Nuance acquires Jott, the simple voice-to-text mobile phone service

Nuance acquires Jott, the simple voice-to-text mobile phone service

Speech recognition company Nuance has acquired Jott, a company that lets you use your voice to create notes, set reminders, send email and text messages.

We wrote about Jott when it first launched two years ago and praised it for its simplicity and ease of use…. Continue Reading

How big an opportunity is the external memory?

How big an opportunity is the external memory?

Before the advent of the written word, the story goes, humans had to either store all their memories in their own heads, or by oral tradition passed down through designated members of their tribes. With trade came notation of facts and figures, and later alphabets,… Continue Reading

Jott raises $5.4M for voice-to-text

Jott raises $5.4M for voice-to-text

Jott, the convenient voice-to-text service we reviewed favorably in March, has raised $5.4 million in its latest round of financing.

Jott, of Seattle, allows you to call a number, record a message, and then have that message translated into text and e-mailed to you or one… Continue Reading

Jott, a convenient voice-to-text service

Jott, a convenient voice-to-text service

Jott rocks.

Jott, a company based in Seattle, offers a convenient new service that lets you speak messages and send them to yourself or others — as a transcribed text message.

Or as a voice message, if you prefer.

Sign up at Jott.com takes a minute, with… Continue Reading