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From: adams@swbatl.sbc.com (Tom Adams - 235-7459)
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Subject: Re: New Whizz-Bang Phone!
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Date: 19 Sep 90 15:25:08 GMT
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In article <12182@accuvax.nwu.edu> Jim Budler <jimb@silvlis.com>
writes:

>>[There is no manufacturer identified, the text calls the phone
>>"Voiceprint", the illustration shows the name "Voicephone".]

>The *very* first thought I had was "will it work for both my wife and
>I?". I can see those 50 reduced to 25 by double recordings.  Actually
>some mix, she calls different people than I do, but also some of the
>same people I do.

The Voicephone *does* work well, with a wide variety of speakers.  I
don't know about ambient noise, though I can bring one into the
computer room if someone *really* cares.  The Voicephone is sometimes
folled by similar names, but does a good job of distinguishing
distinctive sounds spoken by different people.


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