Comcast Unveils Voice-Guided TV Interface for Visually Impaired Customers From: Speech Technology - 11/12/2104 Future versions will include personalization features such as rate of speech. Comcast has released a voice-enabled television user interface that it says will revolutionize the way its Xfinity TV customers, especially those who are blind or visually impaired, navigate the X1 platform. The "talking guide" features a female voice that reads aloud selections like program titles, network names, and time slots as well as DVR settings and on-demand options. The feature will be available to all X1 customers in the next few weeks. Read the entire article at: http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/News/Speech-Technology-Digest/Comcast-Unveils-Voice-Guided-TV-Interface-for-Visually-Impaired-Customers-100539.aspx Links: X1 Talks: Comcast Launches Industry's First Voice Guided TV Interface http://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/news-feed/x1-talks-comcast-launches-industrys-first-voice-guided-tv-interface X1 Talking Guide (with video 2:15) http://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/news-feed/talkingguide The Power of TV is Universal http://corporate.comcast.com/comcast-voices/the-power-of-tv-is-universal How to Make Voice Guided TV a Reality Using a Remote http://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/news-feed/how-to-make-voice-guided-tv-a-reality How We Connect Disabled Customers to Rich Experiences http://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/news-feed/how-we-connect-disabled-customers-to-rich-experiences Leveling the Playing Field with Products for Everyone (with video) http://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/news-feed/leveling-the-playing-field-with-accessible-products-for-everyone X1 Talking Guide: Only the Beginning of Comcast's Accessibility Journey http://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/news-feed/the-x1-talking-guide-how-we-got-here Comcast Accessibility Lab http://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/news-feed/comcast-debuts-new-accessibility-offerings-during-national-disability-awareness-month