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To: David who wrote (2102)	1/11/1998 9:50:00 PM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3506

Off Topic - Speech Recognition Technologies that will be integrated with car navigation - automatic speech-to-text and text-to-speech software. I am following Lernout and Hauspie Speech products (LHSPF), and interested readers can join me on that board to develop that board. I see speech recognition being integrated with cell phones, PCs, PDA's, and other devices. LHSPF is one of the leaders in the technology and is public. They have a deal with SGS-THOMSON (1/3 market share for car navigation units in Japan) and Amerigon. Also, in the Auto PVC by Microsoft. Arun

To: David who wrote (2102)	1/12/1998 5:52:00 PM
From: David	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3506

More on Intel's product . . . Which seems a bit clumsier, more expensive, and feature-rich than Microsoft's Auto PC. At the moment it doesn't, for instance, have a in-dash screen, but one propped up at eye level near the driver. That may be because Intel is trying to provide more visual data than Microsoft. (But how much visual data can you use when you're driving?) Products will be priced from $1000 to $2500, and can include a larger screen hung from the roof for back seat passengers. I.e., keep the kids quiet with a movie. There's an interesting suggestion in a column in the December 2 PC Magazine that Intel (and, I assume, Microsoft) is competing with Motorola for this new market -- chips or chipsets that help communicate with wireless and GPS applications. Motorola has the dominant position in computerization of mechanical functions in cars; Intel and Microsoft in information processing. It looks like Trimble's true rival in this fight will be Motorola, and allies will be Wintel.