communication

Apps, CES

Bringing Electronic Larynx Voice Boxes into the Modern Era with Whispp

Whispp is working to change the game for individuals with speech disorders and voice disabilities, bringing voice boxes into the current millennium with its groundbreaking AI-powered assistive speech and phone-calling app. “Voice disabilities and speech disorders like stuttering significantly impact a person’s life and happiness,” said Whispp co-founder and CEO Joris Castermans. Whispp is a game changer, accommodating a broad spectrum of voice types — from whispers to rough speech resulting from total laryngectomy after throat cancer. Now, with its new product features, Whispp can accommodate an even more diverse range of voice types and conditions. It is truly a beacon of hope for individuals with speech disorders and voice disabilities and a testament to the transformative power of technology.

Dylan Williams
January 11, 2024

CES, Enterprise, Gadgets

“Success in Space: Amazon’s Project Kuiper’s Lightning-Fast Satellite Communication Technology Validated”

Amazon’s Project Kuiper successfully validated key technology that will increase throughput and reduce latency for customers using its satellite internet service, the company said Thursday. That technology is called “optical inter-satellite links” (OISL), a type of optical communication that uses infrared lasers to send data between spacecraft on orbit. OISL has been around for a while to enable inter-satellite communications, but earlier generations were limited to linking just two satellites at a time. Kuiper’s satellites will be able to connect with many other spacecraft simultaneously, which will form a mesh network in space. “With optical inter-satellite links across our satellite constellation, Project Kuiper will effectively operate as a mesh network in space,” Kuiper VP of technology Rajeev Badyal said in a statement.

Dylan Williams
December 14, 2023
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CES, Hardware

Samsung Announces Launch of Satellite Smartphone Network.

Samsung debuts a Bixby feature that creates an AI-generated copy of a user's voice to answer calls

Samsung’s NTN modem is an interesting solution to satellite communication on smartphones, as it allows phones to connect with satellites in locations where there is no cellular network connectivity. This…