ArialPhone Corp. Announces X10 Support to Deliver Voice Control to Automated Home Environments, Home Theatres and Entertainment Devices; ArialPhone Corp. Named X10 PRO Reseller.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers Electronic House Expo 2002 Booth #614 LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2002 ArialPhone Corp., of Mundelein, Ill., today announced that its popular ArialPhone communications device Typically refers to a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications devices. See modem. now supports the X10 standard for home automation. The announcement marks the availability of the company's proven voice-control capabilities to consumers who wish to operate their X10-based home automation environments using simple, spoken commands. ArialPhone Corp. will demonstrate its X10 capabilities for the first time in the X10 PRO booth, #614, at Electronic House Expo, Nov. 13-14 at the Long Beach Convention Center. X10 PRO, a leading provider of specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. X10 products for installation by security professionals, supplied critical testing support during ArialPhone Corp.'s development of a PC-based software interface for X10 environments. The software interface allows consumers to control various home entertainment and home automation functions with simple voice commands such as "turn on the family room lights" or "turn on the DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. ." Users can speak through the wireless ArialPhone Earset, a one-ounce wearable communications device, to turn on and control lights, appliances, DVDs, televisions, projectors and audio components, regardless of location in the home. The earset provides top quality communications within a 150-ft. to 300-ft. range -- with penetration even through walls. The ArialPhone not only acts as a voice input device for home automation controls, but also maintains its telephony component, allowing the use of spoken commands to place telephone calls through a computer contact database, simply by saying a person's name or phone number. "ArialPhone Corp. has come up with an elegant way to bring advanced voice control to the home automation market, combining wireless technology with phone capabilities and a PC-based contact manager -- all in a lightweight, wearable Earset," said Gerald Rooks Rooks can refer to: People:
ArialPhone Corp. Named X10 PRO Reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. ArialPhone Corp. also announced today its selection as an X10 PRO reseller under an agreement that calls for the company to bundle the ArialPhone device with X10 software and a starter pack A starter pack (or starter deck) is a sealed package of cards or figurines, designed to serve as the beginning of a collection, in collectible card games and collectible miniature wargames. Starter packs usually contain a fairly large number of items. of X10 products. "X10 PRO has already proven invaluable by offering critical testing support for our X10 interface," said Mike Wagener, president of ArialPhone Corp. "By aligning a·lign v. a·ligned, a·lign·ing, a·ligns v.tr. 1. To arrange in a line or so as to be parallel: align the tops of a row of pictures; aligned the car with the curb. with this X10 industry leader as a reseller, we are accelerating our ability to be successful in home automation, a market where we believe our voice control capabilities offer tremendous benefits." About X10PRO Based in Tampa, Fla., X10 PRO is a division of X10 (USA) Inc. The company provides a specialized X10 product line designed for installation by security professionals, offering systems with the most advanced features, including home automation capabilities, at the lowest possible costs to security distributors. For more information, visit www.X10PRO.com, or contact the company's headquarters at 10012 N. Dale Mabry, Suite 115, Tampa, Fla. 33618. Phone: 813/265-2888, or 800/411-2888. About ArialPhone Corp. ArialPhone Corp., launched in January 2001, is a provider of wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. devices and voice-enabling software applications. The company's first product, ArialPhone, combines wireless and voice recognition technology in a sleek In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the Sleek is a Magical Beast. It resembles an Ermine. It seems to have no other desire aside from biting victims and running off. , patented earset design that improves standard telephone calling processes while also allowing wireless voice computer input for dictation, Internet calling See Internet telephony. , and other third party voice recognition functions. It can be integrated with the most popular digital PBXs (digital Private Branch Exchange) A modern PBX that uses digital methods for switching in contrast to older PBXs that use analog methods. , and now supports an expanded group of contact management systems such as ACT!, Outlook and Outlook Express. Privately held, ArialPhone Corp. is headquartered near Chicago in Mundelein, Ill. For more information, visit www.arialphone.com, or contact the company's headquarters at 104 Terrace Dr., Mundelein, Ill. 60060. Phone: 847/949-3173. E-mail: info@arialphone.com. ArialPhone and ArialPhone Corp. are trademarks of ArialPhone Corp. All other trademarks or service marks are property of their respective owners. |
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