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Ben's Fave Five Ways to Use the Voxox Universal Translator

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Feb 18, 2010

Hey everyone, with the introduction of our border busting Voxox Universal Translator this week, I thought I’d share some of the ways that I like to use this groundbreaking new technology.

1) Qu'avez-vous dit?

It’s a pretty typical new year’s resolution…”This year, I’m going to learn (whatever) language”. I say it all the time. I know for me, besides learning to juggle, perfecting my French has been up there for a while, which is being VERY generous to my current level of French. Do I do it? Of course not. But not everyone has to know that…and the Voxox Universal Translator gives us a really nice shortcut. So I took advantage and faked out my Facebook friend Laura, from Paris mind you.

I found Laura in my Voxox buddy list (under Facebook friends) and clicked the globe icon on the bottom right of the Voxox chat window, selecting “English” for my language and “French” for hers. Then I started chatting with her in perfect French, convincing her that I suddenly was quite the francophone savant. Good times…I mean, quelle bon temps!

Quick Tip: Facebook translation works best when the person on the FB leg of the conversation has their default language set appropriately so that the symbols and characters come out right on their end.

2) Update my Twitter status via @reply…in Italian

Because..you know, why not. Kinda fun to write “vi soggiorno di classe, San Diego. Sono Ron Burgundy?”

Just find an unsuspecting Twitter contact in your Voxox buddy list, click on the Twitter logo by their name, and select “reply to”. Then set your languages and blast! Now your Twitter status is in Italian and your friend knows that you’re… Ron… Burgundy?

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Voxox Universal Translator Has Launched!

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Feb 17, 2010

This week, in conjunction with Mobile World Congress in Spain, we launched a very cool, internationally relevant feature called the Voxox Universal Translator! Voxox is now the first service of its kind to completely integrate "on the fly" foreign language translation for two-way SMS, cross-network IM, email, and select social media channels… all from a single interface.

Here's a little tutorial from our CTO Kevin Hertz on how to use this new feature:

Not convinced? Check out some of the Voxox Universal Translator news coverage:

“Voxox Adds Native Translation to Differentiate From Skype, Google Voice” - eWeek

"First Real-Time Language Translation For SMS/Chat/Email/Twitter Makes You Fluent Across the Globe" - Gizmodo

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Voxox Universal Messaging Window to the Rescue!

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Feb 11, 2010

You may have heard Voxox referred to as the first and only “Universal Communicator” service that integrates all popular communications channels – voice, video, chat, SMS, email, fax and file sharing – into a single interface.

But how does that work, exactly?

Well, say you’re doing some online shopping for Valentine’s Day, and you see concert tickets on sale for Wednesday, Feb. 17. It’s on a weekday – and you need to reach your Valentine pronto to make sure that night is open for the “surprise.”

Plan of action:

Check your Voxox Universal Address Book, which is your buddy list comprised of your friends on various IM and social networks. It will immediately show you if your Valentine is online and on which network. (For example, looks like my buddy Bryan is on Facebook right now… see the little green light in the corner of the Facebook logo below?)
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Topics: Voxox

Have You Seen the "Voxmobile?"

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Feb 03, 2010

The team here at TelCentris is very devoted to Voxox. People wear Voxox t-shirts to work, use Voxox graphics as their desktop wallpaper, and, of course, use the service as their daily communication tool. But it looks like TelCentris Co-founder and Chief Information Officer Bob Hertz has us all beat with his new vanity license plate!

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Bob's "Voxmobile." Enough said.

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Lend Us Your Voice -- Help Make Voxox the Best Service Possible

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Jan 27, 2010

One of the coolest new features we've added to Voxox recently is not actually in the desktop client, but on the Voxox web site.

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Voxox Named "Best Software / Service" at CES 2010 by Computer Shopper

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Jan 22, 2010

If you’ve been reading the Voxox Blog lately, you’ve probably noticed a few posts about our adventures at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month. (That’s the event at which we launched the second version of the virtual Personal Assistant!) Just when we thought we’d retired the topic, we got word about something very cool…

Voxox has been selected as the CES 2010 Editors’ Choice for “Best Software / Service” by Computer Shopper!

The Computer Shopper editorial team met individually with more than 60 companies at CES and selected the top contender in 10 categories. Other winning brands in the “Best of CES” Editors’ Choice include Blackberry (RIM), Lenovo and Intel. Computer Shopper is a resource for millions of online consumers for expert, labs-based reviews of technology products. It was originally published by CNET Networks Inc., and is currently published by SX2 Media Labs LLC.

