Voice control features found embedded in iPhone 3.0
updated 11:35 am EDT, Tue April 21, 2009
Voice control in iPhone 3
Buried in the beta iPhone 3.0 firmware are references to voice command systems, say sources experienced with the code. The technology is currently labeled under the codename "Jibbler," and said to be attached to Springboard, the software component which launches iPhone apps. Unfamiliar classes and methods discovered in the iPhone 3.0 beta include VSSpeechSynthesizer, VSRecognitionSession, SBVoiceControlDisableHandlerActions, SBSensitiveJibblerEnabled and SBVoiceControlSoundCompletion.
It is thought that in practice, the technology could allow iPhone owners to squeeze a button on their headset to trigger voice recording, after which Jibbler would translate the speech into practical instructions. A notable difference from some command systems may be voice synthesis, which like the third-gen iPod shuffle could be used to provide spoken-word feedback. Such technology could be especially important in hands-free tasks, like jogging or driving. iPhone 3.0 is known to include features which lend themselves to in-car navigation.
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This is why the others don't have a chance... as long as Apple keeps it affordable.
When someone else does it, they seem to be all thumbs in the ensuing technology.
it's not just the design but it is the "practical way" of making it useful. People who think in DOS need not apply.