Another new capability in Version 1.6 of Voice Command is support for Bluetooth headsets. This feature can be configured to accept commands from a headset, and to announce incoming phone calls and email headers through the headset, Microsoft says. It reportedly works with some, but not all, hands-free car kits.
The other major new feature is spoken email notification. Microsoft says that this capability can be set to state the subject and sender of incoming email messages, and read the content of SMS messages as they arrive.
Voice Command uses phonetic speech recognition. This means, for example, that names need not be pre-recorded in order to be recognized, according to Microsoft. If a contact includes more than one phone number, such as a home and a work number, the user can say something as simple as "call Nancy Anderson at work," the company says.
Voice Command 1.6 is currently available online from Handango in two separate versions, for
Pocket PCs and
smartphones, both priced at $40.
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