[![Voice assistant 'Nina' lets any app obey commands, makes speech your password][1] ][2]
Voice recognition technology from [Nuance][3] is all over the place -- in everything from [Smart TVs][4] to [Beemers][5]. But today, in response to the growth of device-specific voice assistants like [Siri][6] and [S-Voice][7], the company wants to take things down a different route: launching a mobile SDK for iOS and Android that any third-party app can employ. Baptized "Nina," the voice assistant won't only be able to understand instructions, but will also identify the speaker using vocal [biometrics][8]. That means Nina could potentially pay a bill, arrange a bank transfer, book a vacation or even interact with government services without ever requiring you to enter a password. The video after the break shows just how intimate things could get -- assuming you're able to find a spot where the two of you won't be overheard.
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Filed under: [Cellphones][9], [Tablet PCs][10], [Software][11]
[Voice assistant 'Nina' lets any app obey commands, makes speech your password][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][12] on Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:38:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][13].
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