Jott looks good

Posted by Marshall on December 17, 2007 | Link It

I read about Jott today and briefly tried it and was pretty impressed with how it saved my audio text - which I spoke in pretty much normal voice and speed:

"..We all write notes on pieces of paper, napkins, etc.; but they often get lost in the shuffle. Jott comes along and helps you consolidate your tasks, notes, and events into one spot. All you do it call the Jott number, and you hear a voice that says: “What do you want to Jott?” You then give the folder name you’ve created, contact, or application and simply speak your message. Jott translates voice into text and then, based on your preferences, either e-mails you or adds the event. It also stores the message for historical purposes on the Jott website.

The premise is simple, the sign-up is easy. After signing up you can then call the Jott number to record messages instantly."

I might drive my mobile phone bill up if I used it all the time - but then again, Jott would make Blogging much easier, since I write much as I speak anyway - why not just talk my post into existence - look at this message that I spoke in normal voice to Jott just now:

 

Jott.com   Transcription Confidence: HIGH
"Hi, this is Marshall Sponder and I am testing out Jott. And I am looking at my paintings on the wall and thinking about a basketball game I will be going to tonight and some drinks that I'll have. I'm done now, Jott."

 

Pretty cool - and I didn't train ths thing at all - it just did it - perfect - the first time.   



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12/18/07 @ 4:12 am

This looks cool, Marshall. What I’ve been searching for is something that will allow me to record phone interviews and transcribe them. So far, the only services that work seem to use human beings at five cents or more per word. I wonder if I could do a three-way call with Jott…



12/18/07 @ 7:53 am

I’ve been testing it this morning - don’t think it’s ready for 3 way conversations and if I talk too quickly, it stops me and says it doesn’t understand an goes into a loop.

But, when I speak slower, it works OK and I think there’s promise that it will improve more, over time - and I can conceive of a time where it will do 3 way or more transcriptions which you wanted (and I want too)!



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