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CSR adds Talking Caller ID to BlueCore5-Multimedia

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UK: CSR announced that its BlueCore5-Multimedia Bluetooth platform is now available with Rubidium's Talking Caller ID text-to-speech (TTS) application. Using Rubidium's embedded TTS technology, Bluetooth headsets and handsfree car kits based on CSR's BlueCore5-Multimedia silicon can now announce the caller's name and number.

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Users of products enabled with this function will now find it easier and safer to decide whether or not to take a call .The latest addition to CSR's eXtension Partner Programme, Rubidium's Talking Caller ID TTS uses phonetic technology designed to convert the textual information displayed on a mobile handset into a natural-sounding speech announcement. Designed to enable correct pronunciation of virtually any name, it includes a linguistic analyser and an internal dictionary of thousands of native and foreign names.

Already incorporated into millions of products worldwide, Rubidium's Talking Caller ID technology is optimised to provide natural-speech quality whilst keeping the software and hardware footprint at an affordable size. This software has now been integrated into CSR's silicon, eliminating any need for additional hardware or BOM items. When, later in the year, Rubidium's speaker independent speech recognition engine is also implemented into the BlueCore-Multimedia platform,

products made using these technologies will provide an exceptional voice interactive, handsfree experience.

BlueCore5-Multimedia is the only single-chip Bluetooth platform with a powerful 64 MIPS DSP and on-chip memory to support a host of third-party software for enhanced audio capability and expanded functionality to add increased value to mobile handsets, headsets and automotive handsfree systems.

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