Sensory Releases Speech Recognition Models for Children

Sensory, the recognized voice recognition and edge-AI voice solutions specialist announced availability of new custom trained speech recognition models that understand the unique linguistic patterns associated with children’s speech. This new children’s speech recognizer unlocks a higher level of accuracy and privacy for apps, toys, kid’s wearables, and education technologies, all key market segments for voice interface applications that Sensory is targeting.

Amazon.com introduced its all-new line-up of Echo devices, featuring completely new designs, enhanced audio, more powerful hardware, and experiences that make Alexa voice assistant more engaging, and helpful. Most of the new Amazon products will be available at the end of October 2020, and that includes an all-new Echo (4th Gen), now with better sound and integrated smart home hub; the new Echo Dot and Echo Dot Kids Edition featuring the new spherical designs and improved audio, and Echo Show 10, the smart speaker with screen.

Strategy Analytics just announced its Global Smart Speaker Q3 2018 market update, detailing vendor, shipments and installed base market share for the category by region. According to the market research firm, global smart speaker shipments grew nearly 200% year-over-year in Q3 2018 reaching 22.7 million units in the quarter. Amazon remained the top ranked smart speaker brand in the world, followed by Google and the Chinese trio of Alibaba, Baidu and Xiaomi who are all vying for control of their fast growing domestic market.

Yoto, a family designed ‘clever speaker’ now being promoted on Kickstarter, was designed to enhance the way children listen and learn. The project is a good example of ways of leveraging current available technologies to create a different product for a very significant market. A clever speaker for kids, Yoto is designed entirely by a team of experienced British entrepreneurs and parents who started thinking about what kids need to maximize development skills without screen time.

Kidz Gear Bluetooth Stereo Headphones are for kids to use in school, at home or anywhere, providing the freedom from tangled and broken wires. Featuring Bluetooth 4.0 set-up with KidzSync Auto-Syncing Technology, the headphones can also be fitted with an omnidirectional boom microphone and work with smartphones, tablets, Kindles, Nooks and any computer.