The document introduces a new smart TV technology that allows users to control their TV using voice commands or a computerized remote. The smart TV is aimed at making TV access easier for everyone, including the visually impaired through features like a Braille remote. It has advantages like hands-free control and special features such as voice recognition, multiple language options, and wireless music syncing to other devices.

1. Presenting the new technology [The Smart TV] 11/02/09 18:57 Kathleen Edouard, Smart TV

2. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES Highlights of the technology To have 24/7 access to your TV. Fast and easy way to control your personal findings. Controlling your findings while using a mini computer that acts as a normal remote. Comes with High Definition (higher resolution/better screening) and controlling the appearance of graphics or letters that appear on the TV. Area of focus The Smart TV is geared towards everyone and comes to great use for those who are visually impaired and disabled. For the blind, there will be a computerized remote designed in Braille to help with their needs. 11/02/09 18:57 Kathleen Edouard, Smart TV

3. Technology – Brief Introduction The technology being created is being able to control your TV while using your own voice. This new technology makes it a lot easy to have access to your TV without using a remote. Also a computerized remote device can be created where one can type in the channels they wish to watch. Advantages If you do not have a remote on hand, it is easy to use with your voice. It can come to great use for those who are visually impaired or those who are just simply lazy. As well as the elderly and the injured. The computerized remote is not for a specific crowd. It can be used by anyone. 11/02/09 18:57 Kathleen Edouard, Smart TV

4. Special Features Special Feature1 The Smart TV Technology comes with a computerized remote, which would be used to navigate your way through your TV, just like a regular remote does. Special Feature2 Being able to set up your own voice with the Smart TV, which allows it to only recognize a specific voice. Special Feature3 Because many people understand different languages, your Smart TV will allow you to change the language spoken to better your understanding. Special Feature4 You can also use your talking TV to play music that can be synced to your computerized remote. 11/02/09 18:57 Kathleen Edouard, Smart TV

5. Comparison with like technologies Comparison table: 11/02/09 18:57 Kathleen Edouard, Smart TV Technology We are speaking about Like Technologies Smart TV Technology GPS Smart TV Technology Talking Car Alarms

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7. Execution Environment As for the computerized remote, there will be a way for it to be connected to your Smart TV wirelessly. It can also be programmed to control other areas of your home as well. You can program it to control places such as a fireplace, a stereo-player, and room lights. 11/02/09 18:57 Kathleen Edouard, Smart TV

8. Sample - Demo Demo Video This video below is a new technology emerging on talking computers. It is currently known as strongest idea to improve technologies worldwide. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYu6_cNRCD4 Hyperlinks To Similar Business http://www.gps.gov/ http://www.guarddog.net/aalarm.htm http://www.e-speaking.com/ 11/02/09 18:57 Kathleen Edouard, Smart TV

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10. Get In With The New Technology Many of you are probably thinking, why should I support this new technology. The whole purpose of creating new technologies is to improve the lives of our society. With the “Smart TV”, technology is taken to a different level. It is geared towards the disabled and the visually impaired. Just because they cannot see does not mean they cannot hear. This new technology saves you a lot of time and energy. With the voice activation system, you have access to your TV all the time. If you prefer not to use your voice, the computerized remote gets the job done as well. 11/02/09 18:57 Kathleen Edouard, Smart TV

11. Conclusion Bringing the Talking TV to our society will change the technology world in various ways. It will become very useful for everyone and help to advance our economy as well. Technology can improve the next generations to come. If you think about it, most of the world it built on technology. Without it, everything we do and use, such as computers, transportation, and etc. would not be possible. Creativity is what makes technology. Think about what people would like to see come about. The Smart TV makes everything much easier to use and access, which is what most of the technologies created are dedicated towards. 11/02/09 18:57 Kathleen Edouard, Smart TV

12. Credits http://asia.cnet.com/ http://www.oceanbluesoftware.co.uk/talking-tv.shtml http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/1999/11/18/BU43424.DTL 11/02/09 18:57 Kathleen Edouard, Smart TV