R&D Stories: Engineering Voice-Enabled Smart Gadgets

The first step companies face in enabling a voice user interface (VUI) experience is to decide whether to partner with a current market offering or to build a proprietary voice solution, which requires a significant amount of resources. In this article, Ofer Elyakim (Chief Executive Officer, DSP Group) offers an overview of DSP Group’s experience in enabling voice in a variety of new consumer electronics devices, using its open audio/voice DSP platform. This article was originally published in audioxpress, June 2018.

During the IBC 2017 show in Amsterdam, Internet of Things (IoT) services provider Greenwave Systems introduced the Philio-Tech voice assistant, which is powered by DSP Group’s ULE and SmartVoice technologies. Philio’s Voice Assistant unique battery operated device uses Greenwave Systems platform to enable voice queries and two-way voice, to power home automation services, real-time communications, and network connectivity.