Oscilloscopes respond to voice commands
From: Electronic Products - September, 1999 - page 75

Voice-control scope interface leaves users' hands free to probe fine-pitched
circuitry 

Offered as the first oscilloscopes to respond to natural-language voice
commands, the company's Infiniium series oscilloscopes can now be configured
with an optional voice-control interface. Users can adjust all front-panel
controls orally through a collar-mounted microphone, thereby freeing their
hands to manipulate probes and connectors.  

Incorporating Lernout & Hauspie's ASR1600 phonetic speech-recognition engine,
the voice-control option includes a command set in English. Because the
interface is both speaker and gender independent, users do not have to train
the scope to recognize their voices. In addition, a help feature provides
assistance in formulating voice commands.  

The voice-control enhancement is currently available on new scopes sold only
in the United States. Current Infiniium users can retrofit their instruments
with the option at a cost that varies depending on the CPU and memory
configuration of their scope. (Voice-control interface, $495 - available
now.)  

Hewlett-Packard
Santa Clara, CA
Information 800/452-4844 ext 6564
http://www.hp.com/go/bi

Caption: Infiniium series oscilloscopes are now offered as the first scopes
to provide voice control.