Also, check out this quote from Computer Shopper’s Senior Editor Sarah Anderson:

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Topics: Company Announcements, Voxox, Events

5 Ways the Voxox Personal Assistant Can Make You More Productive

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Jan 21, 2010

I've always known about the great functionality of our Voxox Personal Assistant (think Google Voice, but more robust), but I didn't realize how great until we launched the second version of our personal assistant (PA) at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas earlier this month. Bottom line: this is a service that can truly help you streamline your communications and be more efficient.

After diving into the service pretty extensively over the past few weeks, I wanted to present my list of the top five ways the Voxox PA can help you be more productive in your business and personal life.

Screen Your Calls -- One of the best things about the PA is having someone answer and screen your calls -- not unlike a real secretary. When someone calls my Voxox number, my personal assistant will answer the call and politely ask the person to identify themselves. She (yes, she is a she, although you can choose a male personal assistant) will then let me know who is calling. I can then either answer the call or send it to voicemail (I can also listen in on the voicemail and pick it up, but I'll save that for another post). Not only does this make me feel important (!), it forces people with blocked numbers to identify themselves. Knowing who is calling each time makes me more productive. Really cool.

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Back from the Big Show: a CES Recap

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Jan 12, 2010

Mini flying helicopters, giant video game screens, multi-colored lights, thumping music and tens of thousands of people. Some sort of amusement park or arcade attraction? Nah, just another year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the biggest technology and gadget confab in the world.

A small contingent from Voxox attended the four-day event in Las Vegas last week, meeting with press, analysts and other parties to show off the second version of our Voxox Personal Assistant, a productivity tool that helps you better manage your voice communications. Think Google Voice, but richer and more robust. The enhanced version adds remote access functionality, which is key because it takes Voxox off the desktop and allows you to access your personal assistant from any mobile phone.

The show was big success. And now that we've recovered (on sleep at least; my wallet is still way too light after hitting the craps tables), I wanted to share some of our experiences, including select press coverage and random photos I took with my iPhone.

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Topics: Voxox, Events

Voxox Personal Assistant Version 2 Just Launched at CES!

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Jan 07, 2010

We all like to be in control, right? If you’ve been reading our blog here, you’ve seen that it’s kind of a running theme for us. We want our users to stop feeling inundated by their various phones, email accounts, instant messaging accounts, etc., and start feeling in control of all of their gadgets. Sort of like bringing the communication mountain to you, instead of trekking up that communication mountain like Tenzing Norgay cursing Sir Edmund Hillary while….Ok…sorry, this metaphor got away from me. I digress.

With the newest beta release of Voxox we have a way for you, our users, to really manage your phone calls, emails…everything, and we even give you a nice little electronic person to do it for you -- it’s called the Voxox Personal Assistant, and it can do a million things (ok, maybe not a million...but a lot) to help you get everything in order. For example, it lets you design and customize the calling experience for each contact. This means that you tell your assistant to send your boss to your work line, where he hears a ring tone you set for him, with a highly professional voicemail that he’ll hear when you purposely don’t take his/her call. Your best friend on the other hand hears a different ring tone, a highly inappropriate voicemail greeting, and can be linked directly to your cell (if you want) or all of your phones at once. Two totally different calling experiences, one number. To borrow a phrase from the tech world, that’s the real “meat and potatoes” of the feature. (Actually, I don’t think that’s a tech term at all).

Below are a few things in the Voxox Personal Assistant that will let you be the boss of your communications instead of the other way around.

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Topics: Company Announcements, Voxox, Events

CES Bound!

Posted by Tristan Barnum on Jan 06, 2010

If your a gadget geek at all, you know what the acronym CES stands for: Consumer Electronics Show. Held every year in Las Vegas, the show is perhaps the biggest gadget-fest in the world. It's huge, attracting as many as 150,000 people. All the major consumer technology players, from Google to Microsoft to Sony, will be there showing off their latest wares.

Guess who else will be there? The Voxox team. That's right, a small contingent of us will be at the mega-event, showing off an important new Voxox capability that enables consumers to better manage their communications. We'll be making an announcement tomorrow morning. Sorry, I can't say anything more until then, but stay tuned to this blog and also follow our updates on Twitter (@voxox).

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Topics: Voxox, Events

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