
“This Week in Tech History” Weekly Feature with Chris Graveline
Chris send Dave a message and said: “You don’t know me; however I follow you on Instagram. I have to say that on Instagram I in no way represent Delta but am there for personal use only! The other day you posted photos of your damaged Delta Diamond Medallion Bag Tag. You have to love the world of Social Media! I hope you don’t mind but I took the liberty of looking up your account and then I requested that new set be sent to you. I was just advised this request has been completed and you will receive them within 2-3 weeks at the address on file in your SkyMiles account. I want to Thank-You for your loyalty to Delta and your continued business. I don’t think it can be said enough, but customers like yourself are what keeps us going and I am sure that you have contributed to me paying my mortgage with the business your bring to Delta!!!”
The power of social media!
For more information tune in to Hour 2 of our podcast.
Guests in this hour:
Micha Benoliel, CEO – Open Garden
Want to turn your computer or Android device into a mobile hotspot? Open Garden can help you share your Internet connection without the Telecom fees.
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT with Rob: Samsung Galaxy S
I’ve been carrying the latest Samsung Galaxy S3 Smartphone lately and I have to tell ya so far, there’s nothing not to like about this phone! Rob takes a closer look at this new device with so many features.
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 Features/Specs we love:– 4G LTE Super Phone- 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED screen, with Corning Gorilla Glass 2. The S3 has one of the most responsive touch-screens we’ve ever experienced with Android – Screen Capture: Galaxy S3 uses a “scanning” approach. You simply swipe the side of your hand from left to right – or vice versa. – When it comes to security, the face recognition feature is awesome! To unlock the Galaxy S3, you can set it to scan your face. It won’t work with a picture of you. It needs to be a “live” scan of your face. If the face recognition fails, you can use the standard “pattern password”. – We’re also loving the 8 megapixel camera on the S3. With added software effects and settings, it takes adequate pictures. The camera is a lot better than cameras on other Android devices currently. And, it snaps pictures really fast – relatively no shutter lag. The rear camera records 1080p video and the 1.9 megapixel front camera records 720p video. – Buddy Photo Share – where it will recognize a previously tagged face and lets you share it with them easily after you take their picture, via email or messaging – Smart Stay – where the screen display will remain bright as long as you’re looking at the phone. Set it down, and it will go to sleep based on your screen timeout. – The Galaxy S3 is very light. It feels good in your hands with the rounded corners and it won’t slip too easily out of your hand. And we don’t think it’s too big.
Features we dislike: – The biggest disappointment: S Voice, Samsung’s solution to the iPhone’s Siri. It’s got a mind of its own and is very limited … more than Siri. When we got it to work, it was cool to say: “Open the Into Tomorrow App” and it did it a couple of times. But, it did give us problems too. Also, we tried setting up an alarm. After several tries, it finally worked. A word of advice for S3 users: Don’t even bother!
Availability: The Samsung Galaxy S3 is currently available in Pebble Blue or White on several networks — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular and Verizon. The 16GB version is competitively priced around $200. There’s also a 32GB model.
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This Week’s Prizes for Our Listeners
Boingo: Several 60-day Certificates — With Boingo you can connect online at free and paid Wi-Fi hotspots.
Idea Incubator: Several txtRng — “the stylus with style”. This is a unique stylus Rob recently featured it on our Product Spotlight.
NQ Mobile: Activation codes for NQ Mobile Vault (Premium Version) — An Android app that keeps your text messages, pictures, and videos safely hidden from prying eyes.
ZoneAlarm by Check Point Software: Several download keys for ZoneAlarm Extreme Security (antivirus, firewall, spyware protection